Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in North Leith, Edinburgh
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in North Leith and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping across North Leith
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Doing it in-house
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Fire stopping in North Leith, done properly
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you are dealing with fire stopping installed outside its tested range and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, we can help, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in North Leith is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. For a building in North Leith, specified fire-rated sealant is installed as the maker’s tested detail describes.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll come back to it.
- Location
- North Leith (EH6, EH7, EH5)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Places near North Leith
Other services in North Leith
Quoting for work in North Leith
Before we quote, we look at:
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Phasing around occupants
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
What to include in your enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- When you need the work done
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.
Commercial clients in North Leith
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Fire-rated sealing for North Leith buildings
Six care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from North Leith. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. The area within 2 miles of North Leith holds a good number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
Residences at universities like University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, 1.8 miles south of North Leith, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. At a college such as Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh, 1.6 miles south-west of North Leith, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
North Leith is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in North Leith can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Business premises anywhere in EH6, EH7 and EH5 are within our area. If your site is on Fyfe Lane, Haig Lane and Mill Lane or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Close to North Leith, our area also takes in Bonnington (1 mile south), Timber Bush (1 mile east), Victoria Park (1 mile west), Leith (1 mile north-east) and Newhaven (1 mile north-west). A short drive away, we cover West Coates (3 miles south-west), Sciennes (3 miles south), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south), Queensferry (8 miles west) and Burgh Muir (3 miles south).
Near you in North Leith
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to McDonald Road Library, Taylor Gardens and The Annfield Bar, among other places. You will also find Leith Academy (0.8 miles south-east) and London Street Primary School (1.1 miles south). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Ocean Terminal (less than half a mile north) and Leith Hospital (less than half a mile south-east). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Do you need fire stopping in North Leith?
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Tenant changes at centres like Newkirkgate Shopping Centre, 0.5 miles to the south-east of North Leith, often mean new services through walls between units.
What your quote should include
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Common questions from North Leith clients
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around North Leith?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus for the vacation?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you work in North Leith?
Yes. We take on work across North Leith.
When can you be on site?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.