Fire Stopping in Elrick
Sealant work in Elrick for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for businesses in Elrick
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle fire stopping in Elrick
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. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. Site teams most often ask us about service penetrations left open after M&E works and penetration schedules that need working through, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations. For commercial sealant work in Elrick, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
In smaller Scottish places like Elrick, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Elrick (AB32)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.
How a job runs
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For work around Elrick, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
Where services cross fire walls in Elrick
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. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Elrick. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail.
Industrial units on estates such as Westhill Industrial Estate, less than half a mile to the east of Elrick, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. Schools such as Westhill Academy often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Elrick is about 1 mile south of Westhill, in Aberdeenshire. Our applicators travel to Elrick for work on service penetrations. We work across 179 places in Aberdeenshire, from busy centres to rural villages. For work in that direction, see our Aberdeen page.
If you need fire stopping in AB32, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Straik Road, Birch Avenue and Wellgrove Road are within our area. Access to Elrick is via the A944 among other routes, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. If your building is just outside Elrick, we cover Westhill (1 mile north), Kingswells (3 miles east), Countesswells (3 miles east), Peterculter (3 miles south) and Milltimber (4 miles south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Inverurie (10 miles north), Stonehaven (13 miles south), Banchory (10 miles south-west), Portlethen (8 miles south-east), Garioch (10 miles north) and Kemnay (8 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Elrick
Well-known places in the area include Woodend Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Drum Castle (4 miles south-west). The countryside around Elrick includes Loch of Skene and Beans Hill.
Honest limits
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Places near Elrick
More services for Elrick
How the quote is worked out
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How accessible the joints are
- Location, for remote and island sites
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Sending details for a quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Access details, including height
- Any specification or named product
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Questions about Elrick
Will you take on work at estates like Westhill Industrial Estate, close to Elrick?
Yes, sites like Westhill Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Elrick. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Woodend Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
How long will the new sealant last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
What will the job cost?
We don’t publish prices, as every site differs. Send photos or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
Common problems we fix in Elrick
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
On a hospital site such as Woodend Hospital, 4.5 miles east of Elrick, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
What your quote should include
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?