Fire stopping in Caddonfoot
Work needed on a service penetration in Caddonfoot? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping across Caddonfoot
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Questions we’re asked in Caddonfoot
Can work at a site such as Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Is Caddonfoot too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. With photographs or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
How soon can the area be used again?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
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 work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Fire stopping in Caddonfoot, done properly
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. Most enquiries involve hidden openings found during inspections and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, on service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Caddonfoot from the first photographs to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Travel to smaller places like Caddonfoot 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.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in the Scottish Borders. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Caddonfoot (TD1)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Phasing around occupants
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any specification or named product
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
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Our process
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. Jobs near Caddonfoot are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Advice
Fire stopping in Caddonfoot: the local picture
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. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
For a hospital such as Borders General Hospital, which lies east of Caddonfoot, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. For an estates team at a campus like Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus, 3.6 miles to the east of Caddonfoot, summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Caddonfoot is about 3 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Anywhere in TD1, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 91 places in the Scottish Borders. Edinburgh is covered too, around 27 miles from Caddonfoot.
We cover the TD1 postcode districts. Sites close to Caddonfoot are covered too, including Peel (1 mile west), Clovenfords (1 mile north), Ashiestiel (1 mile west), Galashiels (3 miles east) and Boleside (3 miles east). A short drive away, we cover Hawick (13 miles south), Peebles (13 miles west), Selkirk (4 miles south), Jedburgh (15 miles south-east), Wilton (13 miles south) and Innerleithen (7 miles west).
Around Caddonfoot
In Caddonfoot, that means premises near Clovenfords Hotel, among other places. The closest station to Caddonfoot is Galashiels station, roughly 2.9 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Old Gala House (2.7 miles east) and Peel Hill (4.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Haining Loch and Ashiesteel Hill.
Owners, agents and contractors
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers.
Plastic pipes
Plastic pipes soften and collapse in a fire. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Common problems we fix in Caddonfoot
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls, which then have to be put right.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
For a hotel such as Clovenfords Hotel, 0.9 miles to the north of Caddonfoot, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
What to look for in a quote
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
When to bring in a specialist
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.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.