Edinburgh · Scotland
Balgreen Fire Rated Sealant
Professional fire rated sealant in and around Balgreen, with old sealant always removed completely and a one-year guarantee.
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
Why deal with it now?
An unsealed gap lets smoke and fire get round a wall that was built to hold them back. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the work involved is often modest. In a tenement flat in Balgreen, a failed seal is rarely just your problem: water can reach the flat below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-stopping affect the whole stair.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What you get with us
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- Fully insured
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- We never seal over old sealant
Read how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
About our fire rated sealant in Balgreen
A fire seal relies on being installed the way it was tested: the right depth, the right backing and the right product for the substrate. That is the part we focus on. If you’re dealing with door frames with gaps between frame and wall and damaged fire sealant left by other trades, we can put it right, on flats & HMOs, linear gaps and door frames alike.
Hotels, serviced apartments and student accommodation in Scotland’s cities need their bathrooms kept in order between guests, so jobs in Balgreen can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Place
- Balgreen (EH12, EH11, EH4)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Workplaces and buildings in Balgreen
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Balgreen, 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 don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Murrayfield Parish Church, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. If you look after a building such as Scotus Academy, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Balgreen is about 2 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Across the EH12 area, our applicators can take on fire rated sealant. 175 places in Edinburgh are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages.
All of EH12, EH11 and EH4 is within our area for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on Whitson Road, Baird Avenue and Balgreen Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Balgreen include the A8, which makes travel easy. We also cover Beechmount (1 mile north), Saughtonhall (1 mile east), Murrayfield (1 mile north-east), Westfield (1 mile south-east) and Stenhouse (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles east), Broughton (3 miles east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Buccleuch (3 miles east).
What’s near Balgreen
Around Balgreen, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Gabrielle Keiller Library, St Columba's Parish Church and Roseburn Bar. Other local landmarks include Saughton Park (0.6 miles south-east), Balgreen Primary School (0.5 miles south-east) and St George's School (1.1 miles north-east). Balgreen’s nearest station is Slateford station, about 1.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Murrayfield Experience (0.6 miles east) and Corstorphine Hospital (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Balgreen includes Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
When to call us in Balgreen
If the sealant is too shallow, has the wrong backing or sits on a dusty surface, it isn’t installed as tested. We see plenty of fire stopping that was hurried particularly when it was the last job before handover.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
If you let a flat or house near Slateford station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether VAT is included
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
For landlords and businesses
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
We also work for property managers and facilities teams. Several sites can go on one quote, and we are fully insured for the work.
Aftercare tips
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
Avoid covering a sealed gap with anything that is not part of the tested detail. Repairs should use a matching fire-rated product. Ask us if you are not sure which product was used.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes and the list grows.
The process
Most of a good job is in the preparation, so that’s where we spend the time. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Parking in city streets around Balgreen can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. If you’re in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your records.
Before we arrive
- Mention any tricky access
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
Get a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so the first step is telling us about yours. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details.
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What the job involves on each surface
Plasterboard walls
In plasterboard walls, the condition of the board edge matters. Crumbling edges are cleaned back before the sealant goes in.
Flats and HMOs
Flats and HMOs rely on fire separation between homes and the common parts. We seal the gaps your assessor has identified room by room.
Nearby places to Balgreen
Other services in Balgreen
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different trade:
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Construction that doesn’t provide fire resistance on its own
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
If in doubt, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work in Balgreen
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
Common questions in Balgreen
How do Scotland’s building regulations apply to fire-rated sealant in Balgreen?
Building work in Scotland comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. Fire-rated sealant has to go in to the product’s tested details, and we follow them. We don’t certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments, so your fire risk assessor or building control will advise on what’s needed.
Do you work in hotels near Balgreen?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Will there be a smell?
Sometimes, a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. Locations and products are written up when we finish. If you need photos or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
Is it worth trying it myself?
You can, for simple jobs. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
That is not something we state or certify. Your specification sets the requirement, and we fit a product whose tested details meet it.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
Of course. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No. New silicone will not bond to old silicone, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.