Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Botany, Glasgow
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Botany. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping for businesses in Botany
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Botany
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Botany. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are seals that don’t match their tested detail and snag lists that include open service penetrations. Most enquiries from Botany start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. In Botany, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Botany (G20, G12, G23)
- Region
- Glasgow
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For premises in Botany, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Agree which areas must stay open
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Advice
What affects the price in Botany
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Phasing around occupants
- How much existing material needs removing
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- How accessible the joints are
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The type of building and who uses it
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Your programme or deadline
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
When something else is needed
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
Where services cross fire walls in Botany
Botany has three care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. 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. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Glasgow Garscube Campus (1.2 miles north-west of Botany) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. Where a unit on an estate such as Dalsholm Industrial Estate, which lies north-west of Botany, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. For a site team at a college like Glasgow Kelvin College - West End Campus, which lies south-east of Botany, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Botany is about 1 mile north of Dowanhill, in Glasgow. Across the G20 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 171 places in Glasgow, from busy centres to rural villages.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout G20, G12 and G23. Buildings on Cowal Road, Winton Lane and Maryhill Road are within our area. You’ll find Botany on or near the A81. Nearby places we also cover include Wyndford (1 mile south), Maryhill (1 mile north), High Ruchill (1 mile east), Gilshochill (1 mile north-east) and Cadder (1 mile north-east) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Glasgow (3 miles south), Calton (3 miles south-east), Langside (5 miles south), Yoker (3 miles west), Mount Florida (5 miles south) and Hillpark (5 miles south).
Near you in Botany
In Botany, that means premises near Dawsholm Park, Glasgow University Library and The Crosslands pub. The closest station to Botany is Summerston station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Partick Castle (1.6 miles south) and Glasgow Museum of Transport (1.5 miles south). Open spaces near Botany include Castle Hill and Kilmardinny.
Also near Botany
What else we do in Botany
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed, and we work within it.
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
FAQs: Botany
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Glasgow Garscube Campus for the vacation?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Botany?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we will send them with the quote.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
Why act early in Botany
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable. Failed sealant in a shared building in Botany can affect more than one owner. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why appoint us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Public liability insurance in place
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- CSCS-carded applicators
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Work for main contractors and building owners
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.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.