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Fire Rated Sealant in Alnwickhill
Specialist fire rated sealant for Alnwickhill: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Alnwickhill: your questions answered
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Shawfair station?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear price.
Are the rules for fire-rated sealant different in Scotland?
Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with their own 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 do not certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
How do I get a quote for fire rated sealant in Alnwickhill?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs.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.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. When the job is done, we give you the locations and products. If you need pictures or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
What information do you need?
Let us know what needs doing and where, plus pictures if you have them. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
Can you match the sealant colour?
Yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we’ll agree it with you first.
Does someone need to be in?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we’ve agreed the job, you do not need to watch us work.
Is it messy?
Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected, and we clear up when we are done.
Fire rated sealant in Alnwickhill
Door frame gaps, linear joints and holes around services all have their own details. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then apply it to the depth its tested detail calls for. We work on pipe & cable gaps, service penetrations and door frames, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps left after a refit or conversion and sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list.
Hotels, serviced apartments and student accommodation in Scotland’s cities need their bathrooms kept in order between guests, so jobs in Alnwickhill can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Place
- Alnwickhill (EH16, EH17)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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What else we do in Alnwickhill
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
For masonry and concrete, we use a product tested in that substrate. The gap is cleaned of dust first.
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. The product and depth are chosen to suit both, following the tested detail.
The process
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the work takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access in most cases. Inside a flat in Alnwickhill, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. Tell us which applies when you book.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Mention any tricky access
How to get a quote
Need a quote? Please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
Advice
For landlords and businesses
If you manage several properties in or around Alnwickhill, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room. We have worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
What happens if it’s left?
Items left open on a fire risk assessment tend to come back at the next review. Having them sealed and recorded now means you can show the action was taken. In a tenement flat in Alnwickhill, a failed seal is rarely just your problem: a leak can come through the ceiling below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-rated joints matter to every flat.
Leaving a failed joint usually makes the job bigger, not smaller, as water and mould keep getting in. If you are unsure, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you an honest view and a quote.
Why us?
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- We never seal over old sealant
Read what affects the cost and what customers say.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Alnwickhill
Gaps also open up as buildings move: cracked or debonded sealant leaves an open route through the wall. Knocks, maintenance and building work damage it further.
Common reasons people contact us include:
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
If you let a flat or house near Shawfair station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Before you book anyone
- What product goes in the joint
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- What the cure time is
Honest limits
We’ll always be straight with you, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Fire risk assessments, which need a qualified assessor
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Your quote is based on your job. We take into account:
- Access and height
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
What you pay reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we ask a few questions first and agree the price before starting.
What to tell us for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- The problem you’ve noticed
- Roughly how big the job is
- The address or postcode of the job
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Workplaces and buildings in Alnwickhill
Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with technical handbooks. We install fire-rated sealant to the product’s tested details; we don’t certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Gracemount High School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Alnwickhill is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Alnwickhill to the outskirts, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Alnwickhill among them.
Jobs for fire rated sealant in EH16 and EH17 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Soutra Road, Little Road and Kedslie Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If you are just outside Alnwickhill, we cover Howden Hall (1 mile south-east), Kaimes (1 mile south), Gracemount (1 mile east), Mortonhall (1 mile west) and Southhouse (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Around Alnwickhill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Inch Park and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. The nearest railway station is Shawfair station, about 3.2 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Natural History Collections (1.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Blackford Hill.