Fire stopping in Alnwickhill
Work needed on a service penetration in Alnwickhill? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping near Alnwickhill
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Alnwickhill, done properly
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. If you are dealing with penetration schedules that need working through and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, we can help, whatever the surface. Most enquiries from Alnwickhill start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- Alnwickhill (EH16, EH17)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Alnwickhill?
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Shop fits in centres such as Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.5 miles north of Alnwickhill) can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, which then need the specified seal.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- The named product and why it was chosen
Owners, agents and contractors
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Alnwickhill. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Compartments and services around Alnwickhill
The area within 2 miles of Alnwickhill holds a number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. Two care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Alnwickhill. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
On a hospital site such as Ellen's Glen Community Hospital (0.8 miles east of Alnwickhill), fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits. For a school such as Gracemount High School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Alnwickhill is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Alnwickhill sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Alnwickhill among them.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH16 and EH17 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Among the streets we cover are Soutra Road, Little Road and Kedslie Road. If your building is just outside Alnwickhill, we cover Howden Hall (1 mile south-east), Kaimes (1 mile south), Gracemount (1 mile east), Mortonhall (1 mile west) and Southhouse (1 mile south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Around Alnwickhill
Recent enquiries here include premises near Inch Park and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. Alnwickhill’s nearest station is Shawfair station, about 3.2 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Natural History Collections (1.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Blackford Hill.
What affects the price in Alnwickhill
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How much existing material needs removing
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The site address and postcode
- Clear photos of the problem areas
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Honest limits
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Keeping the joints sound
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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FAQs: Alnwickhill
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Ellen's Glen Community Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you work in a care home near Alnwickhill with residents in?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, with proprietary products tested for the end use.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Classification follows BS EN 13501-2. The rating applies to the product as tested.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
Is Alnwickhill in your area?
Yes. We cover Alnwickhill, and you can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to get started.