Fire stopping in Kemnay
Commercial sealant work in Kemnay for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Fire stopping in Kemnay
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Kemnay
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. Most enquiries involve service penetrations left open after M&E works and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. Most enquiries from Kemnay start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Kemnay 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 workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Kemnay (AB51)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Common problems we fix in Kemnay
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position, so it has to come out.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Inverurie Hospital (to the north-east of Kemnay) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Comparing quotes
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
What else we do in Kemnay
Questions about Kemnay
Is a smaller place like Kemnay outside your area?
No. Places such as Kemnay are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Inverurie Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant 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.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself normally taking longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For a building near Kemnay, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- 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
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Advice
What affects the price in Kemnay
What shapes the price:
- Access and working height
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Joint width, depth and condition
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Specification clauses that apply
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
How the job changes by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. Dampers and ductwork systems themselves are outside our work.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Kemnay. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
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.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Where services cross fire walls in Kemnay
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, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
In a building such as Kemnay Parish Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Holiday works at schools like Kemnay Academy often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Kemnay is about 4 miles south-west of Inverurie, in Aberdeenshire. Any commercial site in Kemnay is covered. Kemnay is one of 179 places in Aberdeenshire on our list. Our Aberdeen page has more on work in that area, about 13 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the AB51 postcode area. For a building on High Street, Station Road and Greystone Square or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Kemnay, we cover Cottown (2 miles east), Monymusk (3 miles west), Kintore (4 miles east), Sauchen (4 miles south-west) and Port Elphinstone (4 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Inverurie (4 miles north-east), Westhill (8 miles south-east), Banchory (12 miles south), Garioch (4 miles north-east), Oldmeldrum (8 miles north-east) and Alford (10 miles west). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Around Kemnay
The closest station to Kemnay is Kintore station, roughly 3.6 miles east. A little further out are Little Treasures: Toy Museum & Shop (1.3 miles north-east) and Inverurie Hospital (3.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Kemnay include Scroggie Hill.