Craigiebank fire stopping
Looking for fire stopping in Craigiebank? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Fire stopping near Craigiebank
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle fire stopping in Craigiebank
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 have seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can help. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Craigiebank? We have been sealing commercial buildings 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 Craigiebank, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Craigiebank (DD4, DD5, DD1)
- Region
- Dundee
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
How a job runs
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email us with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
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Questions about Craigiebank
Can work in a care setting near Craigiebank go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we will work to them.
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like Abertay University?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Do you certify or sign off fire stopping?
No. Sign-off belongs to the designer or building control, not the installer. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed, and you can tell us what other records you need at quote stage.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
How long before the joints can be used?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s, while England relies on Approved Document B. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
Fire stopping in Craigiebank: the local picture
Craigiebank has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. 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. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Dundee and Angus College - Gardyne Campus (0.6 miles east of Craigiebank) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal. Hotels like Dundee Carlton Hotel, under half a mile to the west of Craigiebank, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Craigiebank is about 1 mile east of Stobswell, in Dundee. We send applicators to Craigiebank for service penetrations. We work across 28 places in Dundee.
We take on service penetrations across the DD4, DD5 and DD1 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Among the streets we cover are Dean Avenue, Huntly Road and Noran Avenue. Being close to the A92 and A930, Craigiebank is straightforward for us to reach. Just outside Craigiebank, we also work in Pitkerro (1 mile north), Douglas (1 mile north-east), Whitfield (1 mile north), Stobswell (1 mile west) and Woodside (2 miles north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Blackness (3 miles west), Barnhill (3 miles east), Logie (3 miles west), St Marys (4 miles north-west), Downfield (3 miles north-west) and Lochee (3 miles west).
Near you in Craigiebank
Recent enquiries here include premises near St Roque's Library, Baxter Park and Morgan Academy, among other places. The closest station to Craigiebank is Dundee station, about 1.9 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Wellgate Centre (1.6 miles west) and McManus Gallery (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Balgay Hill and Trottick Mill Ponds.
Why deal with it now?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Failed sealant in a shared building in Craigiebank can affect more than one owner, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why clients in Craigiebank choose us
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- One contact handling all your sites
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
What else we do in Craigiebank
When something else is needed
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
Signs you need fire stopping in Craigiebank
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically 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.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
At a retail site such as Kingsway East Retail Park, less than half a mile to the north of Craigiebank, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal.
Comparing quotes
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The size and state of each joint
- Working within restricted access windows
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- Your programme or deadline
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any specification or named product
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.