Fire stopping in Old Blair
Work needed on a service penetration in Old Blair? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping near Old Blair
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Old Blair
Facilities managers in Old Blair often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and snag lists that include open service penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Old Blair, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Around smaller places such as Old Blair, 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.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Old Blair (PH18)
- Wider area
- Perth and Kinross
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Old Blair
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down and each detail can be checked as we go. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Public liability insurance in place
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
From enquiry to sign-off
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Old Blair. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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How the job changes by surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We follow your schedule area by area.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we will tell you what the detail says instead.
Towns and villages near Old Blair
Other services in Old Blair
Compartment walls and floors in Old Blair
Old Blair has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
In a hotel such as Atholl Arms Hotel, 0.5 miles to the south-east of Old Blair, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Around Old Blair, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
Old Blair is about 23 miles north-west of Blairgowrie and Rattray, in Perth and Kinross. We send applicators to Old Blair for service penetrations. Old Blair is one of 114 places we cover in Perth and Kinross for service penetrations. We also cover Dundee, around 39 miles from Old Blair.
Business premises anywhere in PH18 are within our area for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Bridge of Tilt (1 mile east), Blair Atholl (1 mile east), Old Struan (4 miles west), Moulin (6 miles south-east) and Pitlochry (7 miles south-east) for service penetrations. Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Landmarks near Old Blair
The closest station to Old Blair is Blair Atholl station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Atholl Country Life Museum (0.5 miles south-east) and Blair Castle (less than half a mile north). Green spaces nearby include Loch Moraig and Creag Odhar.
What we can’t put right
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
When to bring in a specialist
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
FAQs: Old Blair
Is Old Blair too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Old Blair is within our area. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Old Blair?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, which many sites require.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.