Fire Stopping in Scottish Borders
Need fire stopping in Scottish Borders? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping for Scottish Borders sites
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 Scottish Borders
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Scottish Borders. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we’re called in for most is old intumescent sealant that has split away and penetration schedules that need working through. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Scottish Borders? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Around smaller places such as Scottish Borders, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- Scottish Borders (ML12)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged, and report them promptly.
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.
What affects the price in Scottish Borders
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- The size and state of each joint
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The total length or number of joints
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Before you send an enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- The product your specification calls for
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
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Diagnose, treat, sign off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. For a building near Scottish Borders, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or email us.
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Questions about Scottish Borders
Do you decide the fire-stopping details for buildings in Scottish Borders?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested detail, and telling you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Is Scottish Borders too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
What hours do you work?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Fire stopping in Scottish Borders: the local picture
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. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Older community buildings such as Tweedsmuir Parish Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. Around Scottish Borders, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
Scottish Borders is about 22 miles south-east of Carluke, in the Scottish Borders. Looking for fire stopping in Scottish Borders? We can help. We work across 91 places in the Scottish Borders. Our Edinburgh page has more on work in that area (31 miles or so).
Commercial sites across ML12 are covered for service penetrations. Main routes into Scottish Borders include the A701, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Close to Scottish Borders, our area also takes in Broughton (7 miles north), Coulter (7 miles north-west), Biggar (8 miles north-west), Skirling (9 miles north) and Symington (9 miles north-west).
Around Scottish Borders
We work on buildings around Crook Inn. Nearby you will also find Oliver Castle (0.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Glenwhappen Rig.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Scottish Borders
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
When something else is needed
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations