Fire Stopping in Edinburgh Waterfront
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Edinburgh Waterfront. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping for businesses in Edinburgh Waterfront
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Edinburgh Waterfront
Facilities managers in Edinburgh Waterfront often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal to it using the product and detail it sets out. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. If you are dealing with fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and penetration schedules that need working through, we can help, on pipe penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and cable penetrations alike. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Edinburgh Waterfront, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Edinburgh Waterfront (EH5, EH4, EH95)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Your questions answered
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Edinburgh Waterfront?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. 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.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed.
What will the job cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
How the job changes by surface
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough.
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables.
Compartment walls and floors in Edinburgh Waterfront
Edinburgh Waterfront has three care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, and products should be tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
At a college such as Edinburgh College - Granton Campus, which lies south-west of Edinburgh Waterfront, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. In a retail centre such as Granton Retail Park (0.6 miles east of Edinburgh Waterfront), any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail. Residences at universities like University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus, 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh Waterfront, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Edinburgh Waterfront is about 2 miles north-west of Silvermills, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH5, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Edinburgh Waterfront.
Postcode districts covered here: EH5, EH4 and EH95 for service penetrations. If your site is on Herring Road, Merlin Avenue and Crewe Road West or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Edinburgh Waterfront are covered too, including West Pilton (1 mile south), Granton (1 mile south-east), Pilton (1 mile south), Muirhouse (1 mile south-west) and Crewe Toll (1 mile south). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (3 miles east), Bonnington (3 miles east), Greenside (3 miles south-east), Broughton (3 miles south-east) and West End (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Edinburgh Waterfront
Around Edinburgh Waterfront, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Starbank Park. The closest station to Edinburgh Waterfront is Haymarket station, roughly 2.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Craigcrook Castle (2 miles south-west) and Western General Hospital (1.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Owners, agents and contractors
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Towns and villages near Edinburgh Waterfront
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Looking after the joints
For the best life from the joints:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match.
Why deal with it now?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What you get with us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Fully insured
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations