Fire stopping in Arinagour
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Arinagour. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping in Arinagour
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Common questions from Arinagour clients
Can you produce the fire-stopping design for a job in Arinagour?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Is Arinagour off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
How we handle fire stopping in Arinagour
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. If you are dealing with damaged fire seals in risers and voids and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, we can help. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Arinagour, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Arinagour 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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Arinagour (PA78)
- Region
- Argyll and Bute
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What else we do in Arinagour
Maintenance after handover
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Service penetrations in Arinagour buildings
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Hotels like Coll Hotel, under half a mile north of Arinagour, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Coll Parish Church (Church Of Scotland) sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Arinagour is in Argyll and Bute. If you are looking for fire stopping in Arinagour, we can help, as we do across Argyll and Bute. Arinagour is one of 124 places in Argyll and Bute on our list.
Commercial sites across PA78 are covered for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Main Street, Carnan Road and Shore Street, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Arinagour, our area also takes in Scarinish (13 miles south-west), Ballygown (15 miles south-east), Crossapol (16 miles south-west), Kilchoan (17 miles east) and Tobermory (17 miles east). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Arinagour
Well-known places in the area include Old Breachacha Castle (4.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Loch Airidh Meall Bhreide.
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.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Quoting for work in Arinagour
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Any access equipment needed
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
- Location, for remote and island sites
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Your programme or deadline
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We follow your site rules from the start: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. For a building near Arinagour, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.