Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Muir of Ord, Highland
Fire stopping for Muir of Ord, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Need fire stopping in Muir of Ord?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Muir of Ord
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. Site teams most often ask us about fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Whoever orders the work in Muir of Ord, the brief is normally the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In smaller Scottish places like Muir of Ord, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Muir of Ord (IV6)
- Region
- Highland
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Muir of Ord. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Move anything stored against the joints
Request a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
Work for main contractors and building owners
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.
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.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Details that help us quote
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Questions about Muir of Ord
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Ross Memorial Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is Muir of Ord too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of Scotland. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Is the BS 476 change in 2029 relevant to fire stopping?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Classification to BS EN 13501-2 becomes the expected evidence. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
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’s the quickest route to a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Why act early in Muir of Ord
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. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Muir of Ord. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Constructionline member
- One number for every site we cover
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Compartment walls and floors in Muir of Ord
Muir of Ord has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Gilchrist sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Hotels like Ord Arms Hotel (under half a mile north of Muir of Ord) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Ross Memorial Hospital (5.4 miles north of Muir of Ord) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Muir of Ord is about 9 miles west of Inverness, in Highland. Any commercial site in Muir of Ord is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Across Highland, 256 places are covered, Muir of Ord among them.
Commercial sites across IV6 are covered for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Fairmuir Road, Seaforth Road and Burns Avenue. Close to Muir of Ord, our area also takes in Windhill (1 mile south), Beauly (3 miles south), Conon Bridge (3 miles north), Kirkhill (3 miles south-east) and Marybank (4 miles north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Inverness (9 miles east), Cradlehall (12 miles east), Merkinch (8 miles east), Dingwall (6 miles north), Hilton (10 miles south-east) and Alness (14 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.
What’s near Muir of Ord
Muir of Ord has its own railway station: Muir of Ord station. Well-known places in the area include Tarradale Castle (1.9 miles south-east) and Ross Memorial Hospital (5.4 miles north). For a walk, there’s Loch nam Bonnach and Tollie Red Kites RSPB Reserve.