Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Arisaig, Highland
Work needed on a service penetration in Arisaig? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping near Arisaig
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Why it’s worth doing now in Arisaig
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Arisaig, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Why clients in Arisaig choose us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Clear, fixed quotes
- One contact handling all your sites
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
About our fire stopping in Arisaig
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. If you have service penetrations left open after M&E works and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, we can put it right, whatever the surface. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Arisaig first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Travel to smaller places like Arisaig is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Arisaig (PH39)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What else we do in Arisaig
When to bring in a specialist
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Arisaig
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire-rated sealing for Arisaig buildings
A 2-mile radius around Arisaig takes in a number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Hotels like Arisaig Hotel, under half a mile to the south-west of Arisaig, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Roman Catholic Chapel sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Arisaig (Gaelic: Àrasaig) is in Highland. We cover Arisaig, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Highland coverage takes in 256 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout PH39, for business premises of every kind. For a building on Station Road, Creag Mhor Gardens and Canon Gillies or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Arisaig are covered too, including Glenancross (3 miles north), Morar (4 miles north), Mallaig (7 miles north), Ardvasar (10 miles north) and Armadale (11 miles north). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Near you in Arisaig
There’s a railway station in Arisaig itself: Arisaig station. Other landmarks nearby include Land (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Loch nan Eala.
How the quote is worked out
What shapes the price:
- Any access equipment needed
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Distance, for remote addresses
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Your programme or deadline
- Any specification or named product
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The site address and postcode
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
How a job runs
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Arisaig is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Quotes
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer and we flag that rather than guess.
FAQs: Arisaig
Is Arisaig too far out for you?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Arisaig?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
What hours do you work?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.