Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Roslin, Midlothian
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Roslin. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping near Roslin
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Roslin
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal. Most enquiries involve expanding foam used as fire stopping and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, across service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Roslin it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Roslin often have services added during refurbishment. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: 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.
- Place
- Roslin (EH25)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Signs you need fire stopping in Roslin
Damage plays a part too. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Tenant changes at centres like Straiton Retail Park (to the north of Roslin) often mean new services through walls between units.
What to look for in a quote
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Proof of insurance
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
When it isn’t the sealant
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Towns and villages near Roslin
What else we do in Roslin
Our process
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Roslin is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Cost factors for service penetrations
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Travel to remote or island sites
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- The postcode of the building
- When you need the work done
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
FAQs: Roslin
Is Roslin off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you work at a site such as Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, by Roslin?
Yes. We cover Roslin and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Bilston Glen Industrial Estate. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
What do you charge?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with a description of the work.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Should maintenance staff do it?
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Penetration seals near Roslin
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Holiday works at schools like Lasswade High School Centre often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. Large healthcare estates like Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, 3 miles to the north of Roslin, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Roslin is about 3 miles north-east of Penicuik, in Midlothian. Our applicators travel to Roslin for work on service penetrations. Roslin is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 6 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in EH25 are within our area for service penetrations. Streets here include Main Street, Station Road and Widnell Square, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. With the B7003 nearby, Roslin is straightforward for us to reach. Close to Roslin, our area also takes in Bilston (1 mile north-west), Rosewell (1 mile east), Auchendinny (1 mile south-west), Loanhead (1 mile north) and Polton (2 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in Bonnyrigg (3 miles east), Dalkeith (5 miles north-east), Penicuik (3 miles south-west), Gorebridge (5 miles east), Newtongrange (4 miles east) and Mayfield (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Roslin
The nearest railway station is Eskbank station, roughly 3.7 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (3 miles north) and Glencorse Museum (1.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Edgelaw Reservoir and The New Leaf Co-op.
Why deal with it now?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. For buildings near Roslin, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why appoint us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Constructionline member
- One contact handling all your sites
- A fixed quote before work starts