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Fire-rated sealant in Ravelston, Edinburgh
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- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
Fire rated sealant in Ravelston, done properly
Where services or frames pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor, the gap around them needs a fire-rated seal. Each gap is sealed to the product maker’s tested detail for its size and substrate, and we can record what went where. If you have linear gaps at the head of walls and open holes round services passing through fire walls, we can put it right, on linear gaps, service penetrations and door frames alike.
In a Scottish city, commercial sealant work covers offices, hotels, student accommodation, care homes and factored tenement blocks. For a building in Ravelston, the job might be washroom resealing or fire-rated sealant around service openings.
A 12-month guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.
- Place
- Ravelston (EH4, EH12, EH1)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Ravelston: your questions answered
Are the rules for fire-rated sealant different in Scotland?
Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with their own 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 do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Ravelston?
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.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. You will get a clear quote before we start.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
Yes. Gaps behind architraves are a common job for us. The door and its fittings are a separate job for a door specialist.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme.
Do you come to Ravelston?
Yes. From our base in Crawley, we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can confirm the details when we quote.
Is it messy?
We keep the work tidy. We protect what’s around the joints, and we clear up when we’re done.
Towns and villages near Ravelston
What else we do in Ravelston
When something else is needed
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant won’t do:
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Service penetrations
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs the same way: we look at the joints together, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, do the work and tidy away. It usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. For a tenement in Ravelston, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. Tell us which applies when you book.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Getting a quote
Call for a quick quote, or send an email if you’d rather. Describe what needs sealing and we’ll explain what’s involved and send you a clear quote.
Related advice
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
A neglected joint can let water reach the structure, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Do you need fire rated sealant in Ravelston?
Door frames are a common weak spot. The architrave hides the gap between frame and wall, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
Look out for any of the following:
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as The Mary Erskine School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
What to look for in a quote
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- Is VAT in the price?
- How the colour is chosen
Fire rated sealant around Ravelston
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Ravelston, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. Ravelston has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. For hotels, a room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
For landlords with property near Haymarket station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. Community buildings like St Columba's Parish Church are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Ravelston is about 2 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Jobs in Ravelston get the same care as everywhere else we work: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. Ravelston is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
We cover every part of the EH4, EH12 and EH1 postcode area for fire rated sealant. That includes homes and businesses on Columba Road, Gardiner Road and Ellersly Road. Ravelston sits on or near the A902, which makes travel easy. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Blackhall (1 mile north-west), Murrayfield (1 mile south), Roseburn (1 mile south-east), Beechmount (1 mile south-west) and Drylaw (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Buccleuch (3 miles east), Pilrig (3 miles east), North Leith (3 miles north-east) and Dumbiedykes (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ravelston
Around Ravelston, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St George's School, Murrayfield Parish Church and Balgreen Primary School, among other places. Also close by are Saughton Park (1.3 miles south), Roseburn Bar (0.8 miles south-east) and Gabrielle Keiller Library (0.8 miles east). The closest station to Ravelston is Haymarket station, about 1.2 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Royal Victoria Hospital (0.7 miles north-east) and Waverley Mall (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Ravelston includes The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
Can I do it myself?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We remove it and do the joint properly, so just mention it when you contact us.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
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 will tell you.
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. We choose a product and depth that suit the gap and the movement.
Looking after it afterwards
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. We suggest:
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
Avoid covering a sealed gap with anything that is not part of the tested detail. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. We can tell you which product we used.
Open gaps don’t only matter in a fire: noise, draughts and even pests can come through too. Dealing with them early helps with all of these.