Fire stopping in Moredun
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Moredun, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping across Moredun
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Commercial clients in Moredun
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
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.
Fire stopping in Moredun, 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 part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail. If you’re dealing with head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, we can put it right. Searching for sealant specialists in Moredun? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Tenement blocks and converted stone buildings in Scottish cities often hide old service routes through walls and floors. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Moredun (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Signs you need fire stopping in Moredun
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, so it has to come out.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Openings left by services added after handover
Hospital estates such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 0.5 miles north of Moredun, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Questions to ask before you book
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- How they’ll work around occupants
When something else is needed
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Diagnose, treat, sign off
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Moredun, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Request a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Fire stopping around Moredun: what changes locally
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 products tested for that end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail. A good number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Moredun. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
Residences at universities like University of Edinburgh Bioquarter, 0.5 miles to the north of Moredun, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Liberton Parish Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Moredun is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH17, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Moredun among them.
We take on service penetrations across the EH17 and EH16 postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include Drum Avenue, Gilmerton Road and Craigour Avenue, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Moredun sits on or close to the A772, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Sites close to Moredun are covered too, including Craigour (1 mile north-west), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Moredun
Around Moredun, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Drum Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, about 1.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (0.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Towns and villages near Moredun
What else we do in Moredun
Your questions answered
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can you work in a care home near Moredun with residents in?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s. Wherever the site is, our work follows the specification and the tested detail.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. We don’t certify or sign off fire stopping, and we hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. Our part is fitting the specified product to its tested detail, and any records you need can be confirmed with the quote.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
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.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.