Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Fire stopping in Wester Hailes, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping for businesses in Wester Hailes
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Fire stopping in Wester Hailes
No fire sealant works on its own: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. We work on cable penetrations, pipe penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are snag lists that include open service penetrations and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Wester Hailes it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook says a service penetration ought to match, as a minimum, how long the wall or floor resists fire. For a building in Wester Hailes, specified fire-rated sealant is installed as the maker’s tested detail describes.
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
- Wester Hailes (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Different surfaces, different methods
Metal pipes
Heat travels along metal pipework, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance, including keys, permits and any isolations.
Fire stopping around Wester Hailes: points for this area
The 2 miles around Wester Hailes include seven care or nursing homes. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. A 2-mile radius around Wester Hailes takes in a number of hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Colleges such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, 0.7 miles to the north-west of Wester Hailes, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. At a retail site such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, which lies south-west of Wester Hailes, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal. For an estates team at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (0.6 miles north-west of Wester Hailes), summer M&E works are usually followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Wester Hailes is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH14, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Wester Hailes.
If you need fire stopping in EH14, EH11 and EH13, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Calder Road, Ashcroft Lane and Alcorn Square. Just outside Wester Hailes, we also work in Baberton (1 mile south), Sighthill (1 mile north-west), Clovenstone (1 mile south-east), The Calders (1 mile west) and Kingsknowe (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Wester Hailes
Recent enquiries here include premises near Merchiston Castle School, Juniper Green Parish Church and Saughton Park and the streets around them. Wester Hailes has its own railway station: Wester Hailes station. Well-known places in the area include The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-west) and War Poets Collection (0.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Torphin Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Honest limits
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email us and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
On site: what to expect
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Wester Hailes, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- 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.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Send your site hours and access windows
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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Questions we are asked in Wester Hailes
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Wester Hailes after a refit?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can weather delay the job?
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. Internal work is far less affected.
Do you work in Wester Hailes?
Yes. We cover Wester Hailes and the rest of Edinburgh, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. To discuss a job, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work typically takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
When to bring in a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.