Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire Rated Sealant in Little France
Fire rated sealant for Little France and the surrounding area: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Little France
Do Scottish building rules affect fire-rated sealant work in Little France?
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 do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Do you take on hotel work around Little France?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. It all has to come out first.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No. Your fire risk assessor, designer or building control decides that. Our job is applying the sealant to their specification.
Does someone need to be in?
We need access to the joints, so we’ll agree that with you when we book. Indoors, that usually means someone at home.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
We can work for tenants, landlords or agents. Just make sure your landlord agrees.
Will you leave a mess?
Not at all. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Little France
Landlords, managing agents and facilities teams use us for the sealant items on a fire risk assessment. If you share the list, we can quote for the gaps that need fire-rated sealant. Common call-outs are for gaps left after a refit or conversion and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap, on plasterboard & masonry, flats & HMOs and door frames.
In a Scottish city, commercial sealant work covers offices, hotels, student accommodation, care homes and factored tenement blocks. For a building in Little France, the job might be washroom resealing or fire-rated sealant around service openings.
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
- Little France (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Little France
What else we do in Little France
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A DIY attempt does not rule out a professional job. We cut it out and start again.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
What happens on the day
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Point us to the joints and we’ll get on with it. The work itself takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building from start to finish. Inside a flat in Little France, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- Anything that is not fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied to the right depth and tooled.
- We record the locations and products used for your records.
Before we arrive
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Mention any parking rules near the property
Getting a quote
For fire rated sealant in Little France, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you will get a clear quote before we start.
Advice
For landlords and businesses
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room. We have worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
There’s no set price list, because no two jobs are the same. What we look at:
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Any mould that needs treating
- The product the joint needs
Rather than a set price list, 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.
Asking for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Please mention:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
Need a quote? Please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
What we are called out for in Little France
Buildings are refitted and reconfigured over the years. A house turned into flats or an HMO, or an office split into smaller units, brings new walls, new service routes and new gaps.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Liberton High School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Comparing quotes
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- How long to leave it before use
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
Why deal with it now?
Paying for fire stopping that has to be redone is a false economy. Work that does not follow the tested detail may have to come out again once someone inspects it. Private landlords in Little France must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so it’s worth fixing failed sealant before a tenant reports it.
What it costs depends on how much there is to do, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- One-year guarantee on every job
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
See our cost guide and our reviews.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Little France
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Little France, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. Little France has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
Rented homes near Shawfair station change hands often, and fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through. Community buildings like Robin Chapel are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Little France is about 2 miles south-east of Buccleuch, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Little France to the outskirts, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Little France among them.
Our applicators cover all of the EH17 and EH16 postcode area for fire rated sealant. That includes homes and businesses on Gilmerton Road, Craigour Avenue and Kingston Avenue. Being close to the A772, Little France is easy for our applicators to reach. We also cover Craigour (1 mile south), Moredun (1 mile south), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Inch (1 mile west) and Ferniehill (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (4 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Little France
Around Little France, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St Margaret's School, Craigmillar Castle Park and Liberton Parish Church and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 1.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Craigmillar Castle (within half a mile north) and Natural History Collections (1.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
When something else is needed
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not solve:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
Not sure which it is? You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames