Fire stopping in Kildary
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Kildary. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping for Kildary sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Our process
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you, and each area is checked before we leave it. For work around Kildary, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Advice
How we handle fire stopping in Kildary
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, often unnoticed. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Kildary from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Kildary 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, in Kildary as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Kildary (IV18)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Kildary
Where services cross fire walls in Kildary
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
On a hospital site such as County Community Hospital, 4.7 miles south-west of Kildary, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Kildary is about 14 miles north-west of Nairn, in Highland. We send applicators to Kildary for service penetrations. 256 places across Highland fall within our area, Kildary among them.
We cover the IV18 postcode districts. If your site is on Parkside and Parkhill or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Kildary, we cover Milton (1 mile south-west), Kilmuir (1 mile south-west), Barbaraville (2 miles south-west), Arabella (2 miles east) and Pitcalnie (3 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Nairn (14 miles south-east), Tain (4 miles north), Alness (8 miles south-west), Dornoch (9 miles north), Invergordon (5 miles south-west) and Fortrose (12 miles south). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead, so the full address helps from the start.
Around Kildary
Kildary’s nearest station is Fearn station, roughly 3.4 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Milntown Castle (0.9 miles south) and County Community Hospital (4.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Kildary includes Loch Eye.
Owners, agents and contractors
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
What we are called out for in Kildary
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped and the opening isn’t always resealed.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Their public liability cover
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Your questions answered
Is Kildary too far out for you?
Not at all. Kildary is within our area. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Kildary?
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.
How long before the joints can be used?
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. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Why act early in Kildary
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. Around smaller places like Kildary, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
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.
Why appoint us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers, and we work within it.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access is often tight, so we agree it with you in advance, including keys, permits and any isolations.