Fire stopping in Brunstane
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Brunstane, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping near Brunstane
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Why act early in Brunstane
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: smoke, noise and draughts pass through them every day. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why us?
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Constructionline member
- One number for every site we cover
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Fire stopping in Brunstane
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you have non-fire-rated filler around services and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Brunstane is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Brunstane (EH15)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
How a job runs
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Advice
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on.
What sealant work can’t fix
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Questions about Brunstane
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Brunstane?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we will confirm them with the quote.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Also near Brunstane
What else we do in Brunstane
How the quote is worked out
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- How accessible the joints are
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- The total length or number of joints
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The postcode of the building
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
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 send photos by email.
Fire-rated sealing for Brunstane buildings
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Brunstane. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For a unit at a site such as A1 Industrial Estate, under half a mile to the west of Brunstane, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. At a university such as Queen Margaret University, 1.6 miles south-east of Brunstane, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work. For a unit at a centre such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.6 miles to the south-west of Brunstane, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit.
Brunstane is about 2 miles west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. If you are looking for fire stopping in Brunstane, we can help. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
If you need fire stopping in EH15, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on Hope Lane, Joppa Road and Milton Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Close to Brunstane, our area also takes in Magdalene (1 mile south-west), South Portobello (1 mile west), Bingham (1 mile south-west), Niddrie Mains (1 mile south-west) and Mountcastle (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles west), Leith (3 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles west), Broughton (3 miles west) and Bellevue (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Brunstane
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to 47 Figgate Lane pub, Abercorn Park and Portobello Library, among other places. Brunstane has its own railway station: Brunstane station. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.8 miles south-west) and Musselburgh Doll Museum (1.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Whinny Hill and Duddingston Loch.