Craighouse fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Craighouse and across Argyll and Bute. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping near Craighouse
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a building near Craighouse, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
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How we handle fire stopping in Craighouse
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. If you’re dealing with head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and openings left by services added after handover, we can help. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Craighouse first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Around smaller places such as Craighouse, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant.
- Location
- Craighouse (PA60)
- Region
- Argyll and Bute
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What affects the price in Craighouse
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- How much existing material needs removing
- The size and state of each joint
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The site’s rules and procedures
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- When you need the work done
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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What sealant work can’t fix
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Craighouse
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
Penetration seals near Craighouse
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 proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Craighouse Parish Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Craighouse is in Argyll and Bute. Anywhere in PA60, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Craighouse is one of 124 places in Argyll and Bute on our list for service penetrations. We also cover Glasgow, some 65 miles away.
We cover the PA60 postcode districts. Streets here include Croft Park and Otter Brae, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Port Askaig (6 miles west), Keills (7 miles west), Bunnahabhain (7 miles west), Ardminish (14 miles south-east) and Bowmore (14 miles south-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Local landmarks in Craighouse
For a walk, there’s Lochan Gleann Astaile and Glas Bheinn.
Common problems we fix in Craighouse
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
In a hotel such as Jura Hotel, 0.8 miles to the south of Craighouse, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How they’ll work around occupants
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Your questions answered
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Craighouse?
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. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Will you design a fire-stopping scheme for our building in Craighouse?
No. Fire-stopping design and sign-off belong to the designer, principal designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we will send them with the quote.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Why deal with it now?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach and each detail can be checked as we go. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, so it’s worth renewing joints around Craighouse before they leak.
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 we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- A fixed quote before work starts
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- CHAS accredited
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Work for main contractors and building owners
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.