Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Lochee, Dundee
Need fire stopping in Lochee? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping for businesses in Lochee
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Compartments and services around Lochee
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. A 2-mile radius around Lochee takes in a good number of hotels. 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.
At a college such as Dundee and Angus College - Kingsway Campus, 1.5 miles north-east of Lochee, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Royal Victoria Hospital, 0.8 miles south of Lochee, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Lochee is about 1 mile west of Dundee, in Dundee. We send applicators to Lochee for service penetrations. Lochee is one of 28 places in Dundee on our list.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout DD2 and DD3. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Ancrum Road, High Street and St Ann Lane. Access to Lochee is via the A923 among other routes. We also cover Dryburgh (1 mile north-west), Balgay (1 mile south-west), Logie (1 mile south), Charleston (1 mile west) and Ardler (1 mile north) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Broughty Ferry (6 miles east), Barnhill (6 miles east), Pitkerro (3 miles east), Whitfield (3 miles east), Douglas (4 miles east) and Craigiebank (3 miles east).
Landmarks near Lochee
Recent enquiries here include premises near Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, Cox Branch Library and Balgay Hill. Lochee’s nearest station is Dundee station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Dudhope Castle (1.2 miles south-east) and Tayside Medical History Museum (1.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Lochee includes Balgay Hill and Trottick Mill Ponds.
Fire stopping in Lochee
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. If you have fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, we can help. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Lochee 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.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Lochee (DD2, DD3)
- Region
- Dundee
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
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Quoting for work in Lochee
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- The size and state of each joint
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Access and working height
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any specification or named product
- When you need the work done
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Commercial clients in Lochee
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Honest limits
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we will tell you what the detail says instead.
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically and tell you about openings outside the list.
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself normally taking longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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Do you need fire stopping in Lochee?
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Tenant changes at centres like Kingsway West Retail Park (0.8 miles north-east of Lochee) often mean new services through walls between units.
Before you book anyone
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Their public liability cover
Common questions from Lochee clients
Is a hospital such as Royal Victoria Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Lochee after a refit?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Normally, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
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.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.