Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Letham, Perth and Kinross
Looking for fire stopping in Letham? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping in Letham
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Letham
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we’re called in for most is fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and fire stopping installed outside its tested range. Searching for sealant specialists in Letham? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Letham often have services added during refurbishment. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Letham as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Letham (PH1)
- Wider area
- Perth and Kinross
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- The size and state of each joint
- How much there is to seal
- The product specified
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Common questions from Letham clients
Does your area include sites such as Broxden Business Park, near Letham?
Yes, sites like Broxden Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Letham. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Letham?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
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.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
What hours do you work?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
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Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Letham is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Ask for a quote
Send us photographs, 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
Compartments and services around Letham
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 what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail. Letham has 11 care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. 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.
Large healthcare estates like Perth Royal Infirmary (to the south-east of Letham) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Offices at parks like Broxden Business Park, 0.9 miles south of Letham, are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail.
Letham is about 1 mile west of Perth, in Perth and Kinross. We cover commercial sites throughout Letham, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Letham is one of 114 places in Perth and Kinross on our list. There’s a separate page for Dundee, about 20 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout PH1, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Elm Lane, Leny Road and Fittis Road. Close to Letham, our area also takes in Hillyland (1 mile north-west), Huntingtower (1 mile north-west), Tulloch (1 mile north), Ruthvenfield (1 mile north-west) and Scone (3 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Blairgowrie and Rattray (14 miles north), Crieff (14 miles west), Auchterarder (11 miles south-west), Kinross (13 miles south), Coupar Angus (13 miles north-east) and Rattray (14 miles north-east). Among the larger centres in Perth and Kinross is Letham, and we take on service penetrations for its commercial and public buildings.
What’s near Letham
In Letham, that means premises near North Inch and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Perth station, about 1.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Murray Royal Hospital (2.2 miles east) and Huntingtower Castle (0.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Dupplin Lake and Mailer Hill.
Keeping the joints sound
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
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 using the same product.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Do you need fire stopping in Letham?
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
In a retail centre such as St Catherine's Retail Park, 1.4 miles to the east of Letham, any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail.
What to look for in a quote
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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 normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.