Fire stopping in Granton
Fire stopping for Granton, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for Granton sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our fire stopping in Granton
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. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance on sites in Granton. We work on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are damaged fire seals in risers and voids and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab. Searching for sealant specialists in Granton? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Tenement blocks and converted stone buildings in Scottish cities often hide old service routes through walls and floors. Before sealing, we confirm the wall or floor and the services passing through, so the product matches the detail, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant.
- Location
- Granton (EH5, EH4, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
Plastic pipes soften and collapse in a fire. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, but many need a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables, so we check before sealing.
Common questions from Granton clients
Will you take on work at estates like Broompark Business Park, close to Granton?
Yes. We cover Granton and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Broompark Business Park. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you work in a care home near Granton with residents in?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you need to see the site first?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Do you certify or sign off fire stopping?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed and agree any further records when we quote.
Towns and villages near Granton
What else we do in Granton
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint normally 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.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Honest limits
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
What sets the cost
What shapes the price:
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Distance, for remote addresses
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 we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- Your programme or deadline
- Any specification or named product
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
For managing agents and facilities managers
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Where services cross fire walls in Granton
Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Granton. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product.
In a hotel such as Granton Hotel (less than half a mile north-east of Granton), new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Tenant changes at parks like Broompark Business Park (to the north of Granton) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. On a hospital site such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), 1 mile south of Granton, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Granton is about 2 miles north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Granton sits inside our coverage and the rest of Edinburgh, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Granton is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for service penetrations.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout EH5, EH4 and EH3, whatever the building. If your site is on Ferry Road, Granton Road and Pilton Avenue or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. With the A903 nearby, Granton is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Granton, we cover Boswall (1 mile east), Pilton (1 mile south-west), Crewe Toll (1 mile south-west), Edinburgh Waterfront (1 mile north-west) and East Pilton (1 mile south). Further afield, our area takes in Buccleuch (3 miles south-east), Dumbiedykes (3 miles south-east), Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east) and Queensferry (7 miles west).
Local landmarks in Granton
Recent enquiries here include premises near Stockbridge public library, Old Chain Pier pub and Trinity Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Newhaven Heritage Museum (1.3 miles east) and Ocean Terminal (2 miles east). The countryside around Granton includes Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
How a job runs
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 the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.