Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Jock's Lodge, Edinburgh
Fire stopping for Jock's Lodge, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping for Jock's Lodge sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.
Linear joints
Joints at the top of partitions may need to move as the slab above deflects. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, along the full length of the run.
About our fire stopping in Jock's Lodge
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail rather than guesswork. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are service penetrations left open after M&E works and hidden openings found during inspections. Searching for sealant specialists in Jock's Lodge? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have normally been re-serviced many times. 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. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Jock's Lodge (EH7, EH8)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in Jock's Lodge
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Getting access arranged for a building in Jock's Lodge takes time, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Fully insured
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
Common problems we fix in Jock's Lodge
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
In a hotel such as Ellwyn Hotel, 0.6 miles to the east of Jock's Lodge, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Send your site hours and access windows
Getting a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to discuss it first.
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What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How accessible the joints are
- Distance, for remote addresses
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- The type of building and who uses it
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Your questions answered
Is Meadowbank Shopping Park, near Jock's Lodge, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Jock's Lodge and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Meadowbank Shopping Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Jock's Lodge?
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook covers it in clause 2.1.14: penetrations keep at least the element’s fire resistance duration, with products tested for their end use. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Do you work in Jock's Lodge?
Yes. Jock's Lodge falls within our area, and you can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to get started.
Can you fit around our working hours?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll plan around them. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Places near Jock's Lodge
Other services in Jock's Lodge
Where services cross fire walls in Jock's Lodge
A 2-mile radius around Jock's Lodge takes in plenty of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Residences at universities like University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus (to the west of Jock's Lodge) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France), 2.4 miles to the south of Jock's Lodge, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Jock's Lodge is about 2 miles south-east of Leith, in Edinburgh. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Jock's Lodge use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Jock's Lodge.
If you need fire stopping in EH7 and EH8, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Dalgety Road, Loaning Road and Abercorn Road are within our area for service penetrations. Close to Jock's Lodge, our area also takes in Willowbrae (1 mile south-east), Piershill (1 mile east), Restalrig (1 mile north), Meadowbank (1 mile west) and Lochend (1 mile north-west). A short drive away, we cover West End (3 miles west), West Coates (3 miles west), Merchiston (3 miles south-west), Queensferry (10 miles west), Comely Bank (3 miles west) and Southhouse (4 miles south).
Around Jock's Lodge
Around Jock's Lodge, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Holy Rood High School, Duddingston Kirk and Scottish Poetry Library, among other places. You’ll also find Lochend Park (0.5 miles north-west) and Public House (under half a mile east). The closest station to Jock's Lodge is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Eastern General Hospital (0.9 miles north) and Edinburgh Castle (2 miles west). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.