Coloured and colour-matched sealant in Broomhouse, Edinburgh
We carry out coloured and colour-matched sealant for visible joints in Broomhouse. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Previous reseals that don’t match the original
- Untidy coloured beads with ragged edges
- Fit-outs with a sealant colour in the specification
Coloured sealant in Broomhouse
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Your questions answered
Do you offer colour-matched sealant for buildings in Broomhouse?
Yes, sealants come in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references, cladding, stone or frames is a common request. Available colours for the product are confirmed with the quote.
Must a hotel around Broomhouse close while you work?
Rarely, if ever. We take a few rooms out at a time. We agree the order of rooms and the timings with you before we start.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
How do we ask for a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Coloured sealant in Broomhouse
Stone, brick and cladding each bring their own colour challenge: a stone or brick facade shifts in tone from one area to the next. The aim is a sealant colour that sits comfortably against the whole surface, agreed on site where needed. We work on natural stone and brick, powder-coated and anodised frames and hotel bathrooms and public areas, and what we’re called in for most is marked sealant in hotel bathrooms and a run of joints in mismatched shades. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Broomhouse first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In Scotland’s cities, commercial premises are packed closely, from stone-fronted offices to shops on the ground floor of tenement blocks. Shop units under tenements can bring the property factor into the picture when the work touches shared parts.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Broomhouse as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Broomhouse (EH11, EH12, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Coloured sealant in Broomhouse: the local picture
There are seven care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Broomhouse. In care settings, a neat joint at a kitchen worktop or a lounge window is part of keeping the place easy to clean. Broomhouse has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Units on sites like these change tenants and get refitted, and each refit leaves joints to seal.
If you have premises on more than one site, say at Sighthill Shopping Centre and Hailes Park Industrial Estate, one contractor and one quote can cover both. For a retailer at a site such as Sighthill Shopping Centre, which lies south-west of Broomhouse, the joints customers see are as much part of the fit-out as the shelving.
Broomhouse is about 3 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Broomhouse is covered. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Broomhouse among them.
We cover the EH11, EH12 and EH14 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Roull Road, Calder Road and Saughton Road and the roads nearby. Nearby places we also cover include Sighthill (1 mile south-west), Saughton (1 mile east), Carrick Knowe (1 mile north-east), Wester Hailes (1 mile south) and South Gyle (1 mile north-west) for colour-matched joints. Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Broomhouse
We work on buildings around Saughton Park and Merchiston Castle School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kingsknowe station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Craigcrook Castle (1.9 miles north) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Broomhouse include Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Broomhouse. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
How the job changes by surface
Shop-fit and joinery finishes
Retail fit-outs mix many finishes in a small space. We choose sealant colours that suit each junction.
Powder-coated and anodised frames
Metallic and anodised finishes are hard to match exactly with sealant. We show you the closest options in the product’s range.
Our process
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- The sealant type is chosen for the joint first, then the colour.
- Colour references, samples or photos of the finish are checked against the product’s range.
- Where colour is critical, a sample bead can be agreed in a discreet spot.
- We remove the existing bead, clean the faces and set the depth.
- The coloured sealant is applied and tooled with clean, masked edges.
Getting the site ready
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Read more
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Custom-mixed sealant colours
- Colour variation across natural stone or brick that no single shade can match
- Preventing all fading from sunlight and weathering
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cladding panels
- Shop-fit joinery and counters
- Office fit-out finishes
- Powder-coated and anodised frames
- Natural stone and brick
- Hotel bathrooms and public areas
Signs you need coloured sealant in Broomhouse
Exposure takes its toll on colour. Sunlight, dirt and pollution can darken, yellow or chalk the surface, so joints that once matched no longer do. A reseal brings the colour back in line.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Smeared sealant on stone or joinery
- Standard-colour sealant spoiling a high-end finish
- Stained or mouldy coloured joints in washrooms
- Previous reseals that don’t match the original
Shops and cafés around stations like Kingsknowe station, 0.9 miles south-east of Broomhouse, trade from early, so work is timed around them.
Before you book anyone
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Keeping the joints sound
After handover, these steps help:
- Don’t let trades patch coloured joints with a random sealant
- Approve a sample bead on high-profile areas
- Protect fresh coloured sealant from dust and handling
- Keep harsh solvents away from visible joints
Check visible joints during routine inspections. Look for splits, lifting edges and staining and deal with problems early.
Use one product and colour reference across a building or brand. It keeps repairs and new sites consistent for whoever reseals next.