Fire stopping in Longman
Looking for fire stopping in Longman? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Need fire stopping in Longman?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire-rated sealing for Longman buildings
The area within 2 miles of Longman holds 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. 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 proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a unit at a centre such as Eastgate Shopping Centre, 0.6 miles to the south of Longman, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. At a healthcare site like Royal Northern Infirmary, which lies south of Longman, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Longman is about 1 mile north of Inverness, in Highland. Commercial clients in Longman use us for work on service penetrations. Longman is one of 256 places we cover in Highland for service penetrations.
Commercial sites across IV1, IV3 and IV2 are covered for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Burnett Road, Longman Road and Stadium Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Longman, our area also takes in Millburn (1 mile south-east), Crown (1 mile south-east), Merkinch (1 mile west), Inverness (1 mile south) and Ballifeary (2 miles south-west). A short drive away, we cover Nairn (15 miles north-east), Cradlehall (3 miles east), Dingwall (11 miles north-west), Alness (14 miles north), Invergordon (14 miles north) and Muir of Ord (9 miles west). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so include the location in your enquiry.
Around Longman
In Longman, that means premises near Cavell Gardens and 1 Grant Street pub. For rail, the closest station is Inverness station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Inverness Castle (0.8 miles south) and Royal Northern Infirmary (1.3 miles south). The countryside around Longman includes Tomnahurich.
How we handle fire stopping in Longman
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. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. If you are dealing with head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and non-fire-rated filler around services, we can help, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Longman tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
For a building near Longman, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Longman (IV1, IV3, IV2)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Longman?
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and the wrong product can split as a result. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
For a site team at a college like Inverness College UHI, 1.6 miles south-east of Longman, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Before you book anyone
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Proof of insurance
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Should maintenance staff do it?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Questions about Longman
Is a hospital such as Royal Northern Infirmary somewhere you can work?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of the Highlands and Islands for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites normally want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
What else we do in Longman
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
From enquiry to sign-off
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Jobs near Longman 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.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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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 Longman, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photographs and we’ll quote for everything together.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why us?
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Constructionline member
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Maintenance after handover
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.