Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Parkgrove, Edinburgh
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Parkgrove, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping for Parkgrove sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Parkgrove
Facilities managers in Parkgrove 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 using the product and detail it sets out. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. If you’re dealing with improvised or mixed-product fire seals and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can put it right, on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors alike. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Parkgrove tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
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 Parkgrove, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Parkgrove (EH4, EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. For premises in Parkgrove, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- 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.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
What we need from you
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
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 will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Parkgrove: questions and answers
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Parkgrove?
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. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Parkgrove?
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.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Do you cover Parkgrove?
Yes. We cover Parkgrove. For a quote, call 01277 525 020 or email us.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Fire stopping around Parkgrove: what changes locally
Parkgrove has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. 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. Parkgrove has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Hospital estates such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital (1.6 miles south-east of Parkgrove) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Refits at places like Corstorphine Retail Park (1.2 miles south of Parkgrove) often reroute services through walls between units. At a university such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus, 2.4 miles south of Parkgrove, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Parkgrove is about 4 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Parkgrove sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Parkgrove.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH4 and EH12 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Among the streets we cover are Parkgrove Road, Ardshiel Avenue and Queensferry Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Parkgrove, our area also takes in Clermiston (1 mile south-east), Drumbrae (1 mile south), Davidson's Mains (1 mile north-east), Craigcrook (1 mile east) and Silverknowes (1 mile north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (5 miles east), Bonnington (5 miles east), Greenside (4 miles east), Broughton (4 miles east) and Bellevue (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Parkgrove
The closest station to Parkgrove is South Gyle station, about 1.6 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Murrayfield Experience (2.4 miles south-east) and Corstorphine Hospital (1.4 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Dundas Loch.
Places near Parkgrove
Other services in Parkgrove
Leave it or put it right?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- One number for every site we cover
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Parkgrove
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Parkgrove. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, though larger ones normally call for a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
General trades versus a specialist
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.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.