Fire stopping in The Wisp
Work needed on a service penetration in The Wisp? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping near The Wisp
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For premises in The Wisp, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Move anything stored against the joints
Getting a fixed quote
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 drawings and photos with what you know.
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Fire stopping for commercial buildings in The Wisp
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. 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. If you’re dealing with fire sealant pulled out of the opening and seals that don’t match their tested detail, we can help. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in The Wisp, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
In Scotland’s cities, university, hospital and office estates see services added year after year, and each new run of cable or pipe through a compartment wall needs sealing. Intumescent sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with backing and depth as tested.
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.
- Location
- The Wisp (EH16, EH22, EH15)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Penetration seals near The Wisp
The Wisp has a good number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. The Wisp has five care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product.
At a retail site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 0.7 miles north-west of The Wisp, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal. Hospital estates such as Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France), 0.6 miles west of The Wisp, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Colleges such as Edinburgh College - Milton Road Campus (to the north-east of The Wisp) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
The Wisp is about 3 miles south-west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to The Wisp for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in EH16, EH22 and EH15 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Aspen Road, Friary Road and Campion Road and the roads nearby. Nearby places we also cover include Greendykes (1 mile north-west), Niddrie (1 mile north-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north), Little France (1 mile south-west) and Bingham (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in The Wisp
In The Wisp, that means premises near Craigmillar Castle Park and Portobello Library and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newcraighall station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Craigmillar Castle (0.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and Nether Hill.
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we will tell you what the detail says instead.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer, and we’ll say if that applies.
When something else is needed
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in The Wisp
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
What affects the price in The Wisp
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Working within restricted access windows
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Access details, including height
- The site address and postcode
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
FAQs: The Wisp
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France), something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is Craigmillar Shopping Centre, near The Wisp, within your area?
Yes, sites like Craigmillar Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of The Wisp. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Do you need to see the site first?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
How do we ask for a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
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.
When to bring in a specialist
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Also near The Wisp
Other services in The Wisp
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.