Fire stopping in Red Craig
Looking for fire stopping in Red Craig? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping for businesses in Red Craig
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Red Craig
Facilities managers in Red Craig often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. If you have fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and openings left by services added after handover, we can help. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Red Craig first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Red Craig can leave gaps around new services. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- Red Craig (IV36)
- Region
- Moray
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Commercial clients in Red Craig
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.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Red Craig. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Questions we’re asked in Red Craig
Is Greshop Industrial Estate, near Red Craig, within your area?
Yes, sites like Greshop Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Red Craig. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Findhorn Foundation - Cluny Hill College?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Do you seal openings left by new services?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details for a fixed quote. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor so areas aren’t left open.
How do we ask for a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. If an opening falls outside, it needs another solution.
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
How a job runs
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Jobs near Red Craig are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Quotes
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
What the job involves on each surface
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail, so we check each one.
Where services cross fire walls in Red Craig
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. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail. Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Red Craig. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
For a hotel such as Knockomie Hotel, 0.7 miles to the east of Red Craig, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Where a unit on an estate such as Greshop Industrial Estate, 1 mile to the north-east of Red Craig, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Leanchoil Hospital (2.3 miles east of Red Craig) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Red Craig is about 1 mile south-west of Forres, in Moray. Anywhere in IV36, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 59 places across Moray fall within our area, Red Craig among them. Aberdeen is covered too, around 65 miles from Red Craig.
Postcode districts covered here: IV36. Nearby places we also cover include Mundole (1 mile south), Forres (1 mile north-east), Dyke (2 miles west), Rafford (3 miles east) and Moor of Granary (4 miles east) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Elgin (13 miles east), Ashgrove (13 miles east), Burghead (9 miles north-east), Hopeman (11 miles north-east) and Kinloss (5 miles north-east). Where a site is remote or on an island, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
Landmarks near Red Craig
Around Red Craig, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Roysvale Park. The nearest railway station is Forres station, roughly 1.4 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find DALLAS DHU HISTORIC DISTILLERY (1.9 miles east) and Forres Castle (1.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Red Craig includes Cluny Hill and Loch of Blairs.
Cost factors for service penetrations
To price the job, we consider:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Access and working height
- Distance, for remote addresses
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.