Edinburgh · Scotland
Canonmills Fire Rated Sealant
Problem with your fire-stopping gaps in Canonmills? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
What affects the quote in Canonmills
Call for a quick quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The type of sealant required
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- How easy the joints are to reach
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That is why we ask about the job first.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Whether it has been sealed before
- Roughly how big the job is
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- Where the job is, and your postcode
Getting a quote is simple: let us know what needs doing and where. A few pictures by email make the job easier to understand, and we’ll come back to you with a quote.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Canonmills
In flats, HMOs, offices and schools, fire stopping is often disturbed by later work. One new cable or pipe can leave a gap that nobody goes back to seal. We seal them with a product tested for that kind of gap. Common call-outs are for damaged fire sealant left by other trades and holes left by a change of layout, across flats & HMOs, pipe & cable gaps and linear gaps.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so work in Canonmills can be planned room by room, and out of hours where needed.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Place
- Canonmills (EH3, EH7, EH2)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How the visit works
Most of a good job is in the preparation, and we do not rush it. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. Inside a flat in Canonmills, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- Anything that is not fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
Get a quote
If you’re in Canonmills and need fire rated sealant, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you will get a clear quote before any work starts.
Advice
What the job involves on each surface
Door frames
Behind most architraves is a gap between frame and wall. Where it’s open, we seal it to the product’s details for that gap size so the architrave can be refitted.
Linear gaps
Head-of-wall gaps are often hidden above suspended ceilings. We work along the whole run.
Commercial buildings in Canonmills
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Canonmills, 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. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Canonmills. For hotels, a room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
If you look after a building such as Drummond Community High School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Canonmills is about 1 mile north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Whether you’re in the middle of Canonmills or further out, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, and Canonmills is one of them.
Here we cover the EH3, EH7 and EH2 postcode area for fire rated sealant. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on York Lane, Canon Lane and Circus Lane or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover Bellevue (1 mile south-east), Powderhall (1 mile north-east), New Town (1 mile south), Broughton (1 mile south-east) and Gayfield (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (5 miles south), Gilmerton (5 miles south-east), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (4 miles south).
What’s near Canonmills
We work in homes and buildings around St Cuthbert's Church, King George V Park and Hamilton's Bar & Kitchen, among other places. Also close by are Stockbridge public library (within half a mile south-west) and London Street Primary School (0.5 miles south-east). Canonmills’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are St. James Centre (0.7 miles south-east) and Edinburgh Castle (1 mile south). The countryside around Canonmills includes Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Questions from Canonmills
Do you work in hotels near Canonmills?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
How do Scotland’s building regulations apply to fire-rated sealant in Canonmills?
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 is 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.
Can I use normal mastic around a pipe through a fire wall?
No. Where a fire-rated seal is needed, it has to be a product tested for that use, installed to its details.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We explain the product when we quote.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
Yes, but check with your landlord or agent first. Many landlords are glad to have it sorted.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Intumescent describes a material that swells in heat. Many fire-rated sealants work this way, but not all, and the choice depends on the gap.
Can you match the sealant colour?
Generally, yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available, and we will agree it with you first.
Do the sealants smell?
Possibly a little. It fades as the sealant cures.
Common problems we fix in Canonmills
Many open fire-stopping gaps are made after the building is finished. New cables, pipes and data runs go through walls and ceilings and the hole they leave doesn’t always get resealed.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
Rented homes near Edinburgh Waverley station change hands often, and fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they hold
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- Is VAT in the price?
Leave it or put it right?
Paying for fire stopping that has to be redone is a false economy. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing when the building is next checked. In a tenement flat in Canonmills, 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.
We do not show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Canonmills
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- Tidy, careful work
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
Read how sealant jobs are priced or our reviews.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
If you manage several properties in or around Canonmills, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. We can quote for more than one property at once.
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What we can’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different trade:
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before booking.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs