Kincorth fire stopping
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Kincorth and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Need fire stopping in Kincorth?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
On site: what to expect
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Kincorth, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- 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
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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Fire stopping in Kincorth, done properly
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. We work on service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are non-fire-rated filler around services and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Kincorth is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Place
- Kincorth (AB12, AB10)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
For the best life from the joints:
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail, by someone who knows the system.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
Where services cross fire walls in Kincorth
There are four care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Kincorth. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Kincorth. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
Hotels like Aberdeen Altens Hotel (to the south-east of Kincorth) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. Shop fits on retail sites such as Kincorth Shopping Centre, less than half a mile east of Kincorth, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product.
Kincorth is about 2 miles south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Anywhere in AB12, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 40 places across Aberdeen fall within our area, Kincorth among them.
Business premises anywhere in AB12 and AB10 are within our area. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Laws Road, Deeside Lane and Gardner Road. Just outside Kincorth, we also work in Kaimhill (1 mile north-west), Broomhill (1 mile north-west), Garthdee (1 mile west), Ferryhill (1 mile north) and Charlestown (1 mile south). Bigger towns within reach include Berryden (3 miles north), Dyce (7 miles north-west), Tillydrone (3 miles north), Cults (3 miles west), Donside Village (4 miles north) and Cummings Park (3 miles north-west).
Around Kincorth
Around Kincorth, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Harlaw Academy and Duthie Park. For rail, the closest station is Aberdeen station, roughly 1.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Aberdeen Trades Hospitals (1.9 miles north) and Union Square Aberdeen (1.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Kincorth Hill and Upper Lake.
Leave it or put it right?
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down and each detail can be checked as we go. 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.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why clients in Kincorth choose us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- One number for every site we cover
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Questions we’re asked in Kincorth
Is a hospital such as Albyn Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can work at a site such as Robert Gordon University fit around teaching?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Do you cover Kincorth?
Yes. Sites across Kincorth are covered, with one number for every area we cover.
Do you have third-party installer accreditation for fire stopping?
No. We are not members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we are not the right fit for that package.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Quoting for work in Kincorth
These are the things that shape the price:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- How accessible the joints are
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The site address and postcode
- When you need the work done
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Should maintenance staff do it?
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.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Common problems we fix in Kincorth
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Albyn Hospital, 1.6 miles to the north of Kincorth, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
What to look for in a quote
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid