Highland · Scotland
Achintee Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Achintee. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
Leave it or put it right?
Leaving a gap until a refurbishment comes round can mean years with it open. On its own, sealing it now is a small job and needn’t wait for anything else. In an older home around Achintee, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, as water and mould keep getting in. If you’re not sure whether it needs doing, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk for an honest opinion and a quote.
What you get with us
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Fully insured
- Old sealant always removed completely
About our fire rated sealant in Achintee
In flats, HMOs, offices and schools, fire stopping is often disturbed by later work. One new cable or pipe can leave a gap that nobody goes back to seal. Those are the gaps we close, using a tested fire-rated product. We’re often asked to deal with open holes round services passing through fire walls and holes left by a change of layout, on plasterboard & masonry, pipe & cable gaps and door frames.
Work in a place like Achintee is planned ahead, journey included, so it can be fitted around bookings or opening times where possible.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Where
- Achintee (IV54)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Achintee
Gaps also open up as buildings move: cracked or debonded sealant leaves an open route through the wall. Damage from cleaning, knocks and maintenance adds to it.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Open gaps behind door architraves
Managing a site like Kirkton in Meikle Strath School? Then gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the cure time is
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Whether you can choose the colour
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for before the next move-in.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Report cracked or damaged seals as soon as you notice them
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
Don’t drill through or remove a fire seal without putting it back properly. If you need new services through a sealed wall, plan the fire stopping as part of the job.
A flagged gap shouldn’t wait for the next assessment. Get it sealed and recorded.
When it is not the sealant
It helps to know what we cannot do:
- Doors that are not fire doors in the first place
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
How we quote for fire rated sealant
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- Any mould that needs treating
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- The product the joint needs
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Please mention:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The rough size of the job
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- Where the property is
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or email us if that is easier. Describe what needs sealing and we’ll talk you through the work.
How the visit works
Once we are on site, we check the joints match what you told us. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. Most jobs then take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Somewhere like Achintee may be a longer drive, and the journey is planned ahead. Mention tracks, gates, ferries or anything else about the route.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
How to prepare
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every job is different. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Advice
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Achintee
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Strathcarron station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Are the rules for fire-rated sealant different in Scotland?
Building work in Scotland comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. Whatever the rules, fire-rated sealant has to be installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, and that’s how we fit it. We don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
Yes. We seal the gap between the frame and the wall with a suitable fire-rated product. The door, its seals and closer are for a door specialist.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Most of the time, yes. We will tell you which colours the right product comes in and agree one before we start.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. We agree the price before any work begins.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No, it won’t last. It may look fine at first, but the new bead soon lifts. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Do you come to Achintee?
Yes. We work in Achintee. For a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Where are you based?
Our base is in Crawley, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Places near Achintee
Other services in Achintee
Workplaces and buildings in Achintee
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Achintee, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with technical handbooks. We install fire-rated sealant to the product’s tested details, though we do not certify buildings or do fire risk assessments.
Letting a property close to Strathcarron station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Achintee is in Highland. Whether you’re in the middle of Achintee or further out, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property. Achintee is one of 253 towns and villages in Highland we cover.
Postcode districts we cover here for fire rated sealant: IV54. Other places close to Achintee include Srath Carran (1 mile north), Lochcarron (2 miles south-west), Balnacra (4 miles north-east), Strome Ferry (6 miles south-west) and Torridon (9 miles north). Remote and island addresses need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote.
Landmarks near Achintee
There’s a railway station in Achintee itself: Strathcarron station. Not far away are Loch Dùghaill.