Borestone fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Borestone, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for businesses in Borestone
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Borestone
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. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you have service penetrations left open after M&E works and old intumescent sealant that has split away, we can help. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Borestone, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
In smaller Scottish places like Borestone, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Borestone (FK7)
- Region
- Stirling
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Penetration seals near Borestone
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Borestone. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a unit at a centre such as Thistles Centre, 2.6 miles to the north of Borestone, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. For a hospital such as BMI Kings Park Hospital (2 miles north of Borestone), penetration sealing is normally phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Tenant changes at parks like Laurelhill Business Park (to the north of Borestone) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Borestone is about 2 miles south of St. Ninians, in Stirling. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Borestone use us for work on service penetrations. Borestone is one of 52 places we cover in Stirling for service penetrations. We also cover Glasgow, around 20 miles from Borestone.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in FK7 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are New Line Road and Chartershall Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. If your building is just outside Borestone, we cover Chartershall (1 mile north), Broomridge (1 mile north-east), Bannockburn (1 mile north-east), Dunipace (4 miles south) and Fankerton (4 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Stirling (3 miles north), Dunblane (8 miles north), Raploch (3 miles north), Cornton (4 miles north), Bridge of Allan (5 miles north) and Riverside (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Borestone
Borestone’s nearest station is Stirling station, about 2.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Thistles Centre (2.6 miles north) and Stirling Castle (3 miles north). Open spaces near Borestone include Gillies Hill and Airthrey Loch.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Borestone is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Towns and villages near Borestone
What else we do in Borestone
Looking after the joints
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, and the data sheet says which.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Borestone: questions and answers
Is Borestone too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Borestone is within our area. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can work at a site such as University of Stirling fit around teaching?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we will confirm them alongside the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. If an opening falls outside, it needs another solution, as set out by the designer.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, 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. Internal work is rarely affected.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. Our credentials are CHAS accreditation, Constructionline membership and CSCS-carded applicators, and we are fully insured. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we’re not the right fit for that package.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029. After that, the European classification under BS EN 13501-2 is the route. Your designer will choose products with the right evidence.
When something else is needed
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
How the job changes by surface
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 will say if that applies.
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers, and we work within it.
Owners, agents and contractors
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Why it’s worth doing now in Borestone
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Borestone before they leak.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why clients in Borestone choose us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- CSCS-carded applicators