Fire Stopping in Auchendinny
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Auchendinny. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Need fire stopping in Auchendinny?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Eastfield Business Centre, near Auchendinny?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Auchendinny, Eastfield Business Centre among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Auchendinny?
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’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Auchendinny
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 linear gaps at wall heads, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls. For commercial sealant work in Auchendinny, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
For a building near Auchendinny, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. 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, in Auchendinny as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Auchendinny (EH26)
- Wider area
- Midlothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Auchendinny. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why us?
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- A fixed quote before work starts
- One contact handling all your sites
- Fully insured
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much there is to seal
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Any access equipment needed
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The postcode of the building
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Any specification or named product
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us if you’d rather talk the job through.
Service penetrations in Auchendinny 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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. The area within 2 miles of Auchendinny holds a number of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
On a site such as Eastfield Business Centre (0.9 miles south-west of Auchendinny), every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. On a hospital site such as Rosslynlee Hospital, 2.2 miles west of Auchendinny, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Auchendinny is about 1 mile north-east of Penicuik, in Midlothian. We send applicators to Auchendinny for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Midlothian coverage takes in 34 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, roughly 7 miles from Auchendinny.
Commercial sites across EH26 are covered. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Glencorse Park, Graham's Road and Old Dalmore Terrace and the roads nearby. Sites close to Auchendinny are covered too, including Roslin (1 mile north-east), Bilston (2 miles north), Rosewell (2 miles east), Loanhead (3 miles north-east) and Old Pentland (3 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Bonnyrigg (4 miles north-east), Dalkeith (6 miles north-east), Gorebridge (6 miles east), Newtongrange (5 miles east), Mayfield (6 miles east) and Shawfair (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Auchendinny
Other landmarks nearby include Rosslynlee Hospital (2.2 miles west) and Oldwoodhouselee Castle (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Edgelaw Reservoir and Castle Law.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed before the next one starts. For a building near Auchendinny, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Getting a fixed quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Advice
Also in Auchendinny
Surface by surface
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products and we flag that rather than guess.
What we are called out for in Auchendinny
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access typically bring them to light.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
For a building such as Glencorse Parish Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations