Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Edinburgh
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Edinburgh, backed by a one-year guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Open joints along the top of partitions
Fire rated sealant in Edinburgh
We often work from an action list drawn up by a fire risk assessor for buildings in Edinburgh. Send us the list or the survey and we will quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. We work on service penetrations, door frames and plasterboard & masonry, and people most often call us about fire seals that have cracked with movement and joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey.
Scotland has its own building regulations, with their own technical handbooks. In Edinburgh, as anywhere, fire-rated sealant goes in to the product’s tested details and washroom sealant is chosen to cope with heavy use.
Our work is backed for twelve months.
When it is not the sealant
We’d rather tell you now than do work that will not last, so here’s what sealant cannot put right:
- Big openings where sealant alone isn’t the tested solution
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- A wall that isn’t a fire-resisting element to begin with
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
When to call us in Edinburgh
Many open fire-stopping gaps are made after the building is finished. Electricians, plumbers and data installers drill through walls and ceilings and the hole they leave does not always get resealed.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
If you let a flat or house near Haymarket station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Are they insured?
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- How long to leave it before use
- What happens if the job turns out different
How we quote for fire rated sealant
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- Whether the work is at height
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- When we can work, for business premises
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, along with when we can work on site. Ask us for a quote and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Try to tell us:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- How we’d reach the joints
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- What’s wrong with the joints now
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Common questions in Edinburgh
Do you take on hotel work around Edinburgh?
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.
Do Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Edinburgh?
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.
Is there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
Yes. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. New silicone will not bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. It all has to come out first.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No. We work from the specification you give us.
What does intumescent mean?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Many fire-rated sealants work this way, but not all.
Leave it or put it right?
Fire-rated sealants are less forgiving than ordinary ones. How it’s installed changes how it performs, so we follow the maker’s details on every gap. Private landlords in Edinburgh must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so it’s worth fixing failed sealant before a tenant reports it.
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- One-year guarantee on every job
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
Should I try it myself first?
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.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We cut it out and start again, so just mention it when you contact us.
Fire rated sealant around Edinburgh
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Edinburgh, 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. Edinburgh has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Tollcross Primary School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices. Community buildings like St Cuthbert's Church are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Edinburgh is in Scotland. From the centre of Edinburgh to the outskirts, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. We cover 175 towns and villages across Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
We cover every part of the EH4, EH14, EH12 and EH6 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Whether your property is on Fountainbridge Square, Conference Square and Mcewan Square or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. Edinburgh is on the A1 and A7, so it’s easy for us to get to. If you are just outside Edinburgh, we cover West End (1 mile north-west), Bruntsfield (1 mile south), Merchiston (1 mile south), Dalry (1 mile west) and Greenhill (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (8 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east) and Newhaven (3 miles north).
Around Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Signet Library, Bruntsfield Links and Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the streets around them. You will also find Boroughmuir High School (under half a mile south) and Bennets Bar (under half a mile south-east). The closest station to Edinburgh is Haymarket station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Fire (within half a mile north-east) and Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (within half a mile east). The countryside around Edinburgh includes Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.
Also near Edinburgh
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Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Landlords and letting agents in Edinburgh can book us as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies keeps a property looking cared for.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we’ll give you a quote.
What we do, step by step
Once we’re on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. Most jobs then take 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. For a job in Edinburgh, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- 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
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Move anything stored near the joints
Get a quote
For a quote, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. We will give you a clear price before any work starts.