Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Innerleithen, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Fire stopping for businesses in Innerleithen
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
FAQs: Innerleithen
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Innerleithen?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Is Innerleithen too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Innerleithen is within our area. Every Scottish council area is within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
What hours do you work?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
About our fire stopping in Innerleithen
Facilities managers in Innerleithen often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it, matching the product and detail it names. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and openings left by services added after handover. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Innerleithen, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a building near Innerleithen, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photographs of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Innerleithen (EH44)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Innerleithen can form part of a wider programme.
Quoting for work in Innerleithen
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- The product specified
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Phasing around occupants
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The type of building and who uses it
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Fire stopping in Innerleithen: the local picture
The area within 2 miles of Innerleithen holds several hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with products tested for that end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
In a hotel such as Traquair Arms Hotel, which lies south-west of Innerleithen, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. On a hospital site such as Hay Lodge Hospital, 5.8 miles to the west of Innerleithen, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Innerleithen is about 10 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Any commercial site in Innerleithen is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 91 places in the Scottish Borders, large and small. There’s a separate page for Edinburgh, about 23 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in EH44 are within our area for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Pirn Road and Horsbrugh Terrace. You’ll find Innerleithen on or near the A72 and B709, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Innerleithen, our area also takes in Walkerburn (2 miles east), Cardrona Village (2 miles north-west), Cardrona (2 miles north-west), Peebles (6 miles north-west) and Ashiestiel (6 miles east). Bigger towns within reach include Galashiels (10 miles east), Selkirk (10 miles south-east), Melrose (13 miles east), West Linton (15 miles north-west), Earlston (15 miles east) and Lauder (14 miles north-east). As one of the bigger centres in the Scottish Borders, Innerleithen has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings.
Landmarks near Innerleithen
Other landmarks nearby include Horsburgh Castle (3.3 miles north-west) and Robert Smail's Printing Works (under half a mile west). Open spaces near Innerleithen include Lee Pen.
What we’re called out for in Innerleithen
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position, so it has to come out.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Older community buildings such as Innerleithen Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Comparing quotes
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Their public liability cover
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How they’ll work around occupants
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, and doing it once, properly, is cheaper. Around smaller places like Innerleithen, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Innerleithen
- One number for every site we cover
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a building near Innerleithen, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Get a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.