Torry fire stopping
Planning work on a service penetration in Torry? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Fire stopping near Torry
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
FAQs: Torry
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Torry?
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. The detail is set by the designer and goes through the warrant process; we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Torry, such as Balnagask Retail Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Torry and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Balnagask Retail Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
What will the job cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
Fire stopping in Torry
It helps to set out our role at the start. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance in Torry and nearby. The enquiries we see most involve hidden openings found during inspections and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, across linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Torry, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. In Torry, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Torry (AB11, AB12)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
When to call us in Torry
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Openings left by services added after handover
Residences at universities like Robert Gordon University (to the north-west of Torry) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Building owners, agents and FMs in Torry
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Torry can form part of a wider programme across Aberdeen.
Why it’s worth doing now in Torry
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
Quoting for work in Torry
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Access and working height
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Joint width, depth and condition
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- The postcode of the building
- The type of building and who uses it
- The product your specification calls for
- Access details, including height
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
What else we do in Torry
Diagnose, treat, sign off
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. For premises in Torry, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we’ll plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- 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.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
Penetration seals near Torry
A 2-mile radius around Torry takes in a good number of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Scottish guidance (non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14) asks that penetrations match at least the fire resistance period of the element they pass through, and products should be tested for their end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as City Hospital (to the north of Torry) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Schools such as Torry Academy often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Torry is about 2 miles south-east of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Torry, we can help, as we do across Aberdeen. Our Aberdeen coverage takes in 40 places, large and small.
We take on service penetrations across the AB11 and AB12 postcode area, whatever the building. Buildings on Oscar Road, Abbey Road and Walker Road are within our area for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Balnagask (1 mile south-east), Footdee (1 mile north-east), Tullos (1 mile south), New Aberdeen (1 mile north-west) and Altens (2 miles south) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Dyce (6 miles north-west), Tillydrone (3 miles north-west), Cults (4 miles west), Braeside (3 miles west), Donside Village (3 miles north-west) and Cummings Park (3 miles north-west).
Near you in Torry
Around Torry, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Glenliver Bar, Robert Gordon's College and Duthie Park, among other places. The closest station to Torry is Aberdeen station, about 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Union Square Aberdeen (0.7 miles north-west) and Tolbooth Museum (1 mile north-west). For a walk, there’s Tullos Hill and Lower Lake.