Fire Stopping in Crathes
Fire stopping in Crathes, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping for businesses in Crathes
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our fire stopping in Crathes
No fire sealant works on its own: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. If you are dealing with unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and service penetrations left open after M&E works, we can help, on linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows alike. For commercial sealant work in Crathes, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Crathes often have services added during refurbishment. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Crathes (AB31)
- Wider area
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Crathes buildings
Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Glen O'Dee Hospital (4 miles west of Crathes) all have compartment walls crossed by services. Industrial units on estates such as Banchory Trade Park (2.3 miles west of Crathes) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
Crathes is about 13 miles south-west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Crathes, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 179 places across Aberdeenshire fall within our area, including Crathes. Sites around Aberdeen have their own page, about 13 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout AB31. If your site is on Hollybush Lane and Green Banks or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Crathes are covered too, including Crossroads (1 mile south), Kirkton of Durris (1 mile east), Balfour (2 miles east), Woodlands (2 miles east) and Banchory (3 miles west). Nearby towns on our patch include Westhill (8 miles north-east), Stonehaven (9 miles south-east), Portlethen (10 miles east), Kemnay (12 miles north), Kintore (12 miles north) and Aboyne (14 miles west).
Around Crathes
Other landmarks nearby include Crathes Castle (1 mile west) and Crathes Castle (1 mile west). Open spaces near Crathes include Scolty Hill.
Our process
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, 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 Crathes, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Advice
What we can’t put right
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
Why act early in Crathes
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. For buildings near Crathes, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photographs and we will quote for everything together.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why us?
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common questions from Crathes clients
Is a smaller place like Crathes outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Crathes, such as Banchory Trade Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Crathes and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Banchory Trade Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, 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.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2. The rating applies to the product as tested.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
How the job changes by surface
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
When to bring in a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
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Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. The designer can then choose details that suit the services planned.