Fire stopping in Dyce
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Dyce. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping across Dyce
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Looking after the joints
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Dyce
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire sealant pulled out of the opening and snag lists that include open service penetrations. Whoever orders the work in Dyce, the brief is usually the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- Dyce (AB21, AB22)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Places near Dyce
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How a job runs
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- 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 first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
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Cost factors for service penetrations
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Working within restricted access windows
- How much existing material needs removing
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
What to include in your enquiry
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- The site address and postcode
- Access details, including height
- Specification clauses that apply
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Questions about Dyce
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Aberdeen - Foresterhill Campus?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Is a hospital such as Woodend Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you quote from photographs?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit before quoting.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Penetration seals near Dyce
Dyce has two care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. 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.
Hotels such as Aberdeen Airport Dyce Hotel, under half a mile south of Dyce, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. Large healthcare estates like Woodend Hospital, 3.8 miles south of Dyce, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Dyce is about 4 miles north-west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Looking for fire stopping in Dyce? We can help, as we do across Aberdeen. Dyce is one of 40 places in Aberdeen on our list for service penetrations.
Business premises anywhere in AB21 and AB22 are within our area. For a building on Glen Road, Argyll Road and Walton Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. Main routes into Dyce include the A947, useful when we plan access and materials. Close to Dyce, our area also takes in Stoneywood (1 mile south), Newhills (2 miles south), Bucksburn (2 miles south), Corsehill (2 miles north-east) and Danestone (3 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Aberdeen (4 miles south-east), Rosemount (5 miles south-east), Berryden (4 miles south-east), Ferryhill (6 miles south-east), New Aberdeen (5 miles south-east) and Tillydrone (4 miles south-east). Dyce ranks among the main centres of Aberdeen, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Near you in Dyce
There’s a railway station in Dyce itself: Dyce station. Nearby you’ll also find Woodend Hospital (3.8 miles south). The countryside around Dyce includes Badgers' Hill and Corby Loch.
When to call us in Dyce
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it, so it has to come out.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Where a unit on an estate such as Farburn Industrial Estate (0.5 miles south-east of Dyce), has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Comparing quotes
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- What site paperwork they can supply
How the job changes by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and we tell you if the bundle exceeds what sealant covers.
General trades versus a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
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.