Saughtonhall fire stopping
Sealant work in Saughtonhall for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Need fire stopping in Saughtonhall?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
FAQs: Saughtonhall
Can you work at a site such as West Gorgie Park Industrial Estate, by Saughtonhall?
Yes. Our area takes in Saughtonhall and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as West Gorgie Park Industrial Estate included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Saughtonhall?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How we handle fire stopping in Saughtonhall
Facilities managers in Saughtonhall often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal to it. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. If you have service penetrations left open after M&E works and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, we can help, whatever the surface. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Saughtonhall from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have typically been re-serviced many times. Wall type and service type decide the product, so both are checked before sealing, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Saughtonhall (EH12, EH11, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Saughtonhall: the local picture
The area within 2 miles of Saughtonhall holds a good number of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. 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 products tested for that end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
For a site team at a college like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, which lies south-west of Saughtonhall, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. At a university such as Edinburgh Napier University, which lies south of Saughtonhall, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Saughtonhall is about 2 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Saughtonhall for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Business premises anywhere in EH12, EH11 and EH3 are within our area. Streets here include Gorgie Road, Whitson Road and Baird Avenue. Nearby places we also cover include Balgreen (1 mile west), Beechmount (1 mile north-west), Murrayfield (1 mile north), Westfield (1 mile south-east) and Roseburn (1 mile north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north-east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Buccleuch (3 miles east).
Around Saughtonhall
We work on buildings around Roseburn Bar, St Columba's Parish Church and Scotus Academy. You will also find Gabrielle Keiller Library (1 mile north-east), Saughton Park (0.5 miles south) and St George's School (0.9 miles north-east). Saughtonhall’s nearest station is Slateford station, about 1 mile south. Other landmarks nearby include Waverley Mall (2.4 miles east) and Corstorphine Hospital (0.9 miles west). The countryside around Saughtonhall includes Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
Our process
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before the next one starts. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Request a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
Related advice
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Record which product was used where
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Do you need fire stopping in Saughtonhall?
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Industrial units on estates such as West Gorgie Park Industrial Estate (0.8 miles south of Saughtonhall) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
What your quote should include
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
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When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.