Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Greenbank, Edinburgh
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Greenbank. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping across Greenbank
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Greenbank
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us with the schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are hidden openings found during inspections and fire stopping installed outside its tested range. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Greenbank, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Tenement blocks and converted stone buildings in Scottish cities often hide old service routes through walls and floors. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Greenbank (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Greenbank
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Looking after the joints
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Fire stopping in Greenbank: the local picture
The 2 miles around Greenbank include six care or nursing homes. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. Greenbank has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
Hotels like Braid Hills Hotel, under half a mile to the east of Greenbank, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. At a healthcare site like Royal Edinburgh Hospital, 0.8 miles to the north of Greenbank, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. Colleges such as Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh, 2.8 miles north of Greenbank, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Greenbank is about 2 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH10 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Greenbank.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH10, EH13 and EH14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Streets here include Braid Road, Comiston Road and Greenbank Road. You will find Greenbank on or near the A702. Just outside Greenbank, we also work in Comiston (1 mile south-east), Firrhill (1 mile west), Oxgangs (1 mile south), Colinton Mains (1 mile south-west) and Morningside (1 mile north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north), Bellevue (3 miles north) and Silvermills (3 miles north).
Around Greenbank
Around Greenbank, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Craiglockhart Primary School, Iain Tomlin School of Music and Harrison Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Slateford station, about 1.2 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh City Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Merchiston Tower (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Your questions answered
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Greenbank?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Greenbank?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Our process
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Getting a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why appoint us
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Also near Greenbank
What else we do in Greenbank
Should maintenance staff do it?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Working within restricted access windows
- The total length or number of joints
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
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 and we will price your job on its own details.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, the same details help:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- The site address and postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.