Edinburgh · Scotland
Colinton Mains Fire Rated Sealant
Problem with your fire-stopping gaps in Colinton Mains? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
About our fire rated sealant in Colinton Mains
Fire-rated sealant closes the gaps around pipes, cables and frames where they pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor. Each gap is sealed to the product maker’s tested detail for its size and substrate, with a record of the products and locations if you need one. We are often asked to deal with sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and unsealed gaps around fire door frames, on flats & HMOs, pipe & cable gaps and service penetrations.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so jobs in Colinton Mains can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Location
- Colinton Mains (EH13, EH10, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords and businesses
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. We can quote for more than one property at once.
What the job involves on each surface
Service penetrations
A copper pipe, a cable and a plastic pipe can all need different fire-stopping details. Each one is sealed to the product’s tested detail, and tell you if sealant alone is not the right fix.
Door frames
The gap between a door frame and the wall around it needs sealing as well as the door itself. We seal that gap with a fire-rated sealant suited to the frame and wall.
DIY versus a professional finish
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
What happens on the day
Good joint work is mostly preparation, so that’s where we spend the time. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In Colinton Mains, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- 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
- Mention any tricky access
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Advice
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How to look after the new joints
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Don’t fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
Look at the sealed gaps as part of your routine walk-rounds. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and get them seen to.
Leave a fire-stopping gap open and smoke can move through the building much more easily. Sealing it early is a simple step to take.
What sealant work can’t fix
Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
If you are not sure, just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Service penetrations
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Colinton Mains
Do you work for landlords with property near Slateford station?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners, and several properties can be quoted together. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Do you cover Colinton Mains for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Colinton Mains is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
What sealant do you use?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We are an ARBOMaster approved applicator, which is run for the Arbo sealant brand.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
Ratings and certification sit with the product’s test evidence and whoever specified the work. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested details and list the locations and products for you.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No, assessment is not something we do. When your assessor or designer has set out what’s needed, we can quote for the fire-rated sealant items.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured, and we have been doing sealant work for more than 20 years.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. For a quick quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing and where.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We look at:
- The type of sealant required
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- The number and length of the joints
The cost reflects the work involved, not a rough estimate. That’s why we ask about the job first and send you a clear quote before work begins.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The address or postcode of the job
- The problem you’ve noticed
- Roughly how big the job is
For fire rated sealant in Colinton Mains, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
Fire rated sealant around Colinton Mains
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.
For landlords with property near Slateford station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. Community buildings like St Johns Colinton Mains Church are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. Managing a site like Firrhill High School? Then gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Colinton Mains is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Colinton Mains is covered for fire rated sealant, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Colinton Mains is one of them.
Every address in EH13, EH10 and EH14 is covered for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Redford Road, Greenbank Road and Oxgangs Avenue and the roads around them. Other places close to Colinton Mains include Firrhill (1 mile north-west), Oxgangs (1 mile east), Redford (1 mile west), Greenbank (1 mile north-east) and Comiston (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Landmarks near Colinton Mains
Typical jobs here are in homes near Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park. Colinton Mains’s nearest station is Slateford station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Edinburgh City Hospital (0.5 miles north) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Colinton Mains include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.