Fire Stopping in Stenton
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Stenton and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping across Stenton
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What sets the cost
What shapes the price:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The size and state of each joint
- Any access equipment needed
- Removal of failed or old sealant
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Your programme or deadline
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any specification or named product
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Stenton
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. Site teams most often ask us about service penetrations left open after M&E works and old intumescent sealant that has split away, on service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Whoever orders the work in Stenton, the brief is usually the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Stenton can leave gaps around new services. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- Stenton (EH42)
- Wider area
- East Lothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Towns and villages near Stenton
Other services in Stenton
Surface by surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. We use the product and backing the detail names for that movement, along the full length of the run.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range.
Work for main contractors and building owners
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
General trades versus a specialist
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.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and we clear our waste as we work. Where we can, we combine work around Stenton with other jobs nearby. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Advice
Fire stopping in Stenton: the local picture
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 products tested for that end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a building such as Stenton Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Large healthcare estates like Belhaven Hospital (to the north-east of Stenton) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Stenton is about 7 miles east of Haddington, in East Lothian. Any commercial site in Stenton is covered. We work across 48 places in East Lothian, from busy centres to rural villages. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page.
Commercial sites across EH42 are covered for service penetrations. Sites close to Stenton are covered too, including Phantassie (3 miles north-west), Preston (3 miles north-west), East Linton (3 miles north-west), Garvald (3 miles south-west) and Smeaton (3 miles north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Haddington (7 miles west), Dunbar (4 miles north-east), Tranent (13 miles west), North Berwick (8 miles north-west), Prestonpans (15 miles west) and Cockenzie and Port Seton (13 miles west).
Near you in Stenton
The closest station to Stenton is East Linton station, about 2.9 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Belhaven Hospital (3.6 miles north-east) and Whittingehame Tower (1.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Traprain Law.
Questions we’re asked in Stenton
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Stenton?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Belhaven Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
When is resealing likely to be due?
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.
Is Stenton in your area?
Yes. We cover Stenton, and you can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to get started.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.