Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Canonmills, Edinburgh
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Canonmills. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping near Canonmills
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Where services cross fire walls in Canonmills
The 2 miles around Canonmills include eight care or nursing homes. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. A 2-mile radius around Canonmills takes in a good number of hotels. 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.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), 1.4 miles to the west of Canonmills, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Tenant changes at parks like Beaverbank Business Park (less than half a mile north-east of Canonmills) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Canonmills is about 1 mile north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Canonmills use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH3, EH7 and EH2 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on York Lane, Canon Lane and Circus Lane or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Close to Canonmills, our area also takes in Bellevue (1 mile south-east), Powderhall (1 mile north-east), New Town (1 mile south), Broughton (1 mile south-east) and Gayfield (1 mile south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (5 miles south), Gilmerton (5 miles south-east), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (4 miles south).
Around Canonmills
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to St Cuthbert's Church, King George V Park and Hamilton's Bar & Kitchen. Other local landmarks include Stockbridge public library (less than half a mile south-west) and London Street Primary School (0.5 miles south-east). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find St. James Centre (0.7 miles south-east) and Edinburgh Castle (1 mile south). The countryside around Canonmills includes Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Canonmills
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. If you have non-fire-rated filler around services and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can help, whatever the surface. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Canonmills, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Place
- Canonmills (EH3, EH7, EH2)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Canonmills
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Canonmills
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Commercial clients in Canonmills
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
What affects the price in Canonmills
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Any access equipment needed
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Travel to remote or island sites
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 quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Access details, including height
- Any specification or named product
- The postcode of the building
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, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Questions about Canonmills
Is a hospital such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh) somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can work in a care setting near Canonmills go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we’ll work to them.
What do you charge?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t, so it’s worth checking what your contract says. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
From enquiry to sign-off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and we clear our waste as we work. City jobs in Canonmills typically need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: 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 else we do in Canonmills
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Signs you need fire stopping in Canonmills
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and the wrong product can split as a result. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
For an estates team at a campus like University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, which lies south-east of Canonmills, summer M&E works are typically followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Comparing quotes
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long