Jordanhill fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Jordanhill and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping across Jordanhill
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you are not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Jordanhill
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we’re called in for most is non-fire-rated filler around services and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Jordanhill first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Before sealing, we confirm the wall or floor and the services passing through, so the product matches the detail.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Jordanhill (G13, G14, G11)
- Wider area
- Glasgow
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
Your questions answered
Can you work on a hospital site such as Gartnavel Royal Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Does your area include sites such as Knightswood Shopping Centre, near Jordanhill?
Yes. Our area takes in Jordanhill and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Knightswood Shopping Centre included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Any access equipment needed
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The size and state of each joint
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
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’ll price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- When you need the work done
- The product your specification calls for
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
What we are called out for in Jordanhill
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Residences at universities like University of Glasgow Garscube Campus, 1.6 miles north-east of Jordanhill, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Before you book anyone
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- The named product and why it was chosen
What happens if it’s left?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in Jordanhill choose us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- A fixed quote before work starts
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Specification-led, product-correct work
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For premises in Jordanhill, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
Also near Jordanhill
What else we do in Jordanhill
Service penetrations in Jordanhill buildings
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. Jordanhill has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Refits at places like Knightswood Shopping Centre (0.8 miles west of Jordanhill) often reroute services through walls between units. In a hotel such as Leonardo Inn Hotel Glasgow West End, 1.1 miles to the east of Jordanhill, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Jordanhill is about 2 miles north-east of Renfrew, in Glasgow. We send applicators to Jordanhill for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Glasgow coverage takes in 171 places.
Postcode districts covered here: G13, G14 and G11 for service penetrations. If your site is on Crow Road, Norse Road and Ryvra Road or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Jordanhill, we cover Scotstoun (1 mile south-west), Anniesland (1 mile north-east), Anniesland Cross (1 mile north-east), Scotstounhill (1 mile west) and Knightswood (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Glasgow (3 miles south-east), Woodlands (3 miles east), Woodside (3 miles east), Garnethill (3 miles south-east), Anderston (3 miles south-east) and Calton (5 miles south-east).
Around Jordanhill
We work on buildings around Scotstoun Primary School, The Esquire House and Jordanhill School. For rail, the closest station is Scotstounhill station, roughly 0.6 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Renfrew Museum (1.9 miles west) and Braehead (1.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Jordanhill includes Castle Hill and Kilmardinny.