Fire Stopping in Mid Yell
Looking for fire stopping in Mid Yell? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Need fire stopping in Mid Yell?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Mid Yell, done properly
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. If you have open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and non-fire-rated filler around services, we can help, on service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors alike. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Mid Yell it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Mid Yell often have services added during refurbishment. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- Mid Yell (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Where we can, we combine work around Mid Yell with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Request a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Related advice
Building owners, agents and FMs in Mid Yell
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If you are not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Leave it or put it right?
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, and the right detail can be checked at the time. For buildings near Mid Yell, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photos and we will quote for everything together.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in Mid Yell choose us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
See our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
When to call us in Mid Yell
Plenty of openings were simply never closed because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Older community buildings such as St John's Church And Churchyard 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
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- How the existing material will be dealt with
Fire-rated sealing for Mid Yell buildings
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. Work on Mid Yell has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. Photos of each opening and the specification mean the right products make the trip.
Schools such as Mid Yell Junior High School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Mid Yell is in the Shetland Islands. Commercial clients in Mid Yell use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of the Shetland Islands. Mid Yell is one of 63 places in the Shetland Islands on our list.
We cover the ZE2 postcode districts. Among the streets we cover are Links House, Sunny Side and Burrapark. Close to Mid Yell, our area also takes in Camb (1 mile north), Aywick (3 miles south), Houbie (7 miles east), Burravoe (7 miles south) and Clivocast (8 miles north-east). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Mid Yell
Open spaces near Mid Yell include White Hill of Vatsetter and Loch of Vatsetter.
Questions we’re asked in Mid Yell
Do you decide the fire-stopping details for buildings in Mid Yell?
No. Fire-stopping design and sign-off belong to the designer, principal designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Is Mid Yell inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike, and that includes island locations such as Mid Yell. We group island work where we can and plan around the crossings.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Can you quote from photographs?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit before quoting.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Record which product was used where
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.