Broughtown fire stopping
Need fire stopping in Broughtown? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping across Broughtown
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Service penetrations in Broughtown buildings
Work on Broughtown has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. Photos of each opening and the specification mean the right products make the trip. Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For any site around Broughtown, we work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer. For buildings in and around Broughtown, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Broughtown is about 23 miles north-east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Looking for fire stopping in Broughtown? We can help, as we do across the Orkney Islands. Broughtown is one of 51 places we cover in the Orkney Islands for service penetrations.
We cover the KW17 postcode districts. If your building is just outside Broughtown, we cover Lady (2 miles east), Wardhill (10 miles south), Pierowall (14 miles west), Rackwick (14 miles west) and Brinian (16 miles south-west). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Local landmarks in Broughtown
Other landmarks nearby include Warsetter Farm Museum (1.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Bea Loch.
Fire stopping in Broughtown, done properly
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. If you have fire sealant pulled out of the opening and seals disturbed by maintenance and left open, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Broughtown tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Broughtown often have services added during refurbishment. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Broughtown (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
More services for Broughtown
When something else is needed
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Broughtown
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Why it’s worth doing now in Broughtown
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach, and the right detail can be checked at the time. For buildings near Broughtown, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
What you get with us
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Our process
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For a building near Broughtown, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- 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.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Related advice
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open.
FAQs: Broughtown
Do you work on the island where Broughtown is?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Broughtown included. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photographs and a full list before we travel are essential.
Will you design a fire-stopping scheme for our building in Broughtown?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested detail, and telling you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. 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?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.