Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Colbost, Highland
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Colbost. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping for businesses in Colbost
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Colbost: the local picture
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, and products should be tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Wherever the building is near Colbost, design and sign-off of fire stopping sit with the designer, fire engineer or building control; we install what has been specified.
Colbost (Gaelic: Cealabost) is in Highland. We cover Colbost and the rest of Highland, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Colbost is one of 256 places we cover in Highland.
Commercial sites across IV55 are covered. With the B884 nearby, Colbost is straightforward for us to reach. Nearby places we also cover include Kilmuir (2 miles east), Dunvegan (3 miles east), Lonmore (3 miles east), An t-Aodann Ban (8 miles east) and Clachamish (11 miles east) for service penetrations. Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Colbost
Well-known places in the area include Dunvegan Castle (1.9 miles east) and Colbost Croft Museum (less than half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Colbost include Healabhal Mhòr and Loch Druim a' Chaoil.
How we handle fire stopping in Colbost
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and snag lists that include open service penetrations. Whoever orders the work in Colbost, the brief is typically the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Travel to smaller places like Colbost is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Where
- Colbost (IV55)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Record which product was used where
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way.
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, not months later.
When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
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Also in Colbost
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Colbost
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
Building owners, agents and FMs in Colbost
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Our process
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Colbost. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Related advice
Your questions answered
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Colbost?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Do you design the fire stopping for buildings in Colbost?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
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.
When to call us in Colbost
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 what we find most often.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Buildings near Colbost get the fire-rated product that’s specified, installed to its tested detail.
What to look for in a quote
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area