Fire Stopping in Direcleit
Work needed on a service penetration in Direcleit? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Fire stopping for Direcleit sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What affects the price in Direcleit
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Access and working height
- Working within restricted access windows
- How much existing material needs removing
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Fire stopping in Direcleit
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 won’t pretend otherwise. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you have open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, we can help, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Direcleit it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Travel to smaller places like Direcleit is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Direcleit (HS3)
- Region
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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Should maintenance staff do it?
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Direcleit is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned 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.
What we need from you
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Point out any areas we must not close
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Related advice
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Keeping the joints sound
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match.
Compartment walls and floors in Direcleit
Being on an island, Direcleit means planning around ferry times as well as the weather. With the specification and photographs of the openings, the right fire-rated products travel with us. 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 products tested for that end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Hotels such as Hotel Hebrides (to the north-east of Direcleit) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. Older community buildings such as Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Direcleit (Gaelic: Diraclett) is in Na h-Eileanan Siar. Our applicators travel to Direcleit for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Direcleit is one of 87 places in Na h-Eileanan Siar on our list for service penetrations.
Commercial sites across HS3 are covered for service penetrations. Just outside Direcleit, we also work in Tarbert (1 mile north), Miabhaig (2 miles south), Drinisiadar (3 miles south-east), Greosabhagh (4 miles south) and Plocrapool (4 miles south-east). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
What’s near Direcleit
Green spaces nearby include Loch Laxdale and Ben Luskentyre.
Why act early in Direcleit
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 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. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Direcleit 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 clients in Direcleit choose us
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Common questions from Direcleit clients
Will you travel to Direcleit on the island?
Yes, Direcleit is within the area we cover. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. We group island work where we can and plan around the crossings.
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Direcleit?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
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 work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
How long does a typical visit take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.