Fire stopping in Annan
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Annan and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping in Annan
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
About our fire stopping in Annan
No fire sealant works on its own: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow, and raise it with you if it falls outside. If you’re dealing with fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover, we can help. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Annan it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around smaller places such as Annan, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Annan (DG12)
- Region
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
What we can’t put right
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Why it’s worth doing now in Annan
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Annan. Send photos and we will quote for everything together.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What you get with us
- Constructionline member
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Clear, fixed quotes
- One number for every site we cover
Our process
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Annan is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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Questions about Annan
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Annan?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Is Annan off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Every Scottish council area is within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. Send photos or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Other services in Annan
Compartment walls and floors in Annan
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. A number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Annan. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Holiday works at schools like Annan Academy often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. In a hotel such as Corner House Hotel, under half a mile south-west of Annan, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Older community buildings such as Old Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Annan is in Dumfries and Galloway. Our applicators travel to Annan for work on service penetrations. Across Dumfries and Galloway, 139 places are covered, Annan among them. We also cover Edinburgh, some 66 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the DG12 postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include High Street, Station Road and Latimer Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Being close to the A75 and B721, Annan is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Annan, our area also takes in Howes (1 mile west), Newbie (1 mile south-west), Dornock (2 miles east), Brydekirk (2 miles north) and Powfoot (3 miles west). A short drive away, we cover Dumfries (15 miles west), Lockerbie (10 miles north-west), Heathhall (15 miles north-west), Langholm (15 miles north-east), Gretna (7 miles east) and Lochmaben (12 miles north-west). Annan is one of the busier places in Dumfries and Galloway, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Local landmarks in Annan
In Annan, that means premises near The Commercial Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Annan is Annan station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Annan Hospital (less than half a mile east) and Annan Castle (under half a mile west). The countryside around Annan includes Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve.
Owners, agents and contractors
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Annan can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Dumfries and Galloway.