Fire stopping in Drakemyre
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Drakemyre and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Need fire stopping in Drakemyre?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Fire stopping in Drakemyre, done properly
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance in Drakemyre and nearby. If you have seals that don’t match their tested detail and hidden openings found during inspections, we can help, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, linear gaps at wall heads and pipe penetrations alike. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Drakemyre? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Drakemyre 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. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Drakemyre (KA24)
- Region
- North Ayrshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Compartments and services around Drakemyre
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, and products should be tested for their end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like Woodland View (5.9 miles south of Drakemyre) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Drakemyre is about 4 miles north of Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire. Anywhere in KA24, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Drakemyre is one of 54 places in North Ayrshire on our list. For work in that direction, see our Glasgow page.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout KA24, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Templand Road, Braehead and Braehead Place. Just outside Drakemyre, we also work in Dalry (1 mile south), Meikle Auchengree (2 miles north-east), Glengarnock (2 miles north-east), Longbar (3 miles north-east) and Kilbirnie (3 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Irvine (7 miles south-east), Kilwinning (4 miles south), Saltcoats (6 miles south-west), Largs (8 miles north-west), Ardrossan (6 miles south-west) and Stevenston (5 miles south).
Around Drakemyre
In Drakemyre, that means premises near The Auld Hoose Bar and Dalry and the streets around them. The closest station to Drakemyre is Dalry station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Barony of Kersland (1 mile east) and Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume (2.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Law Hill and Kilbirnie Loch.
Your questions answered
Can you work on a hospital site such as Woodland View?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is Drakemyre too far out for you?
Not at all. Drakemyre is within our area. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Are you insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Cost factors for service penetrations
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- How accessible the joints are
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Any specification or named product
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Access details, including height
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Aftercare for building managers
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job compared with dozens found at once.
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Diagnose, treat, sign off
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Where we can, we combine work around Drakemyre with other jobs nearby. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Move anything stored against the joints
Request a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Common problems we fix in Drakemyre
Openings in fire-resisting walls usually appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Look out for the following:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Trinity Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Work for main contractors and building owners
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Drakemyre can form part of a wider programme.