Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Muirhouse, Edinburgh
Need fire stopping in Muirhouse? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping for Muirhouse sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Leave it or put it right?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down, and the right detail can be checked at the time. Getting access arranged for a building in Muirhouse takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
What you get with us
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- A fixed quote before work starts
- One number for every site we cover
- CSCS-carded applicators
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
About our fire stopping in Muirhouse
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. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal rather than guesswork. We work on pipe penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we are asked to look at most are unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and seals disturbed by maintenance and left open. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Muirhouse it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Muirhouse (EH4, EH5, EH95)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Muirhouse
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Muirhouse?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Does your area include sites such as Drylaw Shopping Centre, near Muirhouse?
Yes, sites like Drylaw Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Muirhouse. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
When can you be on site?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
How do you choose the sealant?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For premises in Muirhouse, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we’ll plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. You can also send details through our quote form.
Related advice
What the job involves on each surface
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. The gap is measured at the widest point against the detail’s limits, and any outside it are raised with you.
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.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Fire stopping in Muirhouse: the local picture
There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Muirhouse. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. 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, with products tested for that end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Edinburgh College - Granton Campus, 0.5 miles to the north-east of Muirhouse, are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal. For a hotel such as Village Hotel (0.8 miles east of Muirhouse), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Large healthcare estates like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh) (to the south-east of Muirhouse) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Muirhouse is about 3 miles north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Muirhouse is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh.
We cover the EH4, EH5 and EH95 postcode districts. For a building on Heath Road, Mottram Road and Herring Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Muirhouse are covered too, including West Pilton (1 mile north-east), Drylaw (1 mile south), Silverknowes (1 mile west), Pilton (1 mile east) and Crewe Toll (1 mile east). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (3 miles east), Bonnington (3 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Broughton (3 miles east) and Buccleuch (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Muirhouse
In Muirhouse, that means premises near St Columba's Parish Church and Gabrielle Keiller Library, among other places. The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, about 2.3 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Waverley Mall (2.8 miles south-east) and Murrayfield Experience (2.2 miles south). The countryside around Muirhouse includes The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
Commercial clients in Muirhouse
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Muirhouse can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Edinburgh.