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Niddrie Mains Fire Rated Sealant
We cover Niddrie Mains for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly.
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Niddrie Mains
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Niddrie Mains?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Jobs can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Brunstane station?
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 will give you a clear quote.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Usually, yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours for many products, and we agree the colour with you before we start.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
A typical job takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, including preparation and clearing up. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. Then email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before resealing.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can be quoted together.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We’ll tell you what we’re using and why.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Niddrie Mains
We often work from an action list drawn up by a fire risk assessor for buildings in Niddrie Mains. Send us the list or the survey and we will quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. If you have open holes round services passing through fire walls and fire stopping disturbed by later work, we can help.
Scotland’s cities have offices, hotels, student flats, care homes and tenement blocks looked after by factors. In Niddrie Mains, that can mean resealing washrooms room by room or fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables in common areas.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee.
- Location
- Niddrie Mains (EH15, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Commercial buildings in Niddrie Mains
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Niddrie Mains, 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. In Scotland, building work comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. We install fire-rated sealant to the product’s tested details; we do not certify buildings or carry out fire risk assessments.
For landlords with property near Brunstane station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. Managing a site like Castlebrae Community High School? Then service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Niddrie Mains is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Jobs in Niddrie Mains get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Niddrie Mains is one of 175 places in Edinburgh we cover for fire rated sealant.
We cover every part of the EH15 and EH16 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Hay Avenue, Friary Road and Campion Road and the roads around them. Niddrie Mains sits on or near the A6095 and A6106, which makes travel easy. We also cover the places around Niddrie Mains: Bingham (1 mile north-west), Niddrie (1 mile south-east), Greendykes (1 mile south-west), Magdalene (1 mile north-east) and The Wisp (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Niddrie Mains
We work in homes and buildings around Duddingston Kirk, Craigmillar Castle Park and Portobello Library, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Brunstane station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west) and Craigmillar Castle (1 mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
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.
Places near Niddrie Mains
Other services in Niddrie Mains
Keeping the joints in good condition
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Don’t paint over fire sealant until it has cured
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. Ask us if you are not sure which product was used.
When you plan work that goes through walls or ceilings, plan the fire stopping too. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- The type of sealant required
- How many areas need sealing
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. The price is agreed before we begin.
What to tell us for a quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Where the property is
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- The rough size of the job
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you are ready, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Can I do it myself?
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
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 fails, we can still redo it.
What the job involves on each surface
Service penetrations
New gaps tend to show up where services have been added. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth over any backing the detail calls for.
Flats and HMOs
Flats and HMOs rely on fire separation between homes and the common parts. We seal the gaps your assessor has identified.
How the visit works
At the end, we look at the finished work together and explain the cure time. The visit itself usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, depending on the amount of work. In a city area like Niddrie Mains, parking may be by permit or pay-and-display, so tell us what’s nearby. For flats, mention the door entry system and any shared-stair arrangements.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- 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.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
How to get a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so start by telling us what you need. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details and send photos if you have them.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Niddrie Mains
An open gap in a fire-resisting wall is a route for smoke and fire. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the work involved is often modest. Private landlords in Niddrie Mains 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.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Why Niddrie Mains customers choose us
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- 20+ years of sealant experience
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