Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Yarrowford, Scottish Borders
Looking for fire stopping in Yarrowford? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Need fire stopping in Yarrowford?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before the next one starts. For a building near Yarrowford, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. 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.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- 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.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Request a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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Fire stopping in Yarrowford
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. If you’re dealing with penetration schedules that need working through and non-fire-rated filler around services, we can help, whatever the surface. Most enquiries from Yarrowford start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Yarrowford can leave gaps around new services. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant as its published detail shows and raise it if another product is needed.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Location
- Yarrowford (TD7)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, 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.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Compartments and services around Yarrowford
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. Our part is installing the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
For buildings in and around Yarrowford, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail. For any site around Yarrowford, we work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer.
Yarrowford is about 7 miles south-west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Our applicators travel to Yarrowford for work on service penetrations. We work across 91 places in the Scottish Borders. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 28 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: TD7 for service penetrations. We also cover Broadmeadows (1 mile north-east), Peel (3 miles north-east), Ashiestiel (3 miles north-east), Ettrickbridge (4 miles south) and Caddonfoot (4 miles north-east) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Galashiels (7 miles north-east), Hawick (11 miles south-east), Peebles (12 miles north-west), Wilton (11 miles south-east), Innerleithen (6 miles north-west) and Melrose (9 miles east).
Near you in Yarrowford
Nearby you will also find Peel Hill (4.1 miles east). The countryside around Yarrowford includes Haining Loch and Ashiesteel Hill.
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Your programme or deadline
- Access details, including height
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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What else we do in Yarrowford
After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
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. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Common questions from Yarrowford clients
How do Scotland’s building standards affect fire-rated sealant in Yarrowford?
Under Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14), service penetrations should keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, using 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.
Is Yarrowford off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
What will the job cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables and we work within those limits.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, but many need a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.