Fire Stopping in Blairmore
Commercial sealant work in Blairmore for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for Blairmore sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Blairmore, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is fire sealant pulled out of the opening and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Blairmore from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Blairmore 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.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Blairmore (PA23)
- Wider area
- Argyll and Bute
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Access and working height
- Phasing around occupants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- How much there is to seal
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The site address and postcode
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.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Blairmore
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
Compartment walls and floors in Blairmore
Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Blairmore. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Cowal Community Hospital (2.8 miles south-west of Blairmore) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. In a building such as Strone Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Blairmore is about 6 miles north-west of Greenock, in Argyll and Bute. Blairmore sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. We work across 124 places in Argyll and Bute, from busy centres to rural villages. Glasgow is covered too, some 26 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the PA23 postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include Shore Road and High Road. Close to Blairmore, our area also takes in Kilcreggan (3 miles east), Trumpethill (4 miles south-east), Midton (4 miles south-east), Ashton (4 miles south-east) and Gourock (4 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Helensburgh (7 miles east), Dunoon (3 miles south), Rothesay (13 miles south-west), Cardross (10 miles east), Rhu (5 miles east) and Garelochhead (7 miles north-east). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Around Blairmore
The nearest railway station is Gourock station, about 3.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cowal Community Hospital (2.8 miles south-west) and Cove Castle (1.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Loch Loskin and Lyle Hill.
Towns and villages near Blairmore
What else we do in Blairmore
Building owners, agents and FMs in Blairmore
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Common questions from Blairmore clients
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Blairmore?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Blairmore?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
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.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. For work around Blairmore, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Quotes
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.