Fire Stopping in Polton
Looking for fire stopping in Polton? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping near Polton
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Where services cross fire walls in Polton
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Polton. 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. 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, and products should be tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
For a hospital such as Midlothian Community Hospital (1.9 miles north-east of Polton), penetration sealing is normally phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Campus buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus, 2.6 miles west of Polton, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified.
Polton is about 1 mile west of Bonnyrigg, in Midlothian. Looking for fire stopping in Polton? We can help. We work across 34 places in Midlothian, large and small. We also cover Edinburgh, around 6 miles from Polton.
We cover the EH18, EH19 and EH24 postcode districts for service penetrations. If your site is on Gordon Avenue, De Quincey Road and St Annes Avenue or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Polton are covered too, including Rosewell (1 mile south), Bonnyrigg (1 mile east), Loanhead (1 mile north-west), Lasswade (1 mile north-east) and Roslin (2 miles south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Dalkeith (3 miles north-east), Penicuik (4 miles south-west), Gorebridge (4 miles south-east), Newtongrange (3 miles east), Mayfield (4 miles east) and Shawfair (4 miles north).
Landmarks near Polton
In Polton, that means premises near Public Library and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Eskbank station, about 2.2 miles north-east. A little further out are Hawthornden Castle (0.5 miles south-west) and Midlothian Community Hospital (1.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Polton include Woodhouselee Hill and Edgelaw Reservoir.
Fire stopping in Polton
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. Site teams most often ask us about seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, across pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. For commercial sealant work in Polton, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Polton can leave gaps around new services. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Polton (EH18, EH19, EH24)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Polton
Doing it in-house
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail using the same product.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Your questions answered
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Midlothian Community Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you work at a site such as IMEX Business Centre, by Polton?
Yes, sites like IMEX Business Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Polton. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Do you seal openings left by new services?
Yes. Share the penetration schedule and product details and a fixed quote follows. Work can run area by area behind the M&E trades so areas aren’t left open.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
What sealant work can’t fix
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
When to call us in Polton
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
At a college such as Edinburgh College - Midlothian Campus, which lies north-east of Polton, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
Before you book anyone
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, but many need a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
On site: what to expect
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. For work around Polton, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.