Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Granton, Edinburgh
We cover Granton for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and a 12-month guarantee.
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
About our fire rated sealant in Granton
A fire seal relies on being installed the way it was tested: correct depth, correct backing and a product suited to the surfaces. That detail is what we take care over. We work on service penetrations, pipe & cable gaps and door frames, and people most often call us about damaged fire sealant left by other trades and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
Scotland has its own building regulations, with their own technical handbooks. For buildings in Granton, fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, and washroom and kitchen sealant is chosen for heavy use.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Where
- Granton (EH5, EH4, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Should I try it myself first?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
What happens if it’s left?
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. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in a tall building in Granton, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
What you pay reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we ask about the job first and send you a clear quote before we start.
Why Granton clients choose us
- We never seal over old sealant
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
Take a look at what affects the cost and customer reviews.
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Granton questions
Do Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Granton?
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’s 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.
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Granton?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Is there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes: twelve months. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Of course. Combining jobs makes good use of the visit, so mention them when you ask for a quote.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Fire-rated sealant covers any sealant tested for use in fire stopping. Intumescent ones swell in heat, and they’re one of the options. We use whichever the specification and tested details call for.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- The number of rooms or windows
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Working hours on commercial sites
- The amount of work
Combining jobs into one visit is normally more efficient than separate visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, let us know:
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- Roughly how big the job is
- The problem you’ve noticed
- Whether it has been sealed before
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we will talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you’re ready, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
For masonry and concrete, we use a product tested in that substrate. The gap is cleaned of dust first so the seal has something sound to bond to.
Flats and HMOs
Conversions generally leave a mix of old and new service holes. We seal the ones on your specification with a tested product and record where they are.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Granton
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Granton, 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. Fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, though we don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments.
Managing a site like Ainslie Park High School? Then fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. For buildings such as Granton Congregational Church, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Granton is about 2 miles north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Granton to the outskirts, fire rated sealant is available for homes and businesses alike. Granton is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh we cover for fire rated sealant.
Every address in EH5, EH4 and EH3 is covered for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover properties on Ferry Road, Granton Road and Pilton Avenue and the roads around them. You’ll find Granton on the A903, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for fire rated sealant. If you’re just outside Granton, we cover Boswall (1 mile east), Pilton (1 mile south-west), Crewe Toll (1 mile south-west), Edinburgh Waterfront (1 mile north-west) and East Pilton (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Buccleuch (3 miles south-east), Dumbiedykes (3 miles south-east), Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east) and Queensferry (7 miles west).
Near you in Granton
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Stockbridge public library, Old Chain Pier pub and Trinity Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Newhaven Heritage Museum (1.3 miles east) and Ocean Terminal (2 miles east). Open spaces near Granton include Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
What we are called out for in Granton
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It may look fine, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal.
The problems people generally mention when they call are:
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
For landlords with property near Haymarket station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What product goes in the joint
- Is VAT in the price?
When something else is needed
We will not take on work that will not last, so here’s what sealant cannot put right:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
If you are not sure, just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
What we do, step by step
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in Granton, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- Anything that isn’t fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- The sealant goes in to the depth its detail sets, then it’s tooled off.
- We record the locations and products used for your records.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.