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Fire Stopping in South Lanarkshire

We cover 134 towns and villages in South Lanarkshire for fire stopping, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Fire Stopping across South Lanarkshire

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

Ask for a quote 01277 525 020

Fire stopping across South Lanarkshire

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

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Fire stopping across South Lanarkshire: what to expect

We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance in South Lanarkshire and nearby. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the failures we are asked to look at most are old intumescent sealant that has split away and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls.

Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off.

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.
Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
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.
If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.

What you will pay

Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.

Why clients in South Lanarkshire choose us

CHAS accredited contractor
Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
Fully insured, including public liability cover
One number for every site we cover

Quotes

The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.

Around East Kilbride

In East Kilbride, that means premises near Duncanrig Secondary School, The Hay Stook pub and East Kilbride and the streets around them. The closest station to East Kilbride is East Kilbride station, about 0.7 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include East Kilbride Shopping Centre (0.6 miles east) and Mains Castle (1.4 miles north). For a walk, there’s Cathkin Braes.

Service penetrations in South Lanarkshire buildings

Fit-outs and M&E works in places such as East Kilbride, Hamilton and Cambuslang are a common reason fire stopping gets breached. We work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and say if the detail calls for something other than sealant.

Across South Lanarkshire, outside sealant work is planned around the weather, so we keep some flexibility in the dates.

East Kilbride: In a hotel such as Bruce Hotel (0.6 miles east of East Kilbride), new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like South Lanarkshire College, 1.4 miles east of East Kilbride, are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.

Different surfaces, different methods

Metal pipes

Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on.

Plastic pipes

In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, though larger ones normally call for a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.

Why deal with it now?

A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time.

What your quote should include

How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
How joint depth will be controlled

How the quote is worked out

We price every job individually. The main factors are:

The size and state of each joint
Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Working within restricted access windows
The total length or number of joints

Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.

Sending details for a quote

To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:

Anything awkward about access or site hours
A wide shot and a close-up of the area
The asbestos register, for older buildings
Where the site is, with the postcode

Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.

When it isn’t the sealant

Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:

Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals

General trades versus a specialist

What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.

Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.

FAQs: South Lanarkshire

Does weather matter for sealant work?

Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.

Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?

No. It depends on the tested detail for that wall or floor and service. Large openings, many plastic pipes and some ducts need collars, wraps, batts or boards, and we flag those rather than improvise.

What do you charge?

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

How long does a job like this take?

It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.

Do you take on multi-site work?

Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.

What about RAMS and site documents?

Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.

Do you offer coloured sealant?

It depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.