Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Peel, Scottish Borders
Planning work on a service penetration in Peel? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping near Peel
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Peel
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and what we’re called in for most is fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Peel, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
In smaller Scottish places like Peel, 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
- Peel (TD1)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Where we can, we combine work around Peel with other jobs nearby. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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When to bring in a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
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.
Signs you need fire stopping in Peel
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Residences at universities like Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus (to the east of Peel) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
What your quote should include
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Proof of insurance
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Commercial clients in Peel
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Questions we are asked in Peel
Is a smaller place like Peel outside your area?
Not at all. Peel is within our area. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can work at a site such as Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job compared with dozens found at once.
Compartment walls and floors in Peel
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, with products tested for that end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Hotels such as Clovenfords Hotel, 1.3 miles north-east of Peel, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Peel is about 4 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Across the TD1 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Peel is one of 91 places we cover in the Scottish Borders. There’s a separate page for Edinburgh, about 26 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: TD1 for service penetrations. Sites close to Peel are covered too, including Ashiestiel (1 mile north-west), Caddonfoot (1 mile east), Clovenfords (1 mile north-east), Broadmeadows (3 miles south-west) and Yarrowford (3 miles south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Hawick (13 miles south), Peebles (12 miles west), Selkirk (5 miles south-east), Wilton (13 miles south), Innerleithen (6 miles west) and Melrose (7 miles east).
What’s near Peel
For rail, the closest station is Galashiels station, roughly 3.8 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Old Gala House (3.6 miles east) and Peel Hill (4.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Peel includes Haining Loch and Ashiesteel Hill.
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Phasing around occupants
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Any specification or named product
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.