Fire stopping in Shettleston
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Shettleston. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping for Shettleston sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
When something else is needed
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
About our fire stopping in Shettleston
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on pipe penetrations, service gaps in risers and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and fire stopping installed outside its tested range. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Shettleston, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. In Shettleston, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Shettleston as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Shettleston (G32, G31)
- Wider area
- Glasgow
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
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Shettleston: questions and answers
Can you work at a site such as Carntyne Industrial Estate, by Shettleston?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Shettleston, Carntyne Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can work at a site such as University of Strathclyde fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
What changes on 2 September 2029?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029. After that, the European classification under BS EN 13501-2 is the route. Product selection stays with your designer.
What will the job cost?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. Sealant is the right product only where the tested detail says so. Large openings, many plastic pipes and some ducts need collars, wraps, batts or boards, and we will tell you when that applies.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
On site: what to expect
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
Cost factors for service penetrations
To price the job, we consider:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- How much existing material needs removing
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Access details, including height
- Any specification or named product
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with what you know.
Fire stopping in Shettleston: the local picture
In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, and products should be tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
For a unit at a site such as Carntyne Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles north-west of Shettleston, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. For a hospital such as Lightburn Hospital (0.8 miles north of Shettleston), penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
Shettleston is about 2 miles north-west of Cambuslang, in Glasgow. Any commercial site in Shettleston is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 171 places across Glasgow fall within our area, including Shettleston.
Business premises anywhere in G32 and G31 are within our area for service penetrations. Buildings on Wellshot Road, Tollcross Road and Budhill Avenue are within our area. Being close to the A89, Shettleston is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Just outside Shettleston, we also work in Greenfield (1 mile north), Budhill (1 mile north-east), Tollcross (1 mile south), Lightburn (1 mile north) and Springboig (1 mile north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Glasgow (4 miles west), Hillhead (5 miles west), Dowanhill (5 miles west), Woodlands (4 miles west), Woodside (4 miles north-west) and North Kelvinside (5 miles north-west).
Around Shettleston
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to St Andrew's Secondary School and Parkhead Library, among other places. Shettleston’s nearest station is Carntyne station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Tollcross Museum (less than half a mile south-west) and Lightburn Hospital (0.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Lenzie Moss and Cathkin Braes.
When to call us in Shettleston
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position, so it has to come out.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Glasgow Kelvin College - East End Campus (to the north-west of Shettleston) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Questions to ask before you book
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Proof of insurance
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
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.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged, and report them promptly.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.