Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Woodside, Perth and Kinross
Planning work on a service penetration in Woodside? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping for businesses in Woodside
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
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
How we handle fire stopping in Woodside
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are expanding foam used as fire stopping and snag lists that include open service penetrations. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Woodside 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.
Around smaller places such as Woodside, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Those penetrations are closed with the product the specification names, built up as tested.
Work we carry out in Perth and Kinross comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Woodside (PH13)
- Region
- Perth and Kinross
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Places near Woodside
Other services in Woodside
For managing agents and facilities managers
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Woodside. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Compartments and services around Woodside
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Woodside. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
For buildings in and around Woodside, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail. On a hospital site such as Blairgowrie Community Hospital, 4.7 miles to the north-west of Woodside, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Woodside is about 5 miles south of Blairgowrie and Rattray, in Perth and Kinross. Woodside sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Woodside is one of 114 places we cover in Perth and Kinross for service penetrations. Our Dundee page has more on work in that area (13 miles or so).
Commercial sites across PH13 are covered for service penetrations. Streets here include Station Road, Church Road and Main Road. Just outside Woodside, we also work in Burrelton (1 mile south-west), Markethill (2 miles north-east), Coupar Angus (2 miles north-east), Meikleour (3 miles north-west) and Kinrossie (3 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Perth (10 miles south-west), Blairgowrie and Rattray (5 miles north), Letham (11 miles south-west), Scone (8 miles south-west), Tulloch (10 miles south-west) and Alyth (7 miles north).
What’s near Woodside
Other landmarks nearby include Kinclaven Castle (2.8 miles west) and Blairgowrie Community Hospital (4.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Stormont Loch and Gask Hill.
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any outside it are raised with you.
After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, which saves guesswork.
Questions about Woodside
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Woodside after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Is Woodside too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Woodside is within our area. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, as many construction sites ask for.
Our process
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For a building near Woodside, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Cost factors for service penetrations
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- How much existing material needs removing
- The product specified
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Phasing around occupants
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any specification or named product
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
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, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.