Wormit fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Wormit, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Need fire stopping in Wormit?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Wormit
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it, matching the product and detail it names. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. If you’re dealing with fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can put it right, on linear gaps at wall heads, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Wormit 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 Wormit, 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.
Every job is signed 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.
- Where
- Wormit (DD6)
- Wider area
- Fife
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
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 any cutting starts, and the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For a building near Wormit, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Advice
Questions about Wormit
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Dundee for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites normally want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Royal Victoria Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
It mainly affects England, where Approved Document B is dropping its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Classification to BS EN 13501-2 becomes the expected evidence. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Do you need fire stopping in Wormit?
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls and later need putting right.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Hospital estates such as Royal Victoria Hospital (to the north-west of Wormit) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
What your quote should include
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Who will actually carry out the work
Nearby places to Wormit
Also in Wormit
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we’ll never swap a specified collar for sealant.
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
What affects the price in Wormit
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Any access equipment needed
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The total length or number of joints
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The site address and postcode
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to discuss it first.
Fire stopping around Wormit: what changes locally
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using products tested for the way they’re used. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Hotels such as Sandford Hotel, 1.4 miles to the south-east of Wormit, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. For a unit at a centre such as Overgate Centre, 2.5 miles to the north of Wormit, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit.
Wormit is about 3 miles south of Blackness, in Fife. We cover commercial sites throughout Wormit, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Our Fife coverage takes in 132 places.
Business premises anywhere in DD6 are within our area for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Bay Road, Flass Road and Kilmany Road. Close to Wormit, our area also takes in Newport-on-Tay (1 mile north-east), West End (2 miles north), Blackness (3 miles north), Pickletillum (3 miles east) and Drumoig (3 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in St Andrews (9 miles south-east), Cupar (7 miles south), Tayport (4 miles north-east), Kennoway (15 miles south), Auchtermuchty (13 miles south-west) and Leuchars (5 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Wormit
Wormit’s nearest station is Dundee station, roughly 2.3 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Naughton Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Dundee Dental Hospital (2.5 miles north). The countryside around Wormit includes Trottick Mill Ponds and Balgay Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Wormit
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- CHAS accredited
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.