Broadsea fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Broadsea? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for businesses in Broadsea
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What affects the price in Broadsea
Before we quote, we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
However big the job, the same details help:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- The postcode of the building
- When you need the work done
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Fire stopping in Broadsea
Facilities managers in Broadsea often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. If you have unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and seals that don’t match their tested detail, we can put it right. Whoever orders the work in Broadsea, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
For a building near Broadsea, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Broadsea (AB43)
- Wider area
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
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Our process
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself typically taking longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For work around Broadsea, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Quotes
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Questions about Broadsea
Is Broadsea off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can you work at a site such as Kessock Road Industrial Estate, by Broadsea?
Yes. Our area takes in Broadsea and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Kessock Road Industrial Estate included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. Outside that, a different product is needed, as set out by the designer.
Is the BS 476 change in 2029 relevant to fire stopping?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Classification to BS EN 13501-2 becomes the expected evidence, though transitional rules apply. In Scotland, the Technical Handbook sets its own guidance, including clause 2.1.14 on service penetrations.
What we are called out for in Broadsea
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Where a unit on an estate such as Kessock Road Industrial Estate, 1.1 miles to the south-east of Broadsea, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Before you book anyone
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Proof of insurance
Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Compartments and services around Broadsea
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Broadsea. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. The 2 miles around Broadsea include two care or nursing homes. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal.
Holiday works at schools like Fraserburgh Academy often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. At a college such as North East Scotland College - Fraserburgh Campus, 0.7 miles south of Broadsea, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
Broadsea is about 1 mile north of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Broadsea use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Aberdeenshire. 179 places across Aberdeenshire fall within our area, including Broadsea. There’s a separate page for Aberdeen, roughly 38 miles from Broadsea.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout AB43. For a building on Albert Lane, Main Street and Marconi Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. You will find Broadsea on or near the A98. Nearby places we also cover include Fraserburgh (1 mile south), Sandhaven (2 miles west), Pittulie (2 miles west), Memsie (3 miles south) and Inverallochy (3 miles south-east). A short drive away, we cover Peterhead (15 miles south-east), Mintlaw (12 miles south), Longside (13 miles south), Strichen (8 miles south), Buchanhaven (15 miles south-east) and Gardenstown (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Broadsea
We work on buildings around The Saltoun Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Kinnaird Head Castle (0.7 miles east) and Fraserburgh Hospital (0.5 miles south).
Surface by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough.