Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Broomhill, Aberdeen
Sealant work in Broomhill for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping across Broomhill
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our fire stopping in Broomhill
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Broomhill from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. For a building in Broomhill, specified fire-rated sealant is installed as the maker’s tested detail describes.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Broomhill (AB10, AB15, AB12)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Broomhill
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Broomhill?
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook covers it in clause 2.1.14: penetrations keep at least the element’s fire resistance duration, with products tested for their end use. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Is a hospital such as Albyn Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
When can you be on site?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll plan around them. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
How a job runs
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and we clear our waste as we work. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Building owners, agents and FMs in Broomhill
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Broomhill. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Compartment walls and floors in Broomhill
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, with products tested for that end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail. The area within 2 miles of Broomhill holds a good number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
In a hotel such as Palm Court Hotel, 0.8 miles to the west of Broomhill, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Shop fits on retail sites such as Garthdee Retail Park, 0.5 miles to the south of Broomhill, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product. At a healthcare site like Albyn Hospital (0.9 miles north of Broomhill), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Broomhill is about 2 miles south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Across the AB10 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Aberdeen, 40 places are covered, including Broomhill.
Business premises anywhere in AB10, AB15 and AB12 are within our area for service penetrations. For a building on Ruthrie Road, Norfolk Road and Kaimhill Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. You’ll find Broomhill on or near the A93. Nearby places we also cover include Kaimhill (1 mile south), Garthdee (1 mile south-west), West End (1 mile north-west), Braeside (1 mile west) and Kincorth (1 mile south-east). A short drive away, we cover Dyce (6 miles north-west), Tillydrone (3 miles north), Donside Village (3 miles north), Cummings Park (3 miles north), Danestone (3 miles north) and Bucksburn (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Broomhill
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Airyhall Primary School, North East of Scotland Music School and Duthie Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Aberdeen station, about 1.4 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Trinity Centre (1.5 miles north-east) and Aberdeen Trades Hospitals (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Upper Lake and Kincorth Hill.
Other services in Broomhill
Why deal with it now?
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why clients in Broomhill choose us
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged, and report them promptly.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Before we quote, we look at:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you are working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The postcode of the building
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.