Fire stopping in Strathmartine
Commercial sealant work in Strathmartine for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Need fire stopping in Strathmartine?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Strathmartine
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations, and what we are called in for most is seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Strathmartine is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
For a building near Strathmartine, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photographs of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Location
- Strathmartine (DD3)
- Region
- Angus
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself normally 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. For work around Strathmartine, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send your site hours and access windows
Quotes
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Advice
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
What we can’t put right
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Strathmartine
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
Questions we are asked in Strathmartine
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Strathmartine?
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. We install what has been specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail, while design and approval sit with the designer and the verifier.
Can you work at a site such as Dovercourt Commercial Park, by Strathmartine?
Yes. We cover Strathmartine and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Dovercourt Commercial Park. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Will you come and look before quoting?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
How much does the work cost?
We don’t publish prices, as every site differs. With photographs or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
How long does a typical visit take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Nearby places to Strathmartine
What else we do in Strathmartine
Penetration seals near Strathmartine
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Hospital estates such as Kings Cross Hospital (2 miles south of Strathmartine) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. For an estates team at a campus like Abertay University, 3 miles south of Strathmartine, summer M&E works are usually followed by a round of penetration sealing. On a site such as Dovercourt Commercial Park, 1.5 miles south of Strathmartine, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product.
Strathmartine is about 2 miles north of Dundee, in Angus. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Strathmartine can call on us for service penetrations. Strathmartine is one of 65 places in Angus on our list for service penetrations.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout DD3, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Newry Green, Tom Hunter Gardens and Craigmill Road. Sites close to Strathmartine are covered too, including Balgowan (1 mile south), Bridgefoot (1 mile west), St Marys (1 mile south-west), Downfield (1 mile south) and Ardler (1 mile south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Forfar (11 miles north-east), Monifieth (7 miles east), Carnoustie (11 miles east), Kirriemuir (12 miles north), Hunter's Town (10 miles east) and Gardynebourg (10 miles east).
Landmarks near Strathmartine
The closest station to Strathmartine is Dundee station, roughly 3.5 miles south. Well-known places in the area include King's Cross Hospital (2 miles south) and Strathmartine Castle (1.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Trottick Mill Ponds and Balgay Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
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.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Strathmartine
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Public liability insurance in place
- Constructionline member
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, but many need a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and we tell you if the bundle exceeds what sealant covers.
What sets the cost
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- The product specified
- The size and state of each joint
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Phasing around occupants
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Sending details for a quote
However big the job, the same details help:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- What the building is and how it’s used
- When you need the work done
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.