Port Henry fire stopping
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Port Henry. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping across Port Henry
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Access and working height
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
How we handle fire stopping in Port Henry
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. The enquiries we see most involve openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and non-fire-rated filler around services, on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Port Henry from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
For a building near Port Henry, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Photos of the gaps, the services and the wall or floor type help us bring the right products.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Port Henry as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Port Henry (AB42)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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Signs you need fire stopping in Port Henry
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Peterhead Community Hospital, 0.8 miles to the south-west of Port Henry, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Before you book anyone
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
For managing agents and facilities managers
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Port Henry. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
After the work
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and installation follows the programme.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Port Henry
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
Compartment walls and floors in Port Henry
The area within 2 miles of Port Henry holds a number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. 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.
Industrial units on estates such as Blackhouse Industrial Estate (to the west of Port Henry) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. Hotels like Waverley Hotel, under half a mile south-west of Port Henry, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Port Henry is about 1 mile east of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire. Anywhere in AB42, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Aberdeenshire coverage takes in 179 places, large and small. For work in that direction, see our Aberdeen page (28 miles or so).
We cover the AB42 postcode districts. If your site is on Pool Lane, Love Lane and Park Lane or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Just outside Port Henry, we also work in Roanheads (1 mile north-west), Peterhead (1 mile west), Clerkhill (1 mile south-west), Buchanhaven (1 mile north-west) and Inverugie (2 miles west). Nearby towns on our patch include Fraserburgh (15 miles north-west), Ellon (15 miles south-west), Mintlaw (9 miles west), Cruden Bay (7 miles south-west), Inverallochy (13 miles north-west) and Longside (6 miles west).
Landmarks near Port Henry
Recent enquiries here include premises near Union Bar, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Keith Inch Castle (0.5 miles south) and HM Prison Peterhead (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Meet Hill.
How a job runs
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Port Henry. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- 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.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Request a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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FAQs: Port Henry
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Peterhead Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Port Henry, such as Blackhouse Industrial Estate?
Yes. Our area takes in Port Henry and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Blackhouse Industrial Estate included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
What will the job cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Do you certify or sign off fire stopping?
No. We don’t certify or sign off fire stopping, and we hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance.