Oxnam fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Oxnam and across the Scottish Borders. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping near Oxnam
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our fire stopping in Oxnam
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are hidden openings found during inspections and penetration schedules that need working through. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Oxnam tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In smaller Scottish places like Oxnam, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Oxnam (TD8)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Oxnam: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Oxnam, such as Oxnam Road Industrial Estate?
Yes. Our area takes in Oxnam and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Oxnam Road Industrial Estate included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Oxnam?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with a description of the work.
Other services in Oxnam
For managing agents and facilities managers
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Compartments and services around Oxnam
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Oxnam Parish Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Oxnam is about 12 miles east of Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Oxnam use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of the Scottish Borders. Oxnam is one of 91 places in the Scottish Borders on our list. We also cover Edinburgh, some 44 miles away.
We cover the TD8 postcode districts. Just outside Oxnam, we also work in Jedburgh (3 miles north-west), Nisbet (5 miles north), Ancrum (6 miles north-west), Morebattle (6 miles north-east) and Roxburgh (8 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Hawick (12 miles west), Kelso (10 miles north), Selkirk (15 miles north-west), Wilton (12 miles west), Melrose (14 miles north-west) and Earlston (15 miles north-west).
What’s near Oxnam
Other landmarks nearby include Ferniehirst Castle (2.8 miles west) and Jedburgh Abbey Museum (3.2 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Whitton Loch.
What the job involves on each surface
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance, including keys, permits and any isolations.
On site: what to expect
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Oxnam is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Advice
When something else is needed
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
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
What affects the price in Oxnam
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Phasing around occupants
- The size and state of each joint
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any specification or named product
- The postcode of the building
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. You can also send details through our quote form.
When to call us in Oxnam
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Where a unit on an estate such as Oxnam Road Industrial Estate, 2.6 miles north-west of Oxnam, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
What your quote should include
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long