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Fire-rated sealant in Dalry, Edinburgh
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Dalry, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Dalry
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. We work on plasterboard & masonry, service penetrations and flats & HMOs, and the jobs we see most are gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls and gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment.
Scotland’s cities have offices, hotels, student flats, care homes and tenement blocks looked after by factors. For a building in Dalry, the job might be washroom resealing or fire-rated sealant around service openings.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.
- Where
- Dalry (EH3, EH11, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Good joint work is mostly preparation, so that’s where we spend the time. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Inside a flat in Dalry, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. Tell us which applies when you book.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Tell us if parking is tricky
How to get a quote
If you are in Dalry and need fire rated sealant, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
Advice
Workplaces and buildings in Dalry
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Dalry, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. In Scotland, building work comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. We install fire-rated sealant to the product’s tested details; we do not certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments.
If you let a flat or house near Haymarket station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Dalry is about 1 mile west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Dalry to the outskirts, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Dalry is one of 175 places in Edinburgh we cover.
We work across EH3, EH11 and EH12 for fire rated sealant. You will find streets such as Duff Road, Dalry Road and Bryson Road. We also cover the places around Dalry: West Coates (1 mile north-west), West End (1 mile north-east), Edinburgh (1 mile east), Dean Village (1 mile north) and Roseburn (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Leith (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (7 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), Lochend (3 miles north-east) and South Portobello (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Dalry
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Boroughmuir High School, St Cuthbert's Church and Harrison Park, among other places. Other local landmarks include Ryrie's pub (within half a mile north-east), Tollcross Primary School (0.5 miles east) and Gabrielle Keiller Library (0.6 miles north-west). Dalry has its own railway station: Haymarket station. Other landmarks nearby include Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (0.8 miles east) and Waverley Mall (1.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Dalry include Dunsapie Loch and Blackford Hill.
How the job changes by surface
Flats and HMOs
Converted houses often have gaps around old and new services. We seal the ones on your specification with a tested product and the locations noted.
Service penetrations
Service penetrations are where new gaps often appear. Old or unsuitable filler comes out before the right sealant goes in with backing where the detail needs it.
Why act early in Dalry
Sealant isn’t the fix for every opening. Large holes, cable bundles and plastic pipes can call for batts, collars or wraps. If a gap isn’t suitable for sealant, we’ll tell you. For landlords in Dalry, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part.
Why Dalry customers choose us
- Old sealant always removed completely
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
What we cannot put right
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant won’t do:
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- A wall that is not a fire-resisting element to begin with
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
If in doubt, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Dalry
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
Places near Dalry
Other services in Dalry
Dalry: your questions answered
How do Scotland’s building regulations apply to fire-rated sealant in Dalry?
Building work in Scotland comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their 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 don’t certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments, so your fire risk assessor or building control will advise on what’s needed.
Do you work in hotels near Dalry?
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.
What should I tell you?
A short description and the location, with pictures by email if possible. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
Will we have a record of what was sealed?
Yes. We note each location and the product that went in so it’s there for the next inspection.
Will there be a smell?
Possibly a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No. Your fire risk assessor, designer or building control decides that. We apply fire-rated sealant to the requirements they set.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes. We often seal open gaps hidden behind the architrave. The door and its fittings are a separate job for a door specialist.
Common problems we fix in Dalry
In some buildings the gap was filled with the wrong thing in the first place: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It looks sealed, but it isn’t fire-rated.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
If you look after a building such as St Mary's Music School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Questions to ask before booking
- How long the guarantee is
- Which colour the sealant will be
- Are they insured?
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
Keeping the joints in good condition
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Take photos of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
File the record of locations and products with your fire safety paperwork. It helps whoever checks the building next.
When you plan work that goes through walls or ceilings, plan the fire stopping too. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
For landlords and businesses
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can be quoted together.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.