Edinburgh · Scotland
Holy Corner Fire Rated Sealant
We cover Holy Corner for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
Fire rated sealant in Holy Corner
Fire stopping only performs as intended if it’s done to the detail: correct depth, correct backing and a product suited to the surfaces. That detail is what we take care over. We work on flats & HMOs, service penetrations and pipe & cable gaps, and the jobs we see most are gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls and fire stopping disturbed by later work.
Scotland’s cities have offices, hotels, student flats, care homes and tenement blocks looked after by factors. For a building in Holy Corner, the job might be washroom resealing or fire-rated sealant around service openings.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything is not right with it, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Location
- Holy Corner (EH10, EH11, EH9)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. We suggest:
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Include fire stopping when you schedule refits
- Report cracked or damaged seals as soon as you notice them
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
Follow the cure time we give you before decorating over the sealant. Some fire-rated sealants can be painted and some can’t, so ask us which we used.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Over time, more work adds more holes.
When to call us in Holy Corner
Movement in the structure can open gaps too: cracked or debonded sealant leaves an open route through the wall. Knocks, maintenance and building work damage it further.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
For buildings such as North Morningside Church, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
What your quote should include
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
What happens on the day
We bring everything the job needs with us. After a quick look at the joints together, the area is protected and the work begins. Most jobs take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. Parking in city streets around Holy Corner can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. For flats, mention the door entry system and any shared-stair arrangements.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the faces cleaned.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your files.
Getting ready for the visit
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know what needs doing and where. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we’ll take it from there.
Related advice
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Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Fire doors that need new seals, closers or hardware
- Construction that does not provide fire resistance on its own
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Surface by surface
Door frames
Behind most architraves is a gap between frame and wall. We seal any open gap to the product’s tested details before the trim goes back.
Service penetrations
Wherever a service goes through a fire-resisting wall or floor, there’s a gap around it. We seal it with a product tested for that service and gap size.
Fire rated sealant in Holy Corner: local notes
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Holy Corner, 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 Holy Corner. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
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. If you look after a building such as Iain Tomlin School of Music, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Holy Corner is about 1 mile south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Wherever you are in the EH10 postcode area, we cover fire rated sealant for homes and businesses. Holy Corner is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
Jobs for fire rated sealant in EH10, EH11 and EH9 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover properties on Eden Lane, Spylaw Road and Canaan Lane. We also cover Burghmuirhead (1 mile south), Greenhill (1 mile east), Church Hill (1 mile south), Merchiston (1 mile north) and Bruntsfield (1 mile north-east). 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).
Around Holy Corner
Typical jobs here are in homes near St Cuthbert's Church, Tollcross Primary School and Bruntsfield Links and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Boroughmuir High School (within half a mile north), National Museums Scotland Library (1.2 miles north-east) and Golf Tavern (0.5 miles north-east). The closest station to Holy Corner is Haymarket station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west. A little further out are Bruntsfield Hospital (under half a mile east) and Waverley Mall (1.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Holy Corner includes Blackford Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
FAQs for Holy Corner
I let a flat near Haymarket station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Do you take on hotel work around Holy Corner?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on the job. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. Brands we use include Arbo and Everbuild.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No, assessment is not something we do. When your assessor or designer has set out what’s needed, we can quote for the fire-rated sealant items.
What fire rating will the seal have?
We don’t certify fire stopping or quote ratings. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested details and giving you a record of where it went.
Where do you work from?
Our base is Crawley. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Leave it or put it right?
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. On its own, sealing it now is a small job and needn’t wait for anything else. Private landlords in Holy Corner must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Tidy, careful work
- We are fully insured
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- More than 20 years in sealant work
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