Comiston fire stopping
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Comiston and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping near Comiston
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
When to bring in a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Fire stopping in Comiston
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 sites in Comiston. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers, and what we’re called in for most is seals that don’t match their tested detail and old intumescent sealant that has split away. Whoever orders the work in Comiston, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. For a building in Comiston, specified fire-rated sealant is installed as the maker’s tested detail describes.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: 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.
- Where
- Comiston (EH10, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
More services for Comiston
Different surfaces, different methods
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We follow your schedule area by area and tell you about openings outside the list.
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on and we confirm each before sealing.
From enquiry to sign-off
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Quotes
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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When to call us in Comiston
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls and later need putting right.
Look out for the following:
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Tenant changes at parks like Blackford Business Park (1.5 miles north-east of Comiston) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- What site paperwork they can supply
Quoting for work in Comiston
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- The product specified
- Phasing around occupants
- Joint width, depth and condition
- The total length or number of joints
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Any dates the work must fit around
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or email us with what you know.
Questions about Comiston
Will you work in a care home in Comiston without moving residents out?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Can work at a site such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
How long will the new sealant last?
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 inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Is Comiston in your area?
Yes. We cover Comiston and the rest of Edinburgh, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Where services cross fire walls in Comiston
There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Comiston. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. The 2 miles around Comiston include six care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Holiday works at schools like Firrhill High School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. At a healthcare site like Royal Edinburgh Hospital (1.2 miles north of Comiston), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Comiston is about 2 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you are looking for fire stopping in Comiston, we can help. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Comiston among them.
Commercial sites across EH10 and EH13 are covered for service penetrations. Streets here include Braid Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road. Close to Comiston, our area also takes in Oxgangs (1 mile south-west), Greenbank (1 mile north-west), Caiystane (1 mile south), Buckstone (1 mile east) and Colinton Mains (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north), Greenside (3 miles north), Broughton (3 miles north), Bellevue (4 miles north) and Silvermills (3 miles north).
Near you in Comiston
We work on buildings around Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park. The closest station to Comiston is Slateford station, about 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.2 miles north-east) and Cockburn Geological Museum (1.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Comiston include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Comiston
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. In Comiston, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
Why clients in Comiston choose us
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- CSCS-carded applicators