Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Findon, Aberdeenshire
Fire stopping for Findon, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping in Findon
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Findon
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, so it’s worth renewing joints around Findon before they leak.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
How we handle fire stopping in Findon
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. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance in Findon and nearby. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. Most enquiries from Findon start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Travel to smaller places like Findon is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Findon (AB12)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Findon is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- 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.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Move anything stored against the joints
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Related advice
Looking after the joints
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
Questions we are asked in Findon
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Robert Gordon University?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Findon?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can you fit around our working hours?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Where services cross fire walls in Findon
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.
Older community buildings such as Portlethen Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. For a unit at a centre such as Portlethen Retail Park, 1.3 miles to the west of Findon, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. At a university such as Robert Gordon University, 3.7 miles to the north of Findon, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Findon is about 6 miles south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire. Across the AB12 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. 179 places across Aberdeenshire fall within our area, Findon among them. We also cover Aberdeen, some 6 miles away.
Commercial sites across AB12 are covered. Streets here include Earnsheugh Road, Earnsheugh Terrace and Old Inn Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. We also cover Portlethen Village (1 mile south), Marywell (1 mile north), Portlethen (1 mile west), Badentoy Park (2 miles west) and Cammachmore (3 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Westhill (9 miles north-west), Stonehaven (8 miles south-west), Banchory (14 miles west), Kintore (15 miles north-west), Newmachar (14 miles north) and Balmedie (13 miles north).
Around Findon
In Findon, that means premises near Portlethen Academy, among other places. The closest station to Findon is Portlethen station, roughly 1 mile south-west. A little further out are Aberdeen Trades Hospitals (5.4 miles north) and Blairs College (4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Findon include Blue Hill and Portlethen Moss.
Other services in Findon
Owners, agents and contractors
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Findon can form part of a wider programme.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
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.