Star fire stopping
Sealant work in Star for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping across Star
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Star, done properly
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you have unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and penetration schedules that need working through, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Star it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Hotels and care homes around smaller places like Star often have services added during refurbishment. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Star (KY7)
- Wider area
- Fife
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping around Star: how the place shapes the job
The area within 2 miles of Star holds several hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Cameron Hospital (2.8 miles south-east of Star) all have compartment walls crossed by services. Refits at places like Queensway Retail Park, 2.8 miles to the south-west of Star, often reroute services through walls between units.
Star is about 3 miles north-east of Glenrothes, in Fife. Commercial clients in Star can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Fife. Star is one of 132 places in Fife on our list for service penetrations. Dundee is covered too, some 18 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout KY7, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Bains Brae, East End and Braeview Crescent and the roads nearby. Nearby places we also cover include Markinch (2 miles south-west), Kettlebridge (3 miles north), Cadham (3 miles south-west), Freuchie (3 miles north-west) and Kingskettle (3 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Kirkcaldy (7 miles south), Glenrothes (3 miles south-west), Leven (4 miles east), St Andrews (14 miles north-east), Cowdenbeath (12 miles south-west) and Dysart (6 miles south).
Local landmarks in Star
The closest station to Star is Markinch station, about 1.7 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Kingdom Shopping Centre (3.1 miles south-west) and Cameron Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Star includes East Lomond.
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Joints at the top of partitions may need to move as the slab above deflects. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, with no gaps along the run.
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Your questions answered
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Star after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Star?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for their end use. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
What will the job cost?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. Send photographs or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself normally taking anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Star. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Why act early in Star
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Star. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why clients in Star choose us
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- A fixed quote before work starts
Take a look at our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
How the quote is worked out
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Access and working height
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The site’s rules and procedures
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The type of building and who uses it
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with what you know.