Pollokshaws fire stopping
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Pollokshaws and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping for businesses in Pollokshaws
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Common problems we fix in Pollokshaws
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe, and the repair is often skipped.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
For a site team at a college like Glasgow Clyde College - Langside Campus, 1.2 miles east of Pollokshaws, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
What to look for in a quote
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How joint depth will be controlled
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Pollokshaws
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. Most enquiries involve service penetrations left open after M&E works and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, on service gaps in risers, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Pollokshaws first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and new cabling and pipework through compartment walls is a common reason fire stopping gets breached. New openings are closed with the specified fire-rated product, following its test evidence.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Pollokshaws (G41, G43, G42)
- Region
- Glasgow
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. 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. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down, and the right detail can be checked at the time. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Constructionline member
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- CSCS-carded applicators
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Common questions from Pollokshaws clients
Can work at a site such as University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Pollokshaws after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Do you work in Pollokshaws?
Yes. We cover Pollokshaws, and you can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to get started.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you take on small jobs?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
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What affects the price in Pollokshaws
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Working within restricted access windows
- The total length or number of joints
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- The site address and postcode
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Our process
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. For premises in Pollokshaws, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- 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
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Ask for a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
Fire stopping in Pollokshaws: the local picture
Two care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Pollokshaws. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. Pollokshaws has several 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.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus, 3.2 miles north of Pollokshaws, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. For a unit at a site such as Auldhouse Retail Park, which lies south of Pollokshaws, any new service through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the tested detail.
Pollokshaws is about 2 miles south of Glasgow, in Glasgow. We cover Pollokshaws, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 171 places across Glasgow fall within our area, Pollokshaws among them.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout G41, G43 and G42, whatever the building. Buildings on Haggs Road, Hector Road and Lochlea Road are within our area for service penetrations. Main routes into Pollokshaws include the A77, useful when we plan access and materials. Sites close to Pollokshaws are covered too, including Auldhouse (1 mile south-west), Shawlands (1 mile north-east), Langside (1 mile east), Hillpark (1 mile south) and Crossmyloof (1 mile north). A short drive away, we cover Hillhead (3 miles north), Dowanhill (4 miles north), Woodlands (3 miles north), Woodside (4 miles north), North Kelvinside (4 miles north) and Partickhill (3 miles north).
What’s near Pollokshaws
We work on buildings around Couper Institute and Library, The Sir John Stirling Maxwell pub and Pollok Country Park, among other places. Pollokshaws has its own railway station: Pollokshaws West station. Other landmarks nearby include Silverburn Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west) and Glasgow Victoria Infirmary (1.1 miles east). Open spaces near Pollokshaws include Cathkin Braes.