Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Greenhill, Edinburgh
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Greenhill, backed by a 12-month guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
Questions from Greenhill
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Haymarket station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
How do Scotland’s building regulations apply to fire-rated sealant in Greenhill?
Building work in Scotland comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. Fire-rated sealant has to go in to the product’s tested details, and we follow them. 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.
Can you tell me how many minutes the seal will last?
We do not issue ratings or certificates ourselves. What’s required is set by your assessor or designer, and the product’s tested details show what it achieves, and we install to them.
Can ordinary silicone be used in a fire-stopping gap?
No. A gap that needs fire stopping needs a tested fire-rated product, installed to its details.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured, and we’ve been doing sealant work for more than 20 years.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes. Flats, HMOs, offices, schools and other occupied buildings are all part of our work. The order of work and access are planned with you.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No, because it fails. We remove every bit of old sealant first.
Where are you based?
Mr Mastic is based in Crawley. Our applicators cover Greenhill.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Greenhill
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor, with each location and product recorded. It gives you a list to keep with the building’s fire safety documents. We work on flats & HMOs, service penetrations and plasterboard & masonry, and people most often call us about unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so jobs in Greenhill can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Location
- Greenhill (EH10, EH9, EH11)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
You will get a clear quote before work begins. It takes into account:
- When we can work, for business premises
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- How easy the joints are to reach
- The number and length of the joints
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Where the property is
- If someone has resealed it before
Getting a quote is simple: tell us what needs doing and where. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will take it from there.
What we do, step by step
Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we do not rush it. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work 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 Greenhill, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap 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.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Before we arrive
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Getting a quote
If you’re in Greenhill and need fire rated sealant, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Service penetrations
Pipes, cables and ducts passing through fire-resisting walls and floors each leave a gap. The sealant is chosen for what passes through and how wide the gap is.
Masonry and concrete
Brick, block and concrete walls and floors are sealed with products tested in masonry. We clean out dust and debris before sealing so the seal has something sound to bond to.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Greenhill
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.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
Community buildings like Morningside United Church are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
What to look for in a quote
- What guarantee comes with the work
- Who turns up on the day
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
Towns and villages near Greenhill
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For landlords and businesses
Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
What we can’t put right
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- A wall that isn’t a fire-resisting element to begin with
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
Fire rated sealant around Greenhill
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Greenhill, 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. Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with technical handbooks. We install fire-rated sealant to the product’s tested details; we do not certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments.
Managing a site like Iain Tomlin School of Music? Then fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. Letting a property close to Haymarket station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Greenhill is about 1 mile south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. For fire rated sealant in and around Greenhill, please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk for a quick quote. We’re based in Crawley and cover Edinburgh, Greenhill included. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Greenhill is one of them.
Work in EH10, EH9 and EH11 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on Eden Lane, Spylaw Road and Canaan Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Burghmuirhead (1 mile south-west), Holy Corner (1 mile west), Church Hill (1 mile south-west), Merchiston (1 mile north) and Bruntsfield (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (8 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east) and Lochend (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Greenhill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Bruntsfield Links, National Museums Scotland Library and Tollcross Primary School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Boroughmuir High School (under half a mile north), St Cuthbert's Church (1.1 miles north) and Golf Tavern (within half a mile north). Greenhill’s nearest station is Haymarket station, roughly 0.9 miles north-west. A little further out are Merchiston Tower (within half a mile west) and Waverley Mall (1.4 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Blackford Hill and Dunsapie Loch.