Fire stopping in Maud
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Maud. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping for businesses in Maud
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Maud: 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. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
At a healthcare site like Maud Hospital, which lies south-east of Maud, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Maud is about 12 miles south of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Maud, we can help, as we do across Aberdeenshire. Our Aberdeenshire coverage takes in 179 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Aberdeen is covered too, around 25 miles from Maud.
We cover the AB42 postcode districts for service penetrations. Buildings on Market Street, School Road and Deer Road are within our area for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Maud, we cover New Deer (2 miles west), Turfhill (3 miles west), Old Deer (3 miles east), Stuartfield (3 miles east) and Auchnagatt (4 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Peterhead (12 miles east), Fraserburgh (12 miles north), Ellon (11 miles south), Turriff (12 miles west), Roanheads (13 miles east) and Clerkhill (12 miles east).
Around Maud
Nearby you will also find Maud Junction railway station (under half a mile east) and Brucklay Castle (1.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Pitfour Lake.
Fire stopping in Maud
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. 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 pipe penetrations, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old intumescent sealant that has split away and expanding foam used as fire stopping. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Maud is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Maud often have services added during refurbishment. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Maud (AB42)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What affects the price in Maud
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Access details, including height
- The postcode of the building
- The product your specification calls for
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
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Questions about Maud
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Maud Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Which Scottish guidance covers penetration seals in Maud?
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. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Signs you need fire stopping in Maud
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Around Maud, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
What your quote should include
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Proof of insurance
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Where we can, we combine work around Maud with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. For buildings near Maud, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photographs and we’ll quote for everything together.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited
- One contact handling all your sites
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Honest limits
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors