Fife · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Kinghorn, Fife
Fire rated sealant across Kinghorn and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first and a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
Fire rated sealant in Kinghorn, done properly
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk does not make it fire-rated. Anything unsuitable comes out first and reseal with a fire-rated product tested for that kind of gap. We are often asked to deal with old fire sealant that has split or come away and damaged fire sealant left by other trades, across plasterboard & masonry, linear gaps and pipe & cable gaps.
If you look after holiday lets, a guest house or a community building in or near Kinghorn, the washrooms and kitchens need the same care as any city building, and fire-rated joints should be kept in good order.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you’re covered after we have gone.
- Location
- Kinghorn (KY3)
- Region
- Fife
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Kinghorn
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. On its own, sealing it now is a small job. Around Kinghorn, water from a failed joint in an older stone home can soak into timber and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the sealant.
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You will know the price before we begin.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Kinghorn
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- One-year guarantee on every job
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Also near Kinghorn
What else we do in Kinghorn
Aftercare tips
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
- Take photos of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
Any fire seal that is cut or drilled needs resealing to its tested detail. If you need new services through a sealed wall, plan the fire stopping as part of the job.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes and the list grows.
Fire rated sealant in Kinghorn: local notes
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Kinghorn, 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, though we don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments.
Community buildings like St Leonard's Parish Church are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. If you let a flat or house near Kinghorn station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Kinghorn is about 4 miles south of Kirkcaldy, in Fife. Wherever you are in the KY3 postcode area, we can carry out fire rated sealant at your property. Our area takes in 133 places across Fife, large and small. There’s also a page for Edinburgh, roughly 9 miles from Kinghorn.
Jobs for fire rated sealant in KY3 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on High Street, Glamis Road and St Leonard's Place or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A921 and B923, Kinghorn is easy for our applicators to reach for fire rated sealant. We also cover the places around Kinghorn: Burntisland (2 miles west), Pathhead (4 miles north), Newbigging (4 miles north-west), Kirkcaldy (4 miles north) and Auchtertool (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Dunfermline (10 miles west), Glenrothes (9 miles north), Leven (11 miles north-east), Cowdenbeath (7 miles west), Dalgety Bay (7 miles west) and Rosyth (10 miles west).
Near you in Kinghorn
There’s a railway station in Kinghorn itself: Kinghorn station. Nearby you will also find The Mercat Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north) and Museum of Communication (2.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s Kinghorn Loch.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
You’ll get a clear quote before we start. It takes into account:
- Any mould that needs treating
- The size of the job
- The type of sealant required
- Whether the work is at height
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
Helping us quote
To make quoting easier, please include:
- The type of property
- The rough size of the job
- Where the property is
- The problem you’ve noticed
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, and add photos by email if you can.
DIY versus a professional finish
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
Kinghorn: your questions answered
I let a flat near Kinghorn station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. 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 Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Kinghorn?
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 carry out fire risk assessments, so your fire risk assessor or building control will advise on what’s needed.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
That isn’t something we state or certify. The requirement comes from your assessor, designer or building control, and we apply a product tested for it.
Will we have a record of what was sealed?
Yes. Every gap we seal is listed with the product used.
What information do you need?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
A typical job takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, including the preparation. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
How much does fire rated sealant cost in Kinghorn?
Size, access and the old material all affect the cost. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Is there any odour?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
When to call us in Kinghorn
In some buildings the gap was filled with the wrong thing in the first place: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It looks sealed, but it isn’t fire-rated.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Balwearie High School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Comparing quotes
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- The length of the guarantee
- How hidden problems are handled
- What product goes in the joint
What the job involves on each surface
Plasterboard walls
Holes in plasterboard are often cut roughly for services. Where a hole is bigger than the sealant’s tested range, it needs another approach and we’ll flag it.
Flats and HMOs
In flats and HMOs, the walls and floors between homes and common areas need sealing where services pass through. We work through the gaps on your assessment.
What we do, step by step
Good joint work is mostly preparation, so that’s where we spend the time. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. In smaller Scottish places, parking is generally less of an issue than access and distance. Tell us how to find the property and how to reach the work.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- Backing or fill is fitted where the product’s tested detail calls for it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
How to get a quote
To get a quote, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You will have a clear quote before we start.