Redhall fire stopping
Fire stopping in Redhall, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping near Redhall
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How a job runs
Inspect, seal, 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. City jobs in Redhall usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned 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.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Redhall
No fire sealant works on its own: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. The enquiries we see most involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and old intumescent sealant that has split away, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and service gaps in risers. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Redhall, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Large city estates in Scotland, from universities to hospitals and offices, are re-serviced constantly, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Redhall (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Redhall
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Redhall?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
When to call us in Redhall
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.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
On estates like Hailes Park Industrial Estate, which lies west of Redhall, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Proof of insurance
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Who will actually carry out the work
What else we do in Redhall
Owners, agents and contractors
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Redhall can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, 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.
Surface by surface
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open instead of being left for someone else.
Compartments and services around Redhall
Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail. There are 10 care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Redhall. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal.
For a site team at a college like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, which lies west of Redhall, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. For an estates team at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University, less than half a mile to the north-east of Redhall, summer M&E works are typically followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Redhall is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Redhall, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Redhall among them.
We take on service penetrations across the EH14, EH11 and EH13 postcode area, whatever the building. Buildings on Redhall Road, New Mart Road and Katesmill Road are within our area. You’ll find Redhall on or near the A71, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Sites close to Redhall are covered too, including Parkhead (1 mile north-west), Longstone (1 mile west), Kingsknowe (1 mile south-west), Chesser (1 mile north-east) and Saughton (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east), Bellevue (4 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Redhall
Recent enquiries here include premises near Balgreen Primary School, Cross Keys Tavern and Saughton Park and the streets around them. Redhall has its own railway station: Kingsknowe station. Other landmarks nearby include Merchiston Tower (1.8 miles north-east) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (2.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Redhall includes Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.