Fire stopping in Loans
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Loans. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Need fire stopping in Loans?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Jobs near Loans are often grouped with others in the same area. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Get a fixed 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.
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Fire stopping in Loans
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, and they are easy to forget. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we’re called in for most is openings left by services added after handover and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Loans 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.
For a building near Loans, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photographs of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Loans (KA10)
- Region
- South Ayrshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Loans
Is Loans too far out for you?
No. Places such as Loans are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Would you work within a site like Biggart Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No, we don’t design fire stopping. Once you have a specification, we can price and install the sealant elements of it.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. Send photos or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. For buildings near Loans, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photographs and we will quote for everything together.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why appoint us
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Public liability insurance in place
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
Work for main contractors and building owners
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Fire stopping around Loans: how the place shapes the job
Loans has two care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Loans. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail.
In a building such as Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Meddan, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Hotels such as Highghrove House Hotel (less than half a mile north-east of Loans) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. At a healthcare site like Biggart Hospital, 4.1 miles south of Loans, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Loans is about 1 mile east of Troon, in South Ayrshire. Looking for fire stopping in Loans? We can help, as we do across South Ayrshire. 48 places across South Ayrshire fall within our area, including Loans. Sites around Glasgow have their own page, about 25 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout KA10. Streets here include Main Street, Craiksland Place and Kyle Crescent. We also cover Collennan (1 mile north), Troon (1 mile west), Barassie (1 mile north-west), Dundonald (2 miles north-east) and Hansel Village (2 miles east) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Ayr (7 miles south), Prestwick (4 miles south), Heathfield (5 miles south), Belmont (7 miles south), Forehill (7 miles south) and Maybole (14 miles south).
What’s near Loans
In Loans, that means premises near Harbour Road garden, among other places. The closest station to Loans is Barassie station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Crosbie Castle and the Fullarton estate (1.5 miles south-west) and Biggart Hospital (4.1 miles south). The countryside around Loans includes Caprington Loch.
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.