Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Broomhouse, Edinburgh
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations in Broomhouse, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
Looking after it afterwards
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Include hidden areas like risers in routine checks
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Store the list of sealed gaps with your building paperwork
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. Ask us if you’re not sure which product was used.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Leave them and each new job adds another hole and the job gets bigger.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Broomhouse
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. Measuring the gap and checking what it’s made of comes first, then apply it to the depth its tested detail calls for. We work on plasterboard & masonry, pipe & cable gaps and service penetrations, and the jobs we see most are unsealed gaps around fire door frames and gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated.
In Scotland, building work comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. For buildings in Broomhouse, fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, and washroom and kitchen sealant is chosen for heavy use.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Where
- Broomhouse (EH11, EH12, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Broomhouse
Over time, buildings change layout and use. A house turned into flats or an HMO, or an office split into smaller units, brings new walls, new service routes and new gaps.
Look out for any of the following:
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Open gaps behind door architraves
If you look after a building such as Forrester High School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
What to look for in a quote
- How the colour is chosen
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- What insurance they hold
- Who turns up on the day
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Broomhouse
Do you work for landlords with property near Kingsknowe station?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders, and several properties can go on one quote. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Do Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Broomhouse?
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 don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can go on one quote.
Will there be a smell?
There can be a smell while the sealant cures. Opening a window helps.
Is standard sealant good enough for a fire gap?
No. It might close the gap, but it is not a fire-rated seal. A tested fire-rated product is needed.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Where are you based?
Our base is Crawley, with over 20 years’ experience. Our area covers South East England, London and Scotland.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: the address or postcode, what’s wrong and any access issues. After that, simply drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
What sealant work can’t fix
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t solve:
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
If in doubt, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
How it works
The work is kept neat and contained to the joints we’re treating. The job normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, and we explain the cure time before we leave. Parking in city streets around Broomhouse 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.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied to the right depth and tooled.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
How to get a quote
Want a quote for fire rated sealant? Please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before any work starts.
Advice
Surface by surface
Flats and HMOs
Conversions generally leave a mix of old and new service holes. We seal the ones on your specification with a tested product and the locations noted.
Masonry and concrete
Preparation counts on brick, block and concrete. We brush and vacuum the gap and use backing where the detail needs it before the sealant goes in.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The type of sealant required
- The number and length of the joints
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Working hours on commercial sites
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What we need to know
You don’t need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- Roughly how big the job is
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know what needs doing and where, and roughly how big it is. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we will take it from there.
Fire rated sealant in Broomhouse: local notes
Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with technical handbooks. Fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, though we don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments. Broomhouse has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
For buildings such as St Joseph's RC Church, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. If you let a flat or house near Kingsknowe station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Broomhouse is about 3 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Whether you’re in the middle of Broomhouse or further out, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property. Broomhouse is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
Every address in EH11, EH12 and EH14 is within our area for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Roull Road, Calder Road and Saughton Road, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Broomhouse, we cover Sighthill (1 mile south-west), Saughton (1 mile east), Carrick Knowe (1 mile north-east), Wester Hailes (1 mile south) and South Gyle (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Near you in Broomhouse
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Saughton Park and Merchiston Castle School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Kingsknowe station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Craigcrook Castle (1.9 miles north) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Places near Broomhouse
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What happens if it’s left?
Items left open on a fire risk assessment tend to come back at the next review. Getting them done and written up means you can show the action was taken. In a tenement flat in Broomhouse, 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.
Combining jobs into one visit normally makes better use of the time than several visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Broomhouse
- Fully insured
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet