Fire stopping in Pitcalnie
Commercial sealant work in Pitcalnie for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping for Pitcalnie sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, and for a smaller place like Pitcalnie, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Public liability insurance in place
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- Constructionline member
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
How we handle fire stopping in Pitcalnie
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you have improvised or mixed-product fire seals and snag lists that include open service penetrations, we can help, on service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows alike. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Pitcalnie? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Around smaller places such as Pitcalnie, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. 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
- Pitcalnie (IV19)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Our process
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Where we can, we combine work around Pitcalnie with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- 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
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Should maintenance staff do it?
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Questions we’re asked in Pitcalnie
Is hospital work, at somewhere like County Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is Pitcalnie off your patch?
Not at all. Pitcalnie is within our area. We work across every Scottish council area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How long before the joints can be used?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications, subject to transitional arrangements. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Can you reseal penetrations after our M&E works?
Yes, where there is a specification for those walls and floors. Openings left by new services are among the most common jobs we see.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Service penetrations in Pitcalnie buildings
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 fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Hospital estates such as County Community Hospital (to the west of Pitcalnie) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Buildings near Pitcalnie get the fire-rated product that’s specified, installed to its tested detail.
Pitcalnie is about 11 miles north-west of Nairn, in Highland. Our applicators travel to Pitcalnie for work on service penetrations. Our Highland coverage takes in 256 places, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Aberdeen, roughly 80 miles from Pitcalnie.
If you need fire stopping in IV19, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Just outside Pitcalnie, we also work in Nigg (1 mile south-west), Arabella (2 miles north), Milton (3 miles north-west), Kildary (3 miles north-west) and Kilmuir (3 miles west). Nearby towns on our patch include Nairn (11 miles south-east), Tain (6 miles north), Alness (9 miles west), Dornoch (11 miles north), Invergordon (6 miles west) and Fortrose (11 miles south-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
What’s near Pitcalnie
For rail, the closest station is Fearn station, about 3.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Milntown Castle (2.3 miles north-west) and County Community Hospital (5.6 miles west).
Surface by surface
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork usually needs a different solution set by the designer.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough.