Oxgangs fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Oxgangs and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for Oxgangs sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Oxgangs, done properly
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. 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 seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, we can help. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Oxgangs, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. In Oxgangs, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Location
- Oxgangs (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
How the job changes by surface
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
Related advice
Other services in Oxgangs
Leave it or put it right?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Oxgangs
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Public liability insurance in place
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Honest limits
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
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, which is what makes a joint last.
FAQs: Oxgangs
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Oxgangs?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Oxgangs, such as Edinburgh West Retail Park?
Yes. We cover Oxgangs and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Edinburgh West Retail Park. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What hours do you work?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we will schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Compartments and services around Oxgangs
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Oxgangs. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep 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.
Colleges such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus (2.9 miles north-west of Oxgangs) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Refits at places like Edinburgh West Retail Park, 1.8 miles north-west of Oxgangs, often reroute services through walls between units. For an estates team at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University, which lies north-west of Oxgangs, summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Oxgangs is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH10, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
We take on service penetrations across the EH10, EH13 and EH14 postcode area. Streets here include Oxgangs Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road. Nearby places we also cover include Colinton Mains (1 mile west), Comiston (1 mile north-east), Caiystane (1 mile south-east), Greenbank (1 mile north) and Firrhill (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Near you in Oxgangs
Around Oxgangs, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park, among other places. The closest station to Oxgangs is Slateford station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Cockburn Geological Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Edinburgh City Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.