Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Portvoller, Na h-Eileanan Siar
Need fire stopping in Portvoller? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping near Portvoller
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
About our fire stopping in Portvoller
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Portvoller it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
For a building near Portvoller, 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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Portvoller (HS2)
- Wider area
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. Where we can, we combine work around Portvoller with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
What sets the cost
These are the things that shape the price:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much there is to seal
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
What to include in your enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- The postcode of the building
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Access details, including height
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
Fire-rated sealing for Portvoller buildings
Being on an island, Portvoller means planning around ferry times as well as the weather. The specification and photographs of each penetration let us bring the right products first time. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Holiday works at schools like Aird Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. Around Portvoller, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
Portvoller is about 9 miles east of Stornoway, in Na h-Eileanan Siar. Portvoller sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Portvoller is one of 87 places we cover in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
We cover the HS2 postcode districts. We also cover Port Mholair (1 mile north-east), Aird (1 mile south-west), Shulishader (2 miles south-west), Sulaisiadar (2 miles south-west) and Garrabost (3 miles south-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Portvoller
The countryside around Portvoller includes Loch an Tiumpan.
Common questions from Portvoller clients
Is Portvoller inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. We cover the whole of Scotland, and that includes island locations such as Portvoller. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photos and a full list before we travel are essential.
Do you design the fire stopping for buildings in Portvoller?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
What do you charge?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Why it’s worth doing now in Portvoller
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first and the building feels the difference. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Constructionline member
Read what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Maintenance after handover
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening, with backing added if the detail requires it.