Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Brough, Highland
Work needed on a service penetration in Brough? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping in Brough
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our fire stopping in Brough
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. Site teams most often ask us about service penetrations left open after M&E works and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, across cable penetrations, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Brough first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Around smaller places such as Brough, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Brough (KW14)
- Region
- Highland
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Brough
Before we quote, we look at:
- How accessible the joints are
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The total length or number of joints
- The size and state of each joint
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Access details, including height
- The product your specification calls for
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Leave it or put it right?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Brough. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- One contact handling all your sites
- CHAS accredited
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Fire stopping around Brough: what changes locally
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, with products tested for that end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For buildings in and around Brough, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail. For any site around Brough, we work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer.
Brough is about 7 miles north-east of Thurso, in Highland. Our applicators travel to Brough for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Brough is one of 256 places we cover in Highland.
We take on service penetrations across the KW14 postcode area. Main routes into Brough include the B855, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Close to Brough, our area also takes in Dunnet (2 miles south), Scarfskerry (3 miles east), Rattar (3 miles east), Castletown (4 miles south) and Murkle (5 miles south-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Local landmarks in Brough
Other landmarks nearby include Westside Croft (1.6 miles south) and Castle of Mey (4.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Sanders Loch.
Keeping the joints sound
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.
How the job changes by surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and the tested detail may ask for insulation beyond the wall. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do.
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
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On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. For work around Brough, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Quotes
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Advice
Questions about Brough
Can you produce the fire-stopping design for a job in Brough?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Is a smaller place like Brough outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We work across every Scottish council area. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
What do you charge?
We don’t publish prices, as every site differs. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.