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Fire Stopping in Fife

We cover 132 towns and villages in Fife for fire stopping, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Book fire stopping in Fife

Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Request a fixed quote 01277 525 020

Fire stopping in every part of Fife

Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or send details for a fixed quote.

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Fire stopping across Fife: what to expect

A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. Most enquiries involve fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, across service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors.

At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area.

First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
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.

What affects the price in Fife

Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.

Why clients in Fife choose us

Public liability insurance in place
A fixed quote before work starts
A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
12 months’ guarantee on every job

Quotes

Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with what you know.

Landmarks near Dunfermline

In Dunfermline, that means premises near Dunfermline High School, Pittencrieff Park and St Leonard's Parish Church and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Dunfermline City station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Queen Margaret Hospital (1 mile north) and Dunfermline Palace (1.2 miles west). Open spaces near Dunfermline include Loch Fitty.

Fire-resisting walls and floors across Fife

Hospitals, schools, care homes, offices and blocks across Fife all rely on fire-resisting walls and floors. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified, around service penetrations and linear gaps, to the tested detail.

Tenements in Scotland’s cities are often managed by property factors, with shared repairs agreed by the owners, so mastic work on shared parts may come through the factor. In the parts of Fife near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first, so they’re worth inspecting more often.

Dunfermline: For a hotel such as Garvock House Hotel, under half a mile north-west of Dunfermline, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Queen Margaret Hospital (0.9 miles north of Dunfermline) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.

Honest limits

Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You’ll hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:

Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer

How the quote is worked out

Before we quote, we look at:

The product specified
Quantities, in metres or numbers
Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Whether old sealant has to be cut out first

We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.

What to include in your enquiry

It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:

Asbestos survey details if the building is older
What the building is and how it’s used
Where the site is, with the postcode
Photos of the joints, close up and from further back

To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.

Building owners, agents and FMs in Fife

Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Fife can form part of a wider programme across Fife.

When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.

Surface by surface

Masonry and concrete

Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening, so the sealant and any backing sit properly.

Drylining partitions

Drylined fire walls are tested in a particular build-up. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness first.

After the work

Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:

Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
Record which product was used where

After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.

Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts.

Your questions answered

Do you cover Fife?

Yes. We cover Fife, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.

What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?

In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.

How much does the work cost?

That depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote and we will price it properly.

Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?

Yes, where there is a specification for those walls and floors. Openings left by new services are among the most common jobs we see, and we reseal them to the specified detail.

Will you just go over the old sealant?

No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.

Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?

Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor, with proprietary products tested for the end use.

Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?

No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. Where a client or main contractor requires a scheme member, we’ll say so right away rather than waste your time.