Fire stopping in Hareshaw
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Hareshaw and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping for businesses in Hareshaw
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Hareshaw
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. If you have non-fire-rated filler around services and penetration schedules that need working through, we can help, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Hareshaw it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Hareshaw often have services added during refurbishment. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Place
- Hareshaw (ML1)
- Wider area
- North Lanarkshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire stopping around Hareshaw: points for this area
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. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For a school such as Brannock High School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works. Hospital estates such as Cleland Hospital (1.7 miles south of Hareshaw) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Hareshaw is about 4 miles north of Wishaw, in North Lanarkshire. Commercial clients in Hareshaw use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of North Lanarkshire. Hareshaw is one of 100 places in North Lanarkshire on our list for service penetrations. There’s a separate page for Glasgow, about 15 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the ML1 postcode area. Among the streets we cover are Wilsons Road and Hareshaw Road. If your building is just outside Hareshaw, we cover Biggar Road (1 mile south-west), Newarthill (1 mile south-west), Cleland (2 miles south), Chapelhall (2 miles north-west) and Gartness (3 miles north-west). A short drive away, we cover Motherwell (4 miles south-west), Cumbernauld (9 miles north-west), Coatbridge (5 miles west), Airdrie (4 miles north-west), Wishaw (4 miles south) and Bellshill (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Hareshaw
The nearest railway station is Cleland station, roughly 1.6 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Murdostoun Castle (2.4 miles south-east) and Cleland Hospital (1.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve and Allanton House lake.
Also near Hareshaw
Also in Hareshaw
Your questions answered
Can you work at a site such as Newhouse Industrial Estate, by Hareshaw?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Hareshaw, Newhouse Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Hareshaw?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How the job changes by surface
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.
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening.
Our process
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For work around Hareshaw, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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What we are called out for in Hareshaw
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
For a unit at a site such as Newhouse Industrial Estate, 1.7 miles west of Hareshaw, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Before you book anyone
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
Doing it in-house
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Keeping the joints sound
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Record which product was used where
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, so check the product data first.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.