Fire stopping in Newcraighall
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Newcraighall and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Openings left by services added after handover
Need fire stopping in Newcraighall?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If you’re not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Newcraighall
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Newcraighall
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are seals that don’t match their tested detail and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Newcraighall from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
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, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Newcraighall (EH21, EH15, EH22)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear joints
Joints at the top of partitions may need to move as the slab above deflects. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, with no gaps along the run.
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. Dampers and ductwork systems themselves are outside our work.
Fire stopping around Newcraighall: what changes locally
Newcraighall has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Tenant changes at centres like Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.7 miles west of Newcraighall, often mean new services through walls between units. Residences at universities like Queen Margaret University (0.6 miles south-east of Newcraighall) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. On a hospital site such as Shawfair Park Hospital (1.8 miles south of Newcraighall), fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Newcraighall is about 1 mile west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Newcraighall for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Newcraighall among them.
We cover the EH21, EH15 and EH22 postcode districts. For a building on Benhar Road, Glennie Road and Denholm Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Just outside Newcraighall, we also work in Shawfair (1 mile south), Eastfield (1 mile north), Joppa (1 mile north), Old Craighall (1 mile south-east) and Musselburgh (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (5 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Newcraighall
Around Newcraighall, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Portobello Library and Abercorn Park and the streets around them. Newcraighall has its own railway station: Newcraighall station. Other landmarks nearby include Craigmillar Castle (2.1 miles west) and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Duddingston Loch and Whinny Hill.
FAQs: Newcraighall
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Newcraighall?
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. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Is Newhailes Industrial Estate, near Newcraighall, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Newcraighall and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Newhailes Industrial Estate included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What hours do you work?
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.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
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What else we do in Newcraighall
After the work
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
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 instead of being left for someone else.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Newcraighall
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
On site: what to expect
At the end of each section, 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. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- 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.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Request a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
What affects the price in Newcraighall
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much there is to seal
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Location, for remote and island sites
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The product your specification calls for
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings if you’d rather talk the job through.