Fire stopping in Garthdee
Sealant work in Garthdee for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Fire stopping for Garthdee sites
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 Garthdee
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and snag lists that include open service penetrations, on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Garthdee? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. In Garthdee, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Garthdee (AB10, AB15, AB12)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way, or a new specification from the designer.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. The designer can then choose details that suit the services planned, and installation follows the programme.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
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. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
Honest limits
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
Fire stopping around Garthdee: what changes locally
A 2-mile radius around Garthdee takes in a good number of hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. 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. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a hospital such as Albyn Hospital, which lies north-east of Garthdee, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. For a school such as Airyhall Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Garthdee is about 2 miles south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Looking for fire stopping in Garthdee? We can help. Across Aberdeen, 40 places are covered, Garthdee among them.
Postcode districts covered here: AB10, AB15 and AB12 for service penetrations. Streets here include Ivanhoe Road, Ruthrie Road and Garthdee Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Garthdee, we also work in Kaimhill (1 mile north-east), Broomhill (1 mile north-east), Braeside (1 mile north-west), Kincorth (1 mile east) and West End (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Berryden (3 miles north), Dyce (6 miles north), Tillydrone (3 miles north), Donside Village (4 miles north), Cummings Park (3 miles north) and Danestone (4 miles north).
Around Garthdee
Around Garthdee, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Duthie Park and Albyn School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Aberdeen station, about 2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Pitfoddels Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Trinity Centre (2.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Upper Lake and Portlethen Moss.
What else we do in Garthdee
What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Access and working height
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Signs you need fire stopping in Garthdee
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Hotels such as Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel, 0.7 miles south-west of Garthdee, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Before you book anyone
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products and we flag that rather than guess.
Garthdee: questions and answers
Can you work at a site such as Garthdee Retail Park, by Garthdee?
Yes, sites like Garthdee Retail Park are within our area, along with the rest of Garthdee. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Garthdee?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
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. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
What will the job cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.