Edinburgh · Scotland
Burgh Muir Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for householders, landlords and businesses in Burgh Muir. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Open joints along the top of partitions
About our fire rated sealant in Burgh Muir
Until it’s heated, intumescent sealant behaves like an ordinary sealant; then it swells to help close the gap. The right product depends on the gap size, the substrate and what passes through, so we follow the tested detail for each one. We work on pipe & cable gaps, plasterboard & masonry and flats & HMOs, and the jobs we see most are seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers and old fire sealant that has split or come away.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so jobs in Burgh Muir can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job.
- Place
- Burgh Muir (EH9, EH8, EH16)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
For anyone letting property in or around Burgh Muir, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Burgh Muir: your questions answered
Do you work in hotels near Burgh Muir?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Jobs can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
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. Fire-rated sealant has to go in to the product’s tested details, and we follow them. We do not certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Do you work in Burgh Muir?
Yes. We work in Burgh Muir. To book, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Normally, yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available for many products, and we agree the colour with you before we start.
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 leaf and its hardware need a door specialist.
Does someone need to be in?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Will it make a mess?
Tidy work is part of the job. We protect what’s around the joints.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured for domestic and commercial work.
Fire rated sealant around Burgh Muir
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Burgh Muir, 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. Fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details; we don’t certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments.
Community buildings like Mayfield Salisbury Church are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. Schools such as Sciennes Primary School are buildings too, and fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Burgh Muir is about 1 mile south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Every kind of property in Burgh Muir can book us for fire rated sealant. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Burgh Muir is one of them.
Every address in EH9, EH8 and EH16 is covered for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Lauder Road, Oswald Road and Cobden Road. We also cover the places around Burgh Muir: The Grange (1 mile north-west), Newington (1 mile north-east), Sciennes (1 mile north), Mayfield (1 mile east) and Blackford (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Leith (3 miles north), Bonnington (3 miles north), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north) and South Portobello (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Burgh Muir
Typical jobs here are in homes near National Museums Scotland Library, Leslie's Bar and Royal Blind School. Nearby too are St Crispin's School (less than half a mile south) and The Meadows (0.7 miles north-west). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.3 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Meadows Dental Clinic (0.5 miles west) and Merchiston Tower (1.2 miles west). Open spaces near Burgh Muir include Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The amount of work
- The product the joint needs
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Mould in or behind the old joints
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 the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in contact, it helps to mention:
- Where the property is
- The rough size of the job
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Whether it’s a home or a business
For a quote, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. We’ll send you a clear quote before any work starts.
Why it’s worth doing now in Burgh Muir
Doing it once, properly, beats doing it twice. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing when the building is next checked. In a tenement flat in Burgh Muir, 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.
Leaving a failed joint usually makes the job bigger, not smaller, because water and mould keep working on it. If you’re unsure, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Why book with us
- We never seal over old sealant
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Fully insured
DIY versus a professional finish
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
Common problems we fix in Burgh Muir
In some buildings the gap was filled with the wrong thing in the first place: general-purpose foam, everyday silicone or caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It looks sealed, but it is not fire-rated.
People generally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Open joints along the top of partitions
For landlords with property near Edinburgh Waverley station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether you can choose the colour
- How long the guarantee is
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
How the visit works
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, and the area is left clean. For a tenement in Burgh Muir, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for fire rated sealant? Please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear price before we start.
Related advice
How the job changes by surface
Service penetrations
Service penetrations are where new gaps often appear. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth with backing where the detail needs it.
Door frames
We deal with the gap around the frame, not the door. Doors, seals and closers are for a door specialist, and we will say if we spot a problem with them.