Plasterfield fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Plasterfield and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping across Plasterfield
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work typically takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Plasterfield. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Plasterfield
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. Site teams most often ask us about snag lists that include open service penetrations and damaged fire seals in risers and voids, across joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and service gaps in risers. For commercial sealant work in Plasterfield, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
In smaller Scottish places like Plasterfield, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- Plasterfield (HS1, HS2)
- Region
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What sealant work can’t fix
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
Quoting for work in Plasterfield
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Any specification or named product
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Other services in Plasterfield
Doing it in-house
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Fire stopping around Plasterfield: what changes locally
Plasterfield has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Island jobs, Plasterfield among them, are planned around the ferry and the forecast. Photos of each opening and the specification mean the right products make the trip.
Older community buildings such as Stornoway High Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. In a hotel such as County Hotel, 1.1 miles to the west of Plasterfield, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Plasterfield is about 1 mile east of Stornoway, in Na h-Eileanan Siar. Looking for fire stopping in Plasterfield? We can help. We work across 87 places in Na h-Eileanan Siar, large and small.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout HS1 and HS2, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Simons Road, Anderson Road and Moss Park, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Plasterfield, we also work in Sandwick (1 mile south), Steinis (1 mile north-east), Sanndabhaig (1 mile south-east), Stornoway (1 mile west) and Branahuie (1 mile east). As one of the bigger centres in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Plasterfield has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings, and we cover them all. Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Plasterfield
Other landmarks nearby include Western Isles Hospital (1.1 miles north-west) and Lewis Loom Centre (1.1 miles west). Open spaces near Plasterfield include Loch Àirigh na Lic.
What we’re called out for in Plasterfield
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped, and the repair is often skipped.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
On estates like Parkend Industrial Estate, 0.8 miles south-east of Plasterfield, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
What your quote should include
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Keeping the joints sound
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.
Plasterfield: questions and answers
Can you take on a job in Plasterfield, on the island?
Yes. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike, and that includes island locations such as Plasterfield. We group island work where we can and plan around the crossings.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Plasterfield, such as Parkend Industrial Estate?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Plasterfield, Parkend Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.