Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Burgh Muir, Edinburgh
Looking for fire stopping in Burgh Muir? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping for Burgh Muir sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Burgh Muir
It helps to set out our role at the start. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance. We work on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and hidden openings found during inspections. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Burgh Muir from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
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. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Burgh Muir (EH9, EH8, EH16)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Can work in a care setting near Burgh Muir go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we’ll work to them.
Is a hospital such as Astley Ainslie Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you work in Burgh Muir?
Yes. We take on work across Burgh Muir, with one number for every area we cover.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. For yours, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with a description of the work.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
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.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
More services for Burgh Muir
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
How a job runs
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. City jobs in Burgh Muir usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- 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
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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What we’re called out for in Burgh Muir
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh (1.6 miles north-west of Burgh Muir) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Before you book anyone
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Their public liability cover
Penetration seals near Burgh Muir
There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Burgh Muir. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. There are five care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Burgh Muir. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Office fit-outs on sites such as Blackford Business Park (0.5 miles south-west of Burgh Muir) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Astley Ainslie Hospital (0.6 miles south-west of Burgh Muir) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Burgh Muir is about 1 mile south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH9, 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.
Commercial sites across EH9, EH8 and EH16 are covered. Buildings on Lauder Road, Oswald Road and Cobden Road are within our area. If your building is just outside Burgh Muir, we cover The Grange (1 mile north-west), Newington (1 mile north-east), Sciennes (1 mile north), Mayfield (1 mile east) and Blackford (1 mile south). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (3 miles north), Bonnington (3 miles north), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north) and South Portobello (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Burgh Muir
Recent enquiries here include premises near National Museums Scotland Library, Leslie's Bar and Royal Blind School. Also close by are St Crispin's School (under half a mile south) and The Meadows (0.7 miles north-west). The closest station to Burgh Muir is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.3 miles north. A little further out are Meadows Dental Clinic (0.5 miles west) and Merchiston Tower (1.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Burgh Muir
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Burgh Muir can form part of a wider programme across Edinburgh.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
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. It costs little and catches breaches early.
What affects the price in Burgh Muir
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The product specified
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Any access equipment needed
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you are ready.
Details that help us quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The type of building and who uses it
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.