Fire stopping in Tingwall
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Tingwall and across the Orkney Islands. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Fire stopping for businesses in Tingwall
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What sealant work can’t fix
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Tingwall
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Fire stopping in Tingwall
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, often unnoticed. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you are dealing with seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and old intumescent sealant that has split away, we can help, on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Tingwall first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In smaller Scottish places like Tingwall, buildings with fire-resisting walls typically include schools, care homes, hotels and health centres. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Tingwall (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Tingwall
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness before sealing.
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, and the data sheet says which.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Commercial clients in Tingwall
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Common questions from Tingwall clients
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Tingwall?
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook covers it in clause 2.1.14: penetrations keep at least the element’s fire resistance duration, with 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.
Do you design the fire stopping for buildings in Tingwall?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Fire-rated sealing for Tingwall buildings
For an island location such as Tingwall, work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather. With the specification and photos of the openings, the right fire-rated products travel with us. 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 products tested for that end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Buildings near Tingwall get the fire-rated product that’s specified, installed to its tested detail. Wherever the building is near Tingwall, design and sign-off of fire stopping sit with the designer, fire engineer or building control; we install what has been specified.
Tingwall is about 8 miles north-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Tingwall can call on us for service penetrations. 51 places across the Orkney Islands fall within our area, Tingwall among them.
We cover the KW17 postcode districts for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Tingwall, we cover Gorseness (2 miles south-east), Isbister (3 miles south), Evie (3 miles north-west), Norseman (3 miles south-west) and Settiscarth (3 miles south-west). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead, so the full address helps from the start.
Around Tingwall
A little further out are Langskaill House (2.3 miles east). Not far away are Loch of Brockan and Hammars Hill.
What affects the price in Tingwall
These are the things that shape the price:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Access and working height
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The size and state of each joint
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- The postcode of the building
- When you need the work done
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Our process
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Tingwall is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Move anything stored against the joints
Getting a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.