Fire stopping and compartmentation · Scotland
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Aberdeenshire
Social landlords in Aberdeenshire can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.
Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Aberdeenshire are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Aberdeenshire Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Aberdeenshire at a glance
- Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Nation
- Scotland
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- SHQS (Scotland)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
- Population
- 260,780 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.97 (our estimate)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Aberdeenshire?
Aberdeenshire Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Aberdeenshire, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Aberdeenshire?
- Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
- Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
- Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
- Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
- Fire dampers coordination with specialists
How do we deliver it?
Each penetration is numbered, photographed before and after, and logged with the product used, so your building safety case has evidence rather than assurances.
Which rules apply in Aberdeenshire?
Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.
SHQS (Scotland) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works
What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Aberdeenshire?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Aberdeenshire after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in Aberdeenshire
Does Aberdeenshire Council still own council homes?
Aberdeenshire Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Aberdeenshire, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Aberdeenshire?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Scotland, including Aberdeen, Moray, Angus and Dundee, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Aberdeenshire as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Aberdeenshire can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Aberdeenshire
- Estate and external works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Void property works
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Housing disrepair works
- Whole-house retrofit
- Damp and mould remediation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Window and door replacement