Cradlehall fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Cradlehall? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping across Cradlehall
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need fire stopping in Cradlehall
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position, so it has to come out.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
For a hospital such as Raigmore Hospital (2 miles west of Cradlehall), penetration sealing is usually phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
What your quote should include
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- How joint depth will be controlled
About our fire stopping in Cradlehall
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Cradlehall? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For a building near Cradlehall, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Cradlehall (IV2)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Can you work at a site such as Smithton Industrial Estate, by Cradlehall?
Yes, sites like Smithton Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Cradlehall. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Cradlehall?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
When something else is needed
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked, ready for your sign-off. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a building near Cradlehall, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Agree which areas must stay open
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Advice
Compartment walls and floors in Cradlehall
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Cradlehall. 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 Cradlehall include two care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Where a unit on an estate such as Smithton Industrial Estate, which lies north of Cradlehall, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Hotels such as Smithton Hotel (to the west of Cradlehall) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Cradlehall is about 3 miles east of Inverness, in Highland. We cover Cradlehall, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. We work across 256 places in Highland. We also cover Aberdeen, around 79 miles from Cradlehall.
We take on service penetrations across the IV2 postcode area. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Barn Church Road, Kirk Brae and Loch Lann Avenue. Nearby places we also cover include Culloden (1 mile north-east), Westhill (1 mile south-west), Viewhill (1 mile east), Balloch (1 mile north-east) and Millburn (3 miles west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Inverness (3 miles west), Nairn (12 miles north-east), Merkinch (4 miles west), Dingwall (14 miles north-west), Hilton (3 miles south-west) and Alness (15 miles north). Cradlehall ranks among the main centres of Highland, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings. For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
Around Cradlehall
The closest station to Cradlehall is Inverness station, roughly 3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Raigmore Hospital (2 miles west) and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (3.2 miles west). Open spaces near Cradlehall include Tomnahurich.
Quoting for work in Cradlehall
To price the job, we consider:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Access and working height
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Why act early in Cradlehall
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. Putting it right is normally a modest job when the openings are accessible. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Cradlehall, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Cradlehall
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Public liability insurance in place
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
More services for Cradlehall
Work for main contractors and building owners
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.