Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in An t-Ollach, Highland
Need fire stopping in An t-Ollach? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping near An t-Ollach
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Building owners, agents and FMs in An t-Ollach
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. An t-Ollach can form part of a wider programme across Highland.
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’ll confirm with the quote.
Fire stopping in An t-Ollach, done properly
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. Most enquiries involve non-fire-rated filler around services and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, across linear gaps at wall heads, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Most enquiries from An t-Ollach start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like An t-Ollach can leave gaps around new services. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- An t-Ollach (IV51)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. For work around An t-Ollach, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Request a quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
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What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Access and working height
- Travel to remote or island sites
- The site’s rules and procedures
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, the same details help:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Access details, including height
- Clear photos of the problem areas
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open instead of being left for someone else.
Common questions from An t-Ollach clients
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in An t-Ollach?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Portree Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Do you work in An t-Ollach?
Yes. We cover An t-Ollach, and the simplest way to start is to call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products and we flag that rather than guess.
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Compartment walls and floors in An t-Ollach
In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Large healthcare estates like Portree Hospital, 4.1 miles north-west of An t-Ollach, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Around An t-Ollach, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
An t-Ollach (Gaelic: Ollach) is in Highland. Our applicators travel to An t-Ollach for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 256 places in Highland.
If you need fire stopping in IV51, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. With the B883 nearby, An t-Ollach is easy to get to with materials and equipment. If your building is just outside An t-Ollach, we cover Inverarish (3 miles east), Portree (4 miles north-west), Carbost (9 miles south-west), Coillore (10 miles west) and Corry (12 miles south-east). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead, so include the location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near An t-Ollach
A little further out are Raasay Heritage Centre (2.4 miles east) and Portree Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Loch a' Mhuilinn and Meall Odhar Mòr.
Towns and villages near An t-Ollach
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What sealant work can’t fix
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads