Kilmore fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Kilmore? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping for Kilmore sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Kilmore, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. The enquiries we see most involve seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, on cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Whoever orders the work in Kilmore, the brief is normally the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Around smaller places such as Kilmore, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Kilmore (PA34)
- Region
- Argyll and Bute
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter, so we check before sealing.
Questions we are asked in Kilmore
Is Kilmore too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Kilmore is within our area. We work across every Scottish council area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Kilmore?
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. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Why act early in Kilmore
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme which is why earlier is better. For buildings near Kilmore, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- A fixed quote before work starts
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Read what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Our process
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For a building near Kilmore, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Related advice
What affects the price in Kilmore
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Phasing around occupants
- Travel to remote or island sites
- The product specified
- The total length or number of joints
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Details that help us quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Any specification or named product
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Maintenance after handover
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.
Towns and villages near Kilmore
Also in Kilmore
Fire-rated sealing for Kilmore buildings
Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, with products tested for that end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Holiday works at schools like Oban High School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. Large healthcare estates like Lorn and Islands Hospital (to the north-west of Kilmore) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. In a building such as Kilmore Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Kilmore is about 37 miles north-west of Helensburgh, in Argyll and Bute. Anywhere in PA34, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Argyll and Bute, 124 places are covered, including Kilmore. There’s a separate page for Glasgow, about 57 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in PA34, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Riverside Road and Soroba Road are within our area. Sites close to Kilmore are covered too, including Oban (3 miles north-west), Dunollie (4 miles north-west), Ganavan (4 miles north), Dunbeg (5 miles north) and Connel (6 miles north). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead, so the full address helps from the start.
What’s near Kilmore
The nearest railway station is Oban station, roughly 3 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lorn and Islands Hospital (2.3 miles north-west) and Dunollie Castle (4.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Loch Nell and Càrn Dearg.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.