Fire stopping in Saltburn
Planning work on a service penetration in Saltburn? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping across Saltburn
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Saltburn
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. The enquiries we see most involve fire sealant pulled out of the opening and penetration schedules that need working through, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Saltburn it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Travel to smaller places like Saltburn is planned so every penetration is sealed on one trip. Send the specification and photographs of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Location
- Saltburn (IV18)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What sealant work can’t fix
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Places near Saltburn
What else we do in Saltburn
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For work around Saltburn, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Preparing the site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Commercial clients in Saltburn
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Common problems we fix in Saltburn
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Hospital estates such as Invergordon County Community Hospital (to the south-west of Saltburn) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Before you book anyone
- How joint depth will be controlled
- What site paperwork they can supply
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Fire stopping around Saltburn: points for this area
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, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified. There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Saltburn. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Industrial units on estates such as Cromarty Firth Industrial Park (to the north-west of Saltburn) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. Hotels like Marine Hotel (to the south-west of Saltburn) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Saltburn is about 13 miles north-west of Nairn, in Highland. We cover commercial sites throughout Saltburn, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Saltburn is one of 256 places we cover in Highland.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout IV18. Among the streets we cover are Inglis Road, Murray Road and Cadboll Road. If your building is just outside Saltburn, we cover Invergordon (1 mile south-west), Barbaraville (2 miles north-east), Kilmuir (3 miles north-east), Dalmore (4 miles west) and Davidston (4 miles south-east). A short drive away, we cover Nairn (13 miles south-east), Cradlehall (15 miles south), Tain (8 miles north-east), Merkinch (15 miles south), Dingwall (12 miles south-west) and Alness (4 miles west). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
What’s near Saltburn
The closest station to Saltburn is Invergordon station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Invergordon Castle (1.5 miles west) and County Community Hospital (less than half a mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Udale Bay RSPB reserve and Loch Achnacloich.
Common questions from Saltburn clients
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Saltburn?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Is Saltburn too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Saltburn is within our area. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
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.
What do you charge?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Why it’s worth doing now in Saltburn
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed which is why earlier is better. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Saltburn. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Why us?
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- CHAS accredited contractor
- CSCS-carded applicators
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Should maintenance staff do it?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.