Colliston fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Colliston and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping in Colliston
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Maintenance after handover
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Record which product was used where
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Fire stopping in Colliston
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: 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, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old intumescent sealant that has split away and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Colliston tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Travel to smaller places like Colliston is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Colliston (DD11)
- Region
- Angus
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself usually taking longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For a building near Colliston, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let us know about inductions and permits
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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Also near Colliston
What else we do in Colliston
Compartment walls and floors in Colliston
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. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For a unit at a site such as Kirkton Industrial Estate (2 miles south-east of Colliston), new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. Colleges such as Dundee & Angus College - The Glebe (to the south-east of Colliston) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Colliston is about 3 miles north-west of Arbroath, in Angus. If you are looking for fire stopping in Colliston, we can help, as we do across Angus. Our Angus coverage takes in 65 places, large and small. Dundee is covered too, some 15 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the DD11 postcode area, whatever the building. Sites close to Colliston are covered too, including St Vigeans (2 miles south-east), Arbroath (3 miles south-east), Friockheim (3 miles north), Balmirmer (4 miles south-west) and Inverkeilor (5 miles north-east). A short drive away, we cover Forfar (10 miles west), Montrose (11 miles north-east), Monifieth (10 miles south-west), Carnoustie (7 miles south-west), Kirriemuir (15 miles west) and Brechin (10 miles north).
Near you in Colliston
For rail, the closest station is Arbroath station, about 3.2 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Braikie Castle (4 miles north) and St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum (2.4 miles south-east).
Building owners, agents and FMs in Colliston
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.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
What we are called out for in Colliston
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are what we find most often.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
On a hospital site such as Hospital of St John the Baptist, which lies south-east of Colliston, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
What your quote should include
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Colliston
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
Common questions from Colliston clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Hospital of St John the Baptist?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Colliston?
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. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Do you cover Colliston?
Yes. Colliston falls within our area, and you can phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over to get started.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
In most cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use, with each area protected and signed.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators.
How long before the joints can be used?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Surface by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access is often tight, so we agree it with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.