Fire stopping in Boswall
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Boswall and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping for businesses in Boswall
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Boswall
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. If you have penetration schedules that need working through and damaged fire seals in risers and voids, we can put it right, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and service gaps in risers alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Boswall first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Boswall (EH5, EH3, EH4)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. City jobs in Boswall usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Towns and villages near Boswall
What else we do in Boswall
Owners, agents and contractors
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
When to call us in Boswall
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are what we find most often.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Hotels such as Granton Hotel, 0.5 miles north of Boswall, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
What your quote should include
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Proof of insurance
Where services cross fire walls in Boswall
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Boswall. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus (2.1 miles south of Boswall) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. Large healthcare estates like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh) (to the south-west of Boswall) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Boswall is about 1 mile north-west of Bellevue, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH5, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Boswall is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for service penetrations.
We take on service penetrations across the EH5, EH3 and EH4 postcode area. For a building on Ferry Road, Wardie Road and Granton Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. With the A903 nearby, Boswall is straightforward for us to reach. Nearby places we also cover include Granton (1 mile west), Goldenacre (1 mile south-east), Inverleith (1 mile south), Trinity (1 mile east) and Pilton (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east), Queensferry (7 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south-east) and Lochend (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Boswall
We work on buildings around Starbank Park, Trinity Academy and Old Chain Pier pub. Boswall’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Newhaven Heritage Museum (1 mile east) and Western General Hospital (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Record which product was used where
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way, or a new specification from the designer.
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.
Surface by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We follow your schedule area by area, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Drylining partitions
Drylined fire walls are tested in a particular build-up. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness before sealing.
Questions we are asked in Boswall
Can work in a care setting near Boswall go ahead while residents are there?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t, so check your contract first. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s, while England relies on Approved Document B. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
Do you take on small jobs?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Sign-off belongs to the designer or building control, not the installer. We will confirm the products and details used, and you can tell us what other records you need at quote stage.
What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Working within restricted access windows
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Access details, including height
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Your programme or deadline
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or email us.