Fire stopping and compartmentation · Scotland

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Edinburgh

If your blocks in Edinburgh need fire stopping remedials, we can survey, specify tested systems and complete the work to the manufacturer's details.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Edinburgh are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. City of Edinburgh Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Edinburgh at a glance

Council: City of Edinburgh 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: 527,620 (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 Edinburgh?

City of Edinburgh Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Edinburgh, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Edinburgh?

Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.

Which rules apply in Edinburgh?

Building safety work in blocks of flats is planned around the building's fire risk assessment and the responsible person's duties under fire safety law.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Edinburgh?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

Does City of Edinburgh Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Edinburgh?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across Scotland, including Midlothian, West Lothian, Falkirk and Fife, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Edinburgh?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.