Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Comely Bank, Edinburgh
Need fire stopping in Comely Bank? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for Comely Bank sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
About our fire stopping in Comely Bank
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Comely Bank. If you have penetration schedules that need working through and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, we can help, whatever the surface. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Comely Bank? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. In Comely Bank, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll come back to it.
- Location
- Comely Bank (EH4, EH3, EH2)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Comely Bank: questions and answers
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Is Craigleith Retail Park, near Comely Bank, within your area?
Yes, sites like Craigleith Retail Park are within our area, along with the rest of Comely Bank. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. If an opening falls outside, it needs another solution, specified by your designer.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Towns and villages near Comely Bank
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Work for main contractors and building owners
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Comely Bank. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
When to call us in Comely Bank
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Hotels like The Bonham Hotel (0.5 miles south of Comely Bank) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
What your quote should include
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How they’ll work around occupants
- What site paperwork they can supply
Why act early in Comely Bank
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. In Comely Bank, 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.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Comely Bank
- Public liability insurance in place
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- CSCS-carded applicators
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Access and working height
- Joint width, depth and condition
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- When you need the work done
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The postcode of the building
- Any specification or named product
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Our process
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed before we move to the next. For premises in Comely Bank, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we’ll plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Advice
Penetration seals near Comely Bank
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, with products tested for that end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. Five care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Comely Bank. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus (1.2 miles south-east of Comely Bank) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. On a hospital site such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), which lies north-west of Comely Bank, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Comely Bank is about 1 mile north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Comely Bank can call on us for service penetrations. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Comely Bank.
Postcode districts covered here: EH4, EH3 and EH2. For a building on Circus Lane, Belford Road and Orchard Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Comely Bank, we cover Stockbridge (1 mile east), Craigleith (1 mile north-west), Dean Village (1 mile south), Silvermills (1 mile east) and Inverleith (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (7 miles west), South Portobello (4 miles east), Southhouse (5 miles south-east), Mayfield (3 miles south-east), Gilmerton (5 miles south-east) and Gracemount (4 miles south-east).
Around Comely Bank
In Comely Bank, that means premises near Stewart's Melville College, Tollcross Primary School and Stockbridge public library. Also close by are Princes Street Gardens (0.8 miles south-east), Hamilton's Bar & Kitchen (less than half a mile east) and St Cuthbert's Church (0.8 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Museum of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (0.8 miles south-east) and Waverley Mall (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.