Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in South Portobello, Edinburgh
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in South Portobello. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping near South Portobello
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How the job changes by surface
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail.
Drylining partitions
Drylined fire walls are tested in a particular build-up. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness before sealing.
How we handle fire stopping in South Portobello
Facilities managers in South Portobello often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it, matching the product and detail it names. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. If you have openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and non-fire-rated filler around services, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in South Portobello is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Older stone and tenement buildings in Scotland’s cities have usually been re-serviced many times. Before sealing, we confirm the wall or floor and the services passing through, so the product matches the detail, and design questions go to the designer or verifier.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- South Portobello (EH15, EH8, EH7)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we’re called out for in South Portobello
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
On estates like A1 Industrial Estate, under half a mile east of South Portobello, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
When something else is needed
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
Our process
Inspect, seal, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in South Portobello, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send your site hours and access windows
Get a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Advice
Nearby places to South Portobello
What else we do in South Portobello
How the quote is worked out
What shapes the price:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Working within restricted access windows
- Joint width, depth and condition
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Details that help us quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
What happens if it’s left?
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, and doing it once, properly, is cheaper. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Why clients in South Portobello choose us
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Public liability insurance in place
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CHAS accredited
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
Penetration seals near South Portobello
The area within 2 miles of South Portobello holds plenty of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. The 2 miles around South Portobello include 10 care or nursing homes. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus, 2 miles to the south-west of South Portobello, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. Colleges such as Edinburgh College - Milton Road Campus (0.9 miles south-east of South Portobello) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
South Portobello is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in South Portobello is covered. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH15, EH8 and EH7 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on Hope Lane, Pipe Lane and Beach Lane or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside South Portobello, we cover Magdalene (1 mile south), Mountcastle (1 mile west), Brunstane (1 mile east), Northfield (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile south). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (3 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles west), Broughton (3 miles west) and Bellevue (3 miles west).
Landmarks near South Portobello
Around South Portobello, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Abercorn Park, Portobello Library and 47 Figgate Lane pub and the streets around them. The closest station to South Portobello is Brunstane station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Craigmillar Castle (1.8 miles south-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near South Portobello include Whinny Hill and Duddingston Loch.
FAQs: South Portobello
Do you work in occupied care homes around South Portobello?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with a description of the work.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No, and we won’t imply otherwise. Third-party schemes aren’t a legal requirement, but many clients and main contractors ask for them, so check your contract first. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No, that isn’t our role. With the designer’s details in hand, we can price the sealant elements, and tell you if a detail needs another product.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.