Fire Stopping in Carrick Knowe
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Carrick Knowe and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Fire stopping for Carrick Knowe sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Carrick Knowe
No fire sealant works on its own: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. If you’re dealing with seals that don’t match their tested detail and service penetrations left open after M&E works, we can help, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Carrick Knowe it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Carrick Knowe (EH12, EH11, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Move anything stored against the joints
Getting a fixed quote
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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Questions about Carrick Knowe
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Carrick Knowe?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
Can you work in a care home near Carrick Knowe with residents in?
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.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
Is Carrick Knowe in your area?
Yes. We cover Carrick Knowe, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- How accessible the joints are
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The size and state of each joint
- Which sealant the job calls for
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Your programme or deadline
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
Compartment walls and floors in Carrick Knowe
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. There are seven care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Carrick Knowe. 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.
At a healthcare site like Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 0.6 miles to the north-east of Carrick Knowe, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. At a retail site such as Corstorphine Retail Park (0.9 miles north-west of Carrick Knowe), walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal.
Carrick Knowe is about 3 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH12, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Carrick Knowe is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list.
We cover the EH12, EH11 and EH14 postcode districts for service penetrations. Buildings on Roull Road, Station Road and Dovecot Road are within our area for service penetrations. Main routes into Carrick Knowe include the A8, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Sites close to Carrick Knowe are covered too, including Saughton (1 mile south), Stenhouse (1 mile south-east), Broomhouse (1 mile south-west), Corstorphine (1 mile north-west) and Balgreen (1 mile north-east). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (3 miles east), Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Carrick Knowe
In Carrick Knowe, that means premises near Saughton Park, Balgreen Primary School and Gabrielle Keiller Library and the streets around them. Carrick Knowe’s nearest station is South Gyle station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. A little further out are The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.6 miles west) and Craigcrook Castle (1.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
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What we’re called out for in Carrick Knowe
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Look out for the following:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Residences at universities like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (to the south-west of Carrick Knowe) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Before you book anyone
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Their public liability cover
For managing agents and facilities managers
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Honest limits
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
What happens if it’s left?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. In Carrick Knowe, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- One number for every site we cover
- Constructionline member
- CHAS accredited
- Fully insured, including public liability cover