Edinburgh · Scotland
Craigcrook Fire Rated Sealant
Problem with your fire-stopping gaps in Craigcrook? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
Fire rated sealant in Craigcrook, done properly
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk doesn’t make it fire-rated. Anything unsuitable comes out first and the gap is resealed with a product tested for that use. We work on linear gaps, door frames and service penetrations, and the jobs we see most are open joints along the top of partitions and gaps left after a refit or conversion.
Scotland’s cities have offices, hotels, student flats, care homes and tenement blocks looked after by factors. For a building in Craigcrook, the job might be washroom resealing or fire-rated sealant around service openings.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, whatever its size.
- Place
- Craigcrook (EH4, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Include hidden areas like risers in routine checks
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Take pictures of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
Don’t add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. Repairs should use a matching fire-rated product. We can tell you which product we used.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Leave them and each new job adds another hole.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Craigcrook
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Craigcrook, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Craigcrook. 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 The Mary Erskine School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. If you let a flat or house near South Gyle station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Craigcrook is about 2 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Wherever you are in the EH4 postcode area, our applicators can take on fire rated sealant. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, large and small.
We work across EH4 and EH12 for fire rated sealant. That includes homes and businesses on Loch Road, March Road and Main Street. Craigcrook sits on or near the A90, which makes travel easy. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Davidson's Mains (1 mile north-west), Blackhall (1 mile east), Silverknowes (1 mile north), Drylaw (1 mile north-east) and Ravelston (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (4 miles east), Bonnington (4 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Broughton (3 miles east) and Bellevue (3 miles east).
Around Craigcrook
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Gabrielle Keiller Library, St George's School and Saughton Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is South Gyle station, about 2 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Craigcrook Castle (less than half a mile south) and Corstorphine Hospital (1.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Questions from Craigcrook
Can you help a landlord with a rental near South Gyle station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Do you take on hotel work around Craigcrook?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes. Just list everything you need and we will quote it together.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
Most jobs take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before applying anything new.
Is it worth trying it myself?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Why deal with it now?
Squirting in whichever sealant is nearest doesn’t make a fire seal. Fire-rated products are tested in set gap sizes, depths and substrates, which is why we match the product and the method to each gap. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in Craigcrook, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you’re unsure, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Craigcrook
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
Take a look at what affects the cost and customer reviews.
Can I do it myself?
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Common problems we fix in Craigcrook
Gaps also open up as buildings move: cracked or debonded sealant leaves an open route through the wall. Knocks, maintenance and building work damage it further.
Most people get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as St Columba's Parish Church, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- How long to leave it before use
- Whether you can choose the colour
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
What affects the quote in Craigcrook
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- The type of sealant required
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- The old material and how stubborn it is
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs. Call for a quick quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- If someone has resealed it before
- The type of property
- The address or postcode of the job
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 give you a clear price before work begins.
Nearby places to Craigcrook
Also in Craigcrook
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Holes through concrete and block are rarely neat. We measure the gap at its widest point against the product’s tested range.
Door frames
We deal with the gap around the frame, not the door. The door leaf, its seals and closer need a door specialist and we’ll mention anything we notice.
How it works
The work is kept neat and contained to the joints we are treating, so you can get on with your day. The job generally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. For a job in Craigcrook, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the faces cleaned.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Get a quote
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.