Cammo fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Cammo, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping near Cammo
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Signs you need fire stopping in Cammo
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Spire Murrayfield Hospital (2.3 miles south-east of Cammo) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Fire stopping in Cammo
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal. Site teams most often ask us about penetration schedules that need working through and seals that don’t match their tested detail, across service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Cammo it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Tenement blocks and converted stone buildings in Scottish cities often hide old service routes through walls and floors. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Cammo (EH4, EH12, EH30)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Other services in Cammo
Where services cross fire walls in Cammo
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Cammo. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Cammo. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
For a unit at a site such as West Craigs Industrial Estate (1.2 miles south of Cammo), new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. For a site team at a college like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, 2.6 miles to the south-east of Cammo, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Cammo is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Looking for fire stopping in Cammo? We can help. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Cammo.
We take on service penetrations across the EH4, EH12 and EH30 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Cammo Road, Pinetum Lane and Braehead Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Barnton (1 mile north-east), Braepark (1 mile north-east), Bughtlin (1 mile south-east), Lennie (1 mile west) and Cramond (1 mile north-east). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles east), Bonnington (5 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around Cammo
The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Gateway station, roughly 1.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find Corstorphine Hospital (2.1 miles south-east) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Dundas Loch.
Why act early in Cammo
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. In Cammo, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why clients in Cammo choose us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Cammo
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Cammo, and we’ll plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- 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.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged and get them dealt with.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, and it helps at inspections.
FAQs: Cammo
Is West Craigs Industrial Estate, near Cammo, within your area?
Yes, sites like West Craigs Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Cammo. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Cammo?
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. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, let us know and we will send them with the quote.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, though not damage or work by other trades.