Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Fairmilehead, Edinburgh
Fire stopping in Fairmilehead, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Fire stopping in Fairmilehead
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Fairmilehead
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on sites in Fairmilehead. We work on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Fairmilehead tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. In Fairmilehead, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Location
- Fairmilehead (EH10, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Surface by surface
Metal pipes
Heat travels along metal pipework. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We follow your schedule area by area and tell you about openings outside the list.
What affects the price in Fairmilehead
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- How accessible the joints are
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The product your specification calls for
- Access details, including height
- The postcode of the building
- Your programme or deadline
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Fairmilehead
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Also in Fairmilehead
FAQs: Fairmilehead
Will you take on work at estates like Blackford Business Park, close to Fairmilehead?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Fairmilehead, Blackford Business Park among them, are all within reach. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Can work at a site such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Is any job too small?
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.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes. Share the penetration schedule and product details. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Our process
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work typically takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. City jobs in Fairmilehead normally need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Request a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
Related advice
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
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.
Compartments and services around Fairmilehead
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Fairmilehead. 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.
For a building such as Fairmilehead Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Campus buildings at universities such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus (to the north of Fairmilehead) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. For a hotel such as Braid Hills Hotel, 1.2 miles to the north of Fairmilehead, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Fairmilehead is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Fairmilehead for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Fairmilehead.
Business premises anywhere in EH10 and EH13 are within our area. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Biggar Road, Oxgangs Road and Camus Avenue and the roads nearby. Access to Fairmilehead is via the A720, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Fairmilehead, our area also takes in Caiystane (1 mile north-west), Buckstone (1 mile north), Comiston (1 mile north-west), Oxgangs (1 mile north-west) and Colinton Mains (1 mile north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (6 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
What’s near Fairmilehead
Fairmilehead’s nearest station is Slateford station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (under half a mile east) and Cockburn Geological Museum (1.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.