Longformacus fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Longformacus? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping for businesses in Longformacus
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Quoting for work in Longformacus
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Working within restricted access windows
- The total length or number of joints
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Your programme or deadline
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Any specification or named product
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Fire stopping in Longformacus, done properly
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. The enquiries we see most involve unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and service penetrations left open after M&E works, on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Longformacus? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around smaller places such as Longformacus, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant.
- Place
- Longformacus (TD11)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, 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. Where we can, we combine work around Longformacus with other jobs nearby. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Advice
Building owners, agents and FMs in Longformacus
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Longformacus can form part of a wider programme across the Scottish Borders.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Longformacus. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You’ll hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
Fire stopping in Longformacus: the local picture
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, with products tested for that end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For buildings in and around Longformacus, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Longformacus is about 15 miles south-east of Haddington, in the Scottish Borders. We cover commercial sites throughout Longformacus, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 91 places across the Scottish Borders fall within our area, including Longformacus. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 29 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout TD11, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are The Row, Duns Road and Gifford Road. Just outside Longformacus, we also work in Clockmill (5 miles south-east), Gavinton (6 miles south-east), Westruther (6 miles south-west), Preston (6 miles east) and Duns (6 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Kelso (14 miles south), Earlston (14 miles south-west), Lauder (12 miles south-west) and Chirnside (11 miles east).
Around Longformacus
A little further out are Langton Castle (4.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Longformacus includes Twin Law.
Your questions answered
Can you produce the fire-stopping design for a job in Longformacus?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested detail, and telling you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Longformacus?
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. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Is Longformacus in your area?
Yes. Sites across Longformacus are covered, and the same phone number covers every area.
Can you quote from photos?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Do you need fire stopping in Longformacus?
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access normally bring them to light.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Openings left by services added after handover
Older community buildings such as Longformacus Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
What to look for in a quote
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How joint depth will be controlled
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
Why act early in Longformacus
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. Around smaller places like Longformacus, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why us?
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.