Drumsturdy fire stopping
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Drumsturdy. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping in Drumsturdy
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Drumsturdy
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Drumsturdy
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; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on sites in Drumsturdy. We work on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and what we are called in for most is fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and hidden openings found during inspections. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Drumsturdy tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Drumsturdy can leave gaps around new services. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Drumsturdy (DD5)
- Wider area
- Angus
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Your questions answered
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Ashludie Hospital, something you do?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Drumsturdy?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
In the majority of cases, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use.
How do we ask for a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
What happens if it’s left?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme. For buildings near Drumsturdy, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photos and we’ll quote for everything together.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why clients in Drumsturdy choose us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- One number for every site we cover
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
What affects the price in Drumsturdy
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
- How much there is to seal
- The product specified
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Details that help us quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- When you need the work done
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Maintenance after handover
After handover, these steps help:
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, and the data sheet says which.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Jobs near Drumsturdy are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request 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 phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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Fire stopping around Drumsturdy: points for this area
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Drumsturdy. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, and products should be tested for their end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a unit at a site such as West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, 2.4 miles south-west of Drumsturdy, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. In a building such as Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. In a school such as Monifieth High School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Drumsturdy is about 2 miles north-east of Broughty Ferry, in Angus. Across the DD5 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Our Angus coverage takes in 65 places. Sites around Dundee have their own page, roughly 6 miles from Drumsturdy.
Postcode districts covered here: DD5. Close to Drumsturdy, our area also takes in Kingennie (1 mile north-west), Newbigging (1 mile north-east), Wellbank (1 mile north-west), Bucklerheads (2 miles west) and Monikie (2 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Arbroath (10 miles east), Forfar (10 miles north), Carnoustie (5 miles east), Kirriemuir (13 miles north-west), Hunter's Town (4 miles east) and Gardynebourg (4 miles east).
Around Drumsturdy
Drumsturdy’s nearest station is Monifieth station, about 2.1 miles south-east. A little further out are James Guthrie Orchar Art Gallery (3.2 miles south) and Ardestie Castle (1.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Drumsturdy include Trottick Mill Ponds.