Murkle fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Murkle. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping across Murkle
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Murkle
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. Most enquiries involve unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, across service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Murkle tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Around smaller places such as Murkle, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll come back to it.
- Where
- Murkle (KW14)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Murkle buildings
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
At a healthcare site like Dunbar Hospital, 3.7 miles to the west of Murkle, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Murkle is about 3 miles east of Thurso, in Highland. Our applicators travel to Murkle for work on service penetrations. Murkle is one of 256 places in Highland on our list for service penetrations.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in KW14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We also cover Castletown (2 miles east), Thurso (3 miles west), Dunnet (4 miles north-east), Scrabster (4 miles west) and Glengolly (4 miles south-west) for service penetrations. Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Murkle
Murkle’s nearest station is Thurso station, roughly 3.2 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Thurso Heritage Museum (3.6 miles west) and Dunbar Hospital (3.7 miles west). The countryside around Murkle includes St John's Loch.
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Murkle
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
For managing agents and facilities managers
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Murkle can form part of a wider programme across Highland.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Questions we are asked in Murkle
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Murkle?
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook covers it in clause 2.1.14: penetrations keep at least the element’s fire resistance duration, with products tested for their end use. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Is Murkle too far out for you?
No. Places such as Murkle are covered as much as the big towns. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Who decides which product is used?
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.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
What affects the price in Murkle
What shapes the price:
- The product specified
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The total length or number of joints
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Access details, including height
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Also in Murkle
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Murkle is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Murkle
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Around Murkle, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
Doing it in-house
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Redoing a failed joint typically 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.