Scotland
Fire Stopping in Renfrewshire
Fire stopping in all 23 towns and villages of Renfrewshire, with every joint properly prepared, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.
Book fire stopping in Renfrewshire
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping across Renfrewshire
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quote.
Main towns
Also in Renfrewshire
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
Postcodes in Renfrewshire
Our fire stopping service in Renfrewshire
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we’re called in for most is unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and seals disturbed by maintenance and left open.
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- 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.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What affects the price in Renfrewshire
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
Why clients in Renfrewshire choose us
- Fully insured
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- CHAS accredited
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Near you in Paisley
In Paisley, that means premises near Castlehead High School, St Luke's Church and Gallows Green and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Paisley itself: Paisley Canal station. Well-known places in the area include Riccartsbar Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Paisley Museum (0.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Walls Loch and Neilston Pad.
Fire-resisting walls and floors across Renfrewshire
Across Renfrewshire, new cabling and pipework added after handover often leaves gaps in fire-resisting walls. We work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and say if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but external sealing anywhere in Scotland needs a dry joint and the right temperature, with a little give in the programme for wet or frosty days. In the parts of Renfrewshire near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first.
Paisley: For a hotel such as Ashtree House Hotel, 0.7 miles north of Paisley, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Industrial units on estates such as Scotts Road Industrial Estate, 1.4 miles east of Paisley, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
Surface by surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and the tested detail may ask for insulation beyond the wall. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any outside it are raised with you.
What we’re called out for in Renfrewshire
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Look out for the following:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Phasing around occupants
- The site’s rules and procedures
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Sending details for a quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- The product your specification calls for
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The type of building and who uses it
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
What happens if it’s left?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first.
What your quote should include
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
Questions about Renfrewshire
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. Outside that, a different product is needed, specified by your designer.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you need to see the site first?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
How long before the joints can be used?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.