Fire stopping in Burravoe
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- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping for businesses in Burravoe
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The size and state of each joint
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What to include in your enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- When you need the work done
- Any specification or named product
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.
How we handle fire stopping in Burravoe
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. If you have openings left by services added after handover and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, we can help, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations alike. For commercial sealant work in Burravoe, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Travel to smaller places like Burravoe is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Burravoe (ZE2)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Burravoe buildings
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. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail. Being on an island, Burravoe means planning around ferry times as well as the weather. The specification and photos of each penetration let us bring the right products first time.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like St Colman's Episcopal Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Burravoe is in the Shetland Islands. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Burravoe, we can help. 63 places across the Shetland Islands fall within our area, including Burravoe.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout ZE2, whatever the building. For a building on Brough Road and Meadow Bank Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Burravoe are covered too, including Aywick (4 miles north), Mossbank (5 miles south-west), Firth (6 miles south-west), Mid Yell (7 miles north) and Vidlin (9 miles south). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
What’s near Burravoe
Well-known places in the area include The Old Haa (less than half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Loch of Vatswick.
For managing agents and facilities managers
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Burravoe can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Maintenance after handover
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown, and report them promptly.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Common questions from Burravoe clients
Is Burravoe inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes, Burravoe is within the area we cover. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photographs and a full list before we travel are essential.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Burravoe?
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.
Can the building stay open while you work?
In the majority of cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use, with each area protected and signed.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What we’re called out for in Burravoe
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Buildings near Burravoe get the fire-rated product that’s specified, installed to its tested detail.
What your quote should include
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- What site paperwork they can supply
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How the existing material will be dealt with
Why act early in Burravoe
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product, and doing it once, properly, is cheaper. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
On site: what to expect
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Where we can, we combine work around Burravoe with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Preparing the site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.