Fire stopping in Portgordon
Fire stopping for Portgordon, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping for businesses in Portgordon
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Portgordon
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. Most enquiries involve damaged fire seals in risers and voids and old intumescent sealant that has split away, across pipe penetrations, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Portgordon? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
For a building near Portgordon, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Every job is signed 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.
- Place
- Portgordon (AB56)
- Region
- Moray
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Access details, including height
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- What the building is and how it’s used
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Do you need fire stopping in Portgordon?
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are what we find most often.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
In a school such as Buckie High School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Before you book anyone
- Their public liability cover
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Questions about Portgordon
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Portgordon?
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook covers it in clause 2.1.14: penetrations keep at least the element’s fire resistance duration, with products tested for their end use. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Seafield Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
How much does the work cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with a description of the work.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
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When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Different surfaces, different methods
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in.
Why deal with it now?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme, so earlier action pays back. Around smaller places like Portgordon, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and insurance.
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Jobs near Portgordon are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
Fire-rated sealing for Portgordon buildings
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, and products should be tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For a hospital such as Seafield Hospital, 1.3 miles to the east of Portgordon, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Colleges such as Moray College UHI - Buckie Learning Centre (2.8 miles north-east of Portgordon) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Portgordon is about 2 miles south-west of Buckie, in Moray. Our applicators travel to Portgordon for work on service penetrations. We work across 59 places in Moray. Sites around Aberdeen have their own page, roughly 48 miles from Portgordon.
We take on service penetrations across the AB56 postcode area. Among the streets we cover are Station Road, Richmond Terrace and Crown Terrace, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Portgordon are covered too, including Arradoul (1 mile east), Buckie (2 miles north-east), Upper Dallachy (2 miles south-west), Nether Dallachy (2 miles west) and Bogmoor (2 miles west). Nearby towns on our patch include Elgin (11 miles west), Lossiemouth (11 miles west), Keith (9 miles south), Ashgrove (11 miles west), Portknockie (6 miles north-east) and Cullen (8 miles east). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
Local landmarks in Portgordon
Nearby you will also find Gordon Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Seafield Hospital (1.4 miles east). Not far away are The Lake.