Hogaland fire stopping
Commercial sealant work in Hogaland for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Fire stopping for businesses in Hogaland
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
After the work
After handover, these steps help:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail using the same product.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.
Fire stopping in Hogaland, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on pipe penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and what we’re called in for most is fire sealant pulled out of the opening and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Hogaland, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Around smaller places such as Hogaland, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Hogaland (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Hogaland
Before we quote, we look at:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Working within restricted access windows
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Which sealant the job calls for
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Access details, including height
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Our process
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Hogaland. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Quotes
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
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FAQs: Hogaland
Do you design the fire stopping for buildings in Hogaland?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Hogaland?
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. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
What will the job cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How do you choose the sealant?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Fire stopping in Hogaland: the local picture
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. Work on Hogaland has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. We need the specification and a count of penetrations before we sail.
Older community buildings such as Ollaberry Church and Churchyard with Monument that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. For buildings in and around Hogaland, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Hogaland is in the Shetland Islands. We cover commercial sites throughout Hogaland, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Hogaland is one of 63 places in the Shetland Islands on our list for service penetrations.
If you need fire stopping in ZE2, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Being close to the B9079, Hogaland is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Nearby places we also cover include Ollaberry (1 mile north-east), Urafirth (3 miles west), Sullom (4 miles south), Hillswick (4 miles west) and Scatsta (5 miles south-east) for service penetrations. Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Local landmarks in Hogaland
Green spaces nearby include Hill of Skea and Burgan Loch.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hogaland
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Hogaland, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Public liability insurance in place
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- CSCS-carded applicators
- CHAS accredited
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.