Meikleour fire stopping
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Meikleour. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping across Meikleour
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Compartments and services around Meikleour
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Meikleour. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For a building such as Kinclaven Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Blairgowrie Community Hospital, 3.3 miles north of Meikleour, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Hotels like Meikleour Arms Hotel & Restaurant, under half a mile to the north of Meikleour, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Meikleour is about 4 miles south of Blairgowrie and Rattray, in Perth and Kinross. We cover Meikleour, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Perth and Kinross, 114 places are covered, Meikleour among them. Our Dundee page has more on work in that area, about 16 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in PH2, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Mercer Green, Old Military Road and Carsie Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. If your building is just outside Meikleour, we cover Carsie (2 miles north-east), Burrelton (3 miles south-east), Woodside (3 miles south-east), Spittalfield (3 miles west) and Kinloch (3 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Perth (10 miles south), Blairgowrie and Rattray (4 miles north), Letham (10 miles south-west), Scone (8 miles south), Tulloch (10 miles south-west) and Alyth (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Meikleour
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Meikleour Hotel and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Kinclaven Castle (1.1 miles south) and Blairgowrie Community Hospital (3.3 miles north). The countryside around Meikleour includes Fingask Loch.
How we handle fire stopping in Meikleour
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. Site teams most often ask us about hidden openings found during inspections and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Meikleour tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In smaller Scottish places like Meikleour, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
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.
- Place
- Meikleour (PH2)
- Wider area
- Perth and Kinross
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Meikleour
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Meikleour?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Blairgowrie Community Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Do you need to see the site first?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Meikleour
What else we do in Meikleour
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
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.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Where we can, we combine work around Meikleour with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Point out any areas we must not close
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
What affects the price in Meikleour
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The total length or number of joints
- Access and working height
- Working within restricted access windows
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- The site address and postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Access details, including height
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.