Fire Stopping in Kingswells
Planning work on a service penetration in Kingswells? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Need fire stopping in Kingswells?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
About our fire stopping in Kingswells
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail. If you have damaged fire seals in risers and voids and openings left by services added after handover, we can put it right, whatever the surface. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Kingswells 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.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, 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.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- Kingswells (AB15)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Kingswells buildings
There are two care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Kingswells. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, 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.
In a hotel such as Village Hotel Club, 0.5 miles south of Kingswells, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. At a university such as University of Aberdeen - Foresterhill Campus, 3.2 miles east of Kingswells, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Kingswells is about 4 miles west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Kingswells sits inside our coverage and the rest of Aberdeen, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 40 places across Aberdeen fall within our area, including Kingswells.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in AB15 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Midmar View, Kingswells Avenue and Midmar Crescent are within our area. Just outside Kingswells, we also work in Newhills (1 mile north), Countesswells (2 miles south), Westhill (3 miles west), Elrick (3 miles west) and Bieldside (3 miles south). A short drive away, we cover Aberdeen (4 miles east), Rosemount (4 miles east), Berryden (4 miles east), Ferryhill (5 miles east), New Aberdeen (5 miles east) and Dyce (3 miles north).
Near you in Kingswells
For rail, the closest station is Dyce station, about 3.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Woodend Hospital (1.9 miles east) and Gordon Highlanders Museum (3.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Rubislaw Quarry and Brimmond Hill.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
What the job involves on each surface
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on and we confirm each before sealing.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Paperwork matters too. 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: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. For premises in Kingswells, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay 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.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
Questions about Kingswells
Would you work within a site like Woodend Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is Prime Four Business Park, near Kingswells, within your area?
Yes, sites like Prime Four Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Kingswells. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you quote from photos?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We will confirm the product and detail installed, and you can tell us what other records you need at quote stage.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If our installation fails in that time, we return and fix it.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. Outside that, a different product is needed, specified by your designer.
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Also in Kingswells
Signs you need fire stopping in Kingswells
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are the usual culprits.
Look out for the following:
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
For a unit at a centre such as Mastrick Shopping Centre, 2.2 miles to the east of Kingswells, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit.
Before you book anyone
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it