Fire stopping in Ravelston
Need fire stopping in Ravelston? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping near Ravelston
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Ravelston
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. 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 open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and hidden openings found during inspections, across service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Ravelston it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, 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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Ravelston (EH4, EH12, EH1)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Service penetrations in Ravelston buildings
Ravelston has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. There are eight care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Ravelston. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Hotels such as Murrayfield Hotel, 0.5 miles south of Ravelston, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh) (to the north-east of Ravelston) all have compartment walls crossed by services. Campus buildings at universities such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus (to the south-east of Ravelston) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified.
Ravelston is about 2 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Ravelston use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. Ravelston is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for service penetrations.
If you need fire stopping in EH4, EH12 and EH1, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Columba Road, Gardiner Road and Ellersly Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. Access to Ravelston is via the A902 among other routes, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. We also cover Blackhall (1 mile north-west), Murrayfield (1 mile south), Roseburn (1 mile south-east), Beechmount (1 mile south-west) and Drylaw (1 mile north) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Buccleuch (3 miles east), Pilrig (3 miles east), North Leith (3 miles north-east) and Dumbiedykes (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ravelston
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to St George's School, Murrayfield Parish Church and Balgreen Primary School, among other places. You will also find Saughton Park (1.3 miles south), Roseburn Bar (0.8 miles south-east) and Gabrielle Keiller Library (0.8 miles east). For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (0.7 miles north-east) and Waverley Mall (2.2 miles east). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
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Other services in Ravelston
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- 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, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Ravelston
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Leave it or put it right?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these and the building feels the difference. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- CHAS accredited
- One contact handling all your sites
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
How the quote is worked out
What shapes the price:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Any access equipment needed
- Joint width, depth and condition
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- Your programme or deadline
- The postcode of the building
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or email us with what you know.
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence, and we clear our waste as we work. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Agree which areas must stay open
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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Questions about Ravelston
Can work at a site such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Would you work within a site like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. Outside that, a different product is needed, as set out by the designer.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.