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Fire Rated Sealant in Greendykes
We cover Greendykes for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
Why act early in Greendykes
Leaving a gap until a refurbishment comes round can mean years with it open. On its own, sealing it now is a small job that does not depend on other work. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in a tall building in Greendykes, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Greendykes
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- We are fully insured
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
Fire rated sealant in Greendykes
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor. It gives you a list to keep with the building’s fire safety documents. We work on door frames, service penetrations and pipe & cable gaps, and the jobs we see most are cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant and new service routes left unsealed after building work.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so jobs in Greendykes can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
A one-year guarantee comes as standard.
- Location
- Greendykes (EH16, EH15, EH22)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
When to call us in Greendykes
Gaps around door frames are easily missed. The architrave hides the gap between frame and wall, so it can be left open when a door is replaced.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
Community buildings like Robin Chapel are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Questions to ask before you book
- How hidden problems are handled
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- What the cure time is
Landlords, agents and businesses in Greendykes
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
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Questions from Greendykes
How do Scotland’s building regulations apply to fire-rated sealant in Greendykes?
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’s how we fit it. We don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Do you take on hotel work around Greendykes?
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.
Do I need to be at home?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. Indoors, that usually means someone at home.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No. Your fire risk assessor, designer or building control decides that. We apply fire-rated sealant to the requirements they set.
Can you fill the gap behind a fire door frame?
Yes. Gaps behind architraves are a common job for us. Doors, seals and closers need a door specialist.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
How long does the job take?
Most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, including preparation and clearing up. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
What do you put in the joint?
Quality sealants from brands including Arbo and Everbuild, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you and explain the cure time. The work normally takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access, depending on the amount of work. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in Greendykes, 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.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap 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.
- We record the locations and products used for your records.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Ask for a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so the first step is telling us about yours. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details.
Related advice
When it is not the sealant
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Doors that are not fire doors in the first place
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
If in doubt, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Door frames
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
Can I do it myself?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
If you are set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it does not work out, we can still put it right.
Fire rated sealant in Greendykes: local notes
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Greendykes, 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 Greendykes. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
If you look after a building such as Castlebrae Community High School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices. Letting a property close to Brunstane station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Greendykes is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We provide fire rated sealant to householders, landlords and businesses in Greendykes, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Greendykes among them.
We work across EH16, EH15 and EH22 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Hay Avenue, Aspen Road and Friary Road. Greendykes sits on or near the A6095, which makes travel easy. Close by, we work in The Wisp (1 mile south-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north-east), Niddrie (1 mile east), Craigmillar (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Greendykes
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Craigmillar Castle Park, Duddingston Kirk and Portobello Library. Greendykes’s nearest station is Brunstane station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Morita Museum of Fine Art (1.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.5 miles west). The countryside around Greendykes includes Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Quotes for fire rated sealant in Greendykes
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether the work is at height
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Any mould that needs treating
- Any working-time requirements on site
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, as water and mould keep getting in. If you’re unsure, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk for an honest opinion and a quote.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- The type of property
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is.