Fire Stopping in Tullos
Commercial sealant work in Tullos for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping for Tullos sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Tullos
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Tullos. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and pipe penetrations, and the failures we are asked to look at most are unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Tullos it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
For a building near Tullos, we plan fire-rated sealing so it’s finished in one visit where possible. Send the specification and photos of the openings, with sizes if you have them.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Tullos (AB12, AB11)
- Wider area
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Any access equipment needed
- Working within restricted access windows
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Any specification or named product
- The site address and postcode
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
When to call us in Tullos
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Hotels like The Aberdeen Altens Hotel (1 mile south of Tullos) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
Fire stopping around Tullos: points for this area
Tullos has two care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Tullos. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
In a retail centre such as Balnagask Retail Park, which lies north-west of Tullos, any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail. Hospital estates such as Albyn Hospital, 1.9 miles to the north-west of Tullos, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Tullos is about 1 mile south-east of Ferryhill, in Aberdeen. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Tullos, we can help, as we do across Aberdeen. We work across 40 places in Aberdeen.
Postcode districts covered here: AB12 and AB11 for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Minto Avenue, Hillview Road and Kirkhill Road. If your building is just outside Tullos, we cover Altens (1 mile south), Balnagask (1 mile north-east), Torry (1 mile north), Cove Bay (1 mile south) and Footdee (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Aberdeen (3 miles north-west), Berryden (3 miles north-west), Dyce (7 miles north-west), Tillydrone (3 miles north), Cults (4 miles west) and Donside Village (4 miles north).
Around Tullos
In Tullos, that means premises near St Margaret's School for Girls and Duthie Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Aberdeen station, about 1.4 miles north-west. A little further out are Union Square Aberdeen (1.5 miles north) and Tolbooth Museum (1.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Lower Lake and Tullos Hill.
Doing it in-house
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
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.
Questions we’re asked in Tullos
Is Tullos too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover the whole of Scotland. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
How do the Scottish rules apply to fire-rated sealing in Tullos?
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. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
What hours do you work?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll plan around them. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, though not damage or work by other trades.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
On site: what to expect
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Tullos. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- 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.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Quotes
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Related advice
Also in Tullos
Keeping the joints sound
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, and it helps at inspections.