Gillock fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Gillock and across Highland. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping for Gillock sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Gillock, done properly
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are openings left by services added after handover and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Gillock first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Travel to smaller places like Gillock 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 ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Gillock (KW1)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
FAQs: Gillock
Is a smaller place like Gillock outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of Scotland. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you produce the fire-stopping design for a job in Gillock?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested detail, and telling you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Can you send site paperwork?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
How long do sealant joints 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.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Other services in Gillock
Compartment walls and floors in Gillock
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, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For buildings in and around Gillock, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Gillock is about 9 miles south-east of Thurso, in Highland. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Gillock can call on us for service penetrations. We work across 256 places in Highland.
We take on service penetrations across the KW1 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Main routes into Gillock include the B874, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Sites close to Gillock are covered too, including Bower (3 miles north-east), Hastigrow (3 miles east), Watten (3 miles south-east), Halkirk (5 miles west) and Castletown (6 miles north). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Gillock
Gillock’s nearest station is Georgemas Junction station, roughly 3.8 miles west. A little further out are Braal Castle (5 miles west). Not far away are Loch Scarmclate.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.
Our process
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. Jobs near Gillock are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- 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.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Gillock
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach and each detail can be checked as we go. For buildings near Gillock, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photos and we will quote for everything together.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why clients in Gillock choose us
- Fully insured
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Cost factors for service penetrations
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The product specified
- Any access equipment needed
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Any specification or named product
- When you need the work done
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
What we are called out for in Gillock
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.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Around Gillock, fire-stopping design belongs to the designer and building control; installation to the specification is our part.
What your quote should include
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How they handle RAMS and site documents