Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Broomhouse, Edinburgh
Fire stopping for Broomhouse, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping in Broomhouse
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
From enquiry to sign-off
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Advice
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Broomhouse
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. The enquiries we see most involve seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Broomhouse? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. 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. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Where
- Broomhouse (EH11, EH12, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Common problems we fix in Broomhouse
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls, which then have to be put right.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital (1.3 miles north-east of Broomhouse) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Before you book anyone
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Their public liability cover
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
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.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Quoting for work in Broomhouse
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
- The product specified
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Compartments and services around Broomhouse
There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Broomhouse. 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. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For a site team at a college like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, under half a mile to the south-west of Broomhouse, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. For an estates team at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus, under half a mile to the south-west of Broomhouse, summer M&E works are typically followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Broomhouse is about 3 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH11, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH11, EH12 and EH14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Among the streets we cover are Roull Road, Calder Road and Saughton Road. Just outside Broomhouse, we also work in Sighthill (1 mile south-west), Saughton (1 mile east), Carrick Knowe (1 mile north-east), Wester Hailes (1 mile south) and South Gyle (1 mile north-west). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (3 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Near you in Broomhouse
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Saughton Park and Merchiston Castle School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Kingsknowe station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Craigcrook Castle (1.9 miles north) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Broomhouse include Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Nearby places to Broomhouse
Other services in Broomhouse
When it isn’t the sealant
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
FAQs: Broomhouse
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Broomhouse?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Broomhouse?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Usually, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use, with each area protected and signed.