Dundee · Scotland
Bucklerheads Fire Rated Sealant
Fire-stopping gaps in Bucklerheads need attention? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly, with a one-year guarantee.
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- When we can work, for business premises
- How many areas need sealing
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
Every job is a little different, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just tell us:
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- The address or postcode of the job
- How we’d reach the joints
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
Asking for a quote is easy: tell us what needs doing and where and its rough size. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will come back to you with a quote.
Fire rated sealant in Bucklerheads, done properly
Where services or frames pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor, the gap around them needs a fire-rated seal. Each gap is sealed to the product maker’s tested detail for its size and substrate, and we can record what went where. We work on plasterboard & masonry, service penetrations and linear gaps, and people most often call us about standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap and gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls.
Work in a place like Bucklerheads is planned ahead, journey included, so it can be fitted around bookings or opening times where possible.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
- Location
- Bucklerheads (DD5)
- Wider area
- Dundee
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Bucklerheads
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
Letting agents and landlords in Bucklerheads can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
Do you need fire rated sealant in Bucklerheads?
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It looks sealed, but it isn’t fire-rated.
Look out for any of the following:
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
Rented homes near Balmossie station change hands often, and fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if the job turns out different
- How long the guarantee is
- Who turns up on the day
- How the colour is chosen
Bucklerheads: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Bucklerheads?
Yes. Bucklerheads is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Bucklerheads?
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.
What does intumescent mean?
An intumescent sealant expands when it gets hot. Intumescent sealants are one kind of fire-rated sealant; which product suits depends on the gap, the substrate and the service.
What sealant do you use?
The product depends on the job: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured.
Do the sealants smell?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No, and we never do. It may look fine at first, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Will we have a record of what was sealed?
Yes. We note each location and the product that went in, so you have it on file.
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What we do, step by step
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point us to the joints and we’ll get on with it. The work itself takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Outdoor work around Bucklerheads depends on the weather, as sealant needs a dry surface, so an outdoor job can move if the forecast changes. Indoor work goes ahead whatever the weather.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Get a quote
Need a quote? Please email us 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
How the job changes by surface
Linear gaps
Linear gaps run along the head of walls, at floor edges and between panels. They’re sealed with a fire-rated sealant over backing where the detail calls for it.
Service penetrations
New gaps tend to show up where services have been added. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth.
Fire rated sealant around Bucklerheads
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.
Managing a site like Braeview Academy? Then service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Bucklerheads is about 3 miles north of Broughty Ferry, in Dundee. If you need fire rated sealant in Bucklerheads, it’s easy to get a quote: please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. We are based in Crawley and cover Dundee. Bucklerheads is one of 50 towns and villages in Dundee where we work.
Our applicators cover all of the DD5 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Wellbank (1 mile north-east), Kingennie (1 mile east), Drumsturdy (2 miles east), Newbigging (2 miles east) and Monikie (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Dundee (5 miles south-west), Broughty Ferry (3 miles south), Stobswell (4 miles south-west), Monifieth (3 miles south-east), Blackness (6 miles south-west) and Barnhill (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Bucklerheads
The closest station to Bucklerheads is Balmossie station, roughly 3.1 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Ballumbie Castle (1.4 miles south-west) and James Guthrie Orchar Art Gallery (3.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Trottick Mill Ponds.
Why deal with it now?
For some gaps, sealant is not the right answer and another system is needed. Big openings, bundles of cables and plastic pipes may need batts, collars or wraps instead. We’ll say so if a gap needs something other than sealant. In an older home around Bucklerheads, 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 are not sure whether it needs doing, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Why us?
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- Tidy, careful work
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
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