Fire Stopping in Dalkeith
Need fire stopping in Dalkeith? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping for Dalkeith sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme, so earlier action pays back. In Dalkeith, rain and frost work into any failed joint, and the damage spreads from there. Resealing early keeps it a simple job.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Dalkeith choose us
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- CHAS accredited contractor
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Dalkeith
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. If you’re dealing with non-fire-rated filler around services and old intumescent sealant that has split away, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Dalkeith tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
After refits and M&E works in buildings around Dalkeith, gaps around new services are a common finding. If fire-rated sealant is the named product, it is installed as tested; if the detail needs a different item, we will point that out.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Midlothian. If an installation problem shows up, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Dalkeith (EH22)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness.
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, so we check each one.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
Our process
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. Jobs in Dalkeith are planned with two things in mind: the forecast for external joints and the building’s hours for internal ones. Send photographs or drawings and we will quote and plan to suit.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Advice
Also near Dalkeith
Other services in Dalkeith
Fire stopping around Dalkeith: what changes locally
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Dalkeith. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. 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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Hospital estates such as Midlothian Community Hospital (1.3 miles south-west of Dalkeith) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Colleges such as Newbattle Abbey College (0.6 miles south of Dalkeith) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. For a hotel such as Cross Keys Hotel (less than half a mile north-west of Dalkeith), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Dalkeith is about 7 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian. Our applicators travel to Dalkeith for work on service penetrations. Dalkeith is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian. Edinburgh is covered too, some 7 miles away.
Commercial sites across EH22 are covered for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are High Street, Thornybank Square and Station Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Dalkeith sits on or close to the A7 and A768, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Close to Dalkeith, our area also takes in Newbattle (1 mile south-west), Easthouses (1 mile south-east), Newtongrange (2 miles south), Mayfield (2 miles south-east) and D'Arcy (2 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Penicuik (7 miles south-west), Loanhead (4 miles west), Gorebridge (3 miles south), Rosewell (4 miles south-west), Roslin (5 miles south-west) and Bilston (5 miles west). Dalkeith is one of the busier places in Midlothian, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Around Dalkeith
We work on buildings around Public Library and Gothenburg Public House. For rail, the closest station is Eskbank station, roughly 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Dalkeith Palace (0.6 miles north) and Cousland Smiddy (2.8 miles east). Open spaces near Dalkeith include Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Common questions from Dalkeith clients
Does your area include sites such as Hardengreen Business Park, near Dalkeith?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Dalkeith, Hardengreen Business Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can work at a site such as Queen Margaret University fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The product specified
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Access details, including height
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any specification or named product
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.