Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Gilmerton, Edinburgh
Planning work on a service penetration in Gilmerton? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Need fire stopping in Gilmerton?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Fire stopping in Gilmerton
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you are dealing with unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can help, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Gilmerton it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Gilmerton (EH17, EH16)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Gilmerton: questions and answers
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Edinburgh Bioquarter?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we will confirm them alongside the quote.
Can you work at a site such as Eldin Industrial Estate, by Gilmerton?
Yes. We cover Gilmerton and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Eldin Industrial Estate. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Is the BS 476 change in 2029 relevant to fire stopping?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, with transitional arrangements set by the Government. After that, the European classification under BS EN 13501-2 is the route. Product selection stays with your designer.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
Leave it or put it right?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Constructionline member
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Any access equipment needed
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
What we need to price the job
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Any specification or named product
- Access details, including height
- Your programme or deadline
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Common problems we fix in Gilmerton
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access normally bring them to light.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, 0.8 miles to the north-west of Gilmerton, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Their public liability cover
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Commercial clients in Gilmerton
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Getting a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Fire stopping around Gilmerton: what changes locally
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. Gilmerton has three care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
At a university such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter, which lies north of Gilmerton, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work. Shop fits in centres such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.9 miles north of Gilmerton, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, which then need the specified seal.
Gilmerton is about 4 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for fire stopping in Gilmerton? We can help, as we do across Edinburgh. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Gilmerton among them.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH17 and EH16 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Drum Avenue, Brosie Road and Hyvot Avenue. Main routes into Gilmerton include the A772. If your building is just outside Gilmerton, we cover Ferniehill (1 mile north), Fernieside (1 mile north), Moredun (1 mile north), Craigour (1 mile north) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (5 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Gilmerton
Around Gilmerton, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Drum Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (1.5 miles north). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.