Fire stopping in Newtonmore
Sealant work in Newtonmore for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Need fire stopping in Newtonmore?
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 Newtonmore
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Newtonmore can form part of a wider programme across Highland.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Fire stopping in Newtonmore, done properly
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, phone 01277 525 020 or email us with the schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old intumescent sealant that has split away and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Newtonmore first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Around smaller places such as Newtonmore, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Newtonmore (PH20)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
Do you need fire stopping in Newtonmore?
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Hotels like Braeriach Hotel (to the east of Newtonmore) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
What to look for in a quote
- The named product and why it was chosen
- What site paperwork they can supply
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- How they’ll work around occupants
Leave it or put it right?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Around smaller places like Newtonmore, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Resealing early avoids that.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Why appoint us
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- CHAS accredited
- Constructionline member
- Public liability insurance in place
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. For a building near Newtonmore, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- 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.
- 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.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
Questions we are asked in Newtonmore
Would you work within a site like St Vincent's Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Newtonmore?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can you fit around our working hours?
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 I request a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Quoting for work in Newtonmore
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- How much there is to seal
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Location, for remote and island sites
- How accessible the joints are
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Specification clauses that apply
- The postcode of the building
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The type of building and who uses it
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
Other services in Newtonmore
Compartment walls and floors in Newtonmore
The area within 2 miles of Newtonmore holds a number of hotels. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as St Vincent's Hospital, 2.9 miles to the north-east of Newtonmore, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Where a unit on an estate such as Newtonmore Industrial Estate, which lies south-east of Newtonmore, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Newtonmore is about 28 miles south of Inverness, in Highland. Anywhere in PH20, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Highland, 256 places are covered, including Newtonmore. Dundee is covered too, some 60 miles away.
We cover the PH20 postcode districts for service penetrations. If your site is on Station Road, Main Street and Old Glen Road or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. With the B9150 nearby, Newtonmore is straightforward for us to reach. We also cover Kingussie (3 miles north-east), Etteridge (4 miles south), Laggan (7 miles south-west), Gergask (7 miles south-west) and Kincraig (9 miles north-east) for service penetrations. For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
What’s near Newtonmore
There’s a railway station in Newtonmore itself: Newtonmore station. A little further out are St Vincent's Hospital (2.9 miles north-east) and Clan Macpherson Museum (under half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Creag Bheag and Loch an Dabhaich.