Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Pitkerro, Dundee
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Pitkerro and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping for businesses in Pitkerro
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening, with backing added if the detail requires it.
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
About our fire stopping in Pitkerro
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control; sign-off sits with them too. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance in Pitkerro and nearby. Site teams most often ask us about fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and openings left by services added after handover, across pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Pitkerro, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Pitkerro (DD4)
- Wider area
- Dundee
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Move anything stored against the joints
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
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Quoting for work in Pitkerro
To price the job, we consider:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The size and state of each joint
- Access and working height
- Travel to remote or island sites
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What to include in your enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Specification clauses that apply
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Fire stopping in Pitkerro: the local picture
There are four care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Pitkerro. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Residences at universities like Abertay University (to the south-west of Pitkerro) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. For a site team at a college like Dundee and Angus College - Gardyne Campus, 1.1 miles to the south-east of Pitkerro, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Pitkerro is about 2 miles east of Dundee, in Dundee. Anywhere in DD4, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Pitkerro is one of 28 places we cover in Dundee.
If you need fire stopping in DD4, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Fintry Road, Rennell Road and Midmill Road. Being close to the A972, Pitkerro is straightforward for us to reach. We also cover Whitfield (1 mile north-east), Mill of Mains (1 mile north-west), Craigiebank (1 mile south), Douglas (1 mile east) and Ballumbie (1 mile north-east). A short drive away, we cover Broughty Ferry (3 miles east), Blackness (3 miles south-west), Barnhill (3 miles east), Logie (3 miles south-west), St Marys (3 miles west) and Lochee (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Pitkerro
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Morgan Academy, St Roque's Library and Baxter Park, among other places. Pitkerro’s nearest station is Dundee station, about 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Maryfield Hospital (1.1 miles south-west) and McManus Gallery (2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Trottick Mill Ponds and Balgay Hill.
Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
FAQs: Pitkerro
Can work at a site such as Abertay University 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.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Pitkerro?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we’ll work to them.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. Where a client or main contractor requires a scheme member, we will say so right away rather than waste your time.
Are you insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. 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. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
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What sealant work can’t fix
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Pitkerro
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Signs you need fire stopping in Pitkerro
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Kings Cross Hospital (2 miles west of Pitkerro) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
What to look for in a quote
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee