Fire stopping in Liberton
Commercial sealant work in Liberton for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Need fire stopping in Liberton?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Liberton, done properly
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and raise it with you if it falls outside. The enquiries we see most involve open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and seals that don’t match their tested detail, across linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations. Most enquiries from Liberton start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Liberton (EH16, EH17, EH9)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for service penetrations
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Working within restricted access windows
- The size and state of each joint
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The product your specification calls for
- The postcode of the building
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Common questions from Liberton clients
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Liberton?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Is a hospital such as Ellen's Glen Community Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Can you quote from photographs?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Commercial clients in Liberton
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Aftercare for building managers
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Record which product was used where
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
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.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
When something else is needed
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You’ll hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. 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 premises in Liberton, 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.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Also near Liberton
Other services in Liberton
Compartments and services around Liberton
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. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. Liberton has a good number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
Tenant changes at centres like Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, 0.9 miles to the north of Liberton, often mean new services through walls between units. On a site such as Blackford Business Park, 1.3 miles north-west of Liberton, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. Hotels such as Northumberland Hotel, 1 mile north of Liberton, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Liberton is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for fire stopping in Liberton? We can help, as we do across Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
Commercial sites across EH16, EH17 and EH9 are covered for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Orrok Lane, Little Road and Kedslie Road. Being close to the A701, Liberton is easy to get to with materials and equipment. We also cover Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-east), Inch (1 mile north-east), Alnwickhill (1 mile south-west), Gracemount (1 mile south) and Howden Hall (1 mile south) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north), Greenside (3 miles north), Broughton (3 miles north) and Bellevue (3 miles north).
Near you in Liberton
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Inch Park and St Margaret's School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 2.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Natural History Collections (0.8 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Blackford Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Liberton
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 the right detail can be checked at the time. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why appoint us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.