Lochhill fire stopping
Sealant work in Lochhill for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping in Lochhill
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Lochhill
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are old intumescent sealant that has split away and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Lochhill, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
In smaller Scottish places like Lochhill, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Lochhill (IV30)
- Wider area
- Moray
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Cable penetrations
- 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
Different surfaces, different methods
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we’ll never swap a specified collar for sealant.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Lochhill can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Lochhill. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Other services in Lochhill
Why it’s worth doing now in Lochhill
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Lochhill choose us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- CHAS accredited
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- One number for every site we cover
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Common questions from Lochhill clients
Would you work within a site like Spynie Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Lochhill off your patch?
Not at all. Lochhill is within our area. We cover the whole of Scotland. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
How do I request a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it.
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 and point out anything needing another product.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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, which is what makes a joint last.
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.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. 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. Jobs near Lochhill are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
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Where services cross fire walls in Lochhill
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, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a building such as Urquhart Parish Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Spynie Hospital (to the west of Lochhill) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Lochhill is about 5 miles east of Elgin, in Moray. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Lochhill, we can help. We work across 59 places in Moray, from busy centres to rural villages. Aberdeen is covered too, around 53 miles from Lochhill.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout IV30. Just outside Lochhill, we also work in Urquhart (1 mile south), Lhanbryde (2 miles south), Kingston (3 miles east), Garmouth (3 miles east) and Blackhills (4 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Elgin (5 miles west), Buckie (8 miles east), Lossiemouth (5 miles north-west), Keith (12 miles south-east), Ashgrove (4 miles south-west) and Portknockie (13 miles east). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so include the location in your enquiry.
Around Lochhill
For rail, the closest station is Elgin station, roughly 4.7 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Spynie Palace (3.7 miles west) and Spynie Hospital (5.1 miles west). The countryside around Lochhill includes Loch Spynie.