Coloured and colour-matched sealant in Ferniehill, Edinburgh
Coloured sealant for Ferniehill, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Discoloured joints on a visible elevation
- Old colour-matched joints lifting at the edges
- A run of joints in mismatched shades
Coloured sealant for Ferniehill sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Shops, offices and hotels in and around Ferniehill
Less than 3 miles from Ferniehill there are at least three named estates and business parks. Each new occupier on a park like these tends to refit, from reception to staff kitchen. The east of Scotland, where Ferniehill is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still hold up external sealing.
Shops and cafés around stations like Shawfair station (to the east of Ferniehill) trade from early, so work is timed around them. For tenants and agents on sites such as Scotway Business Centre (1.6 miles east of Ferniehill), office fit-outs, reception joints and window perimeters are the usual sealant work.
Ferniehill is about 3 miles north of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. We cover Ferniehill and the rest of Edinburgh, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Anyone looking for coloured sealant in EH17, EH16 and EH22 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Drum Avenue, Brosie Road and Hyvot Avenue and the roads nearby. With the A772 nearby, Ferniehill is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Nearby places we also cover include Fernieside (1 mile north), Gilmerton (1 mile south), Moredun (1 mile north-west), Craigour (1 mile north-west) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile west) for colour-matched joints. Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Ferniehill
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Drum Park and the streets around them. Ferniehill’s nearest station is Shawfair station, roughly 1.6 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.8 miles north-west) and Ellen's Glen House (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Ferniehill includes Nether Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
About our coloured sealant in Ferniehill
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. We work on office fit-out finishes, shop-fit joinery and counters and powder-coated and anodised frames, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are colour changes after a rebrand or refit and smeared sealant on stone or joinery. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Ferniehill, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Ferniehill is part of one of Scotland’s big cities, where offices, shops, hotels and restaurants sit close together. Shop units under tenements can bring the property factor into the picture when the work touches shared parts.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Ferniehill (EH17, EH16, EH22)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Ferniehill: questions and answers
Does a hotel in Ferniehill need to shut while its sealant is renewed?
Almost never. The work is phased so most rooms stay available. We agree the order of rooms and the timings with you before we start.
Can you supply sealant in our brand colour for a site in Ferniehill?
Yes, sealants come in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references, cladding, stone or frames is a common request. The quote lists the colours the product is made in.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Can you quote from photographs?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes about the same time as any other sealant work, plus a little longer if a sample bead is agreed first. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Brick and masonry
Movement joints in brickwork are long and visible. A well-chosen colour helps them blend in.
Office fit-outs
Office joinery and frames usually follow a colour scheme. We choose sealant colours to suit as specified.
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Joint width, depth and condition
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
What to include in your enquiry
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- Access details, including height
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The postcode of the building
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Ferniehill
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Places near Ferniehill
Other services in Ferniehill
Why act early in Ferniehill
People notice sealant lines more than you might expect, especially in shop fits and hotels. Putting it right costs little compared with the finishes around it, and the difference is obvious. Getting access arranged for a building in Ferniehill takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why appoint us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
When to call us in Ferniehill
When frames are recoated or a space is rebranded, the old joints may no longer suit. Refurbishments and rebrands often bring a new colour scheme, and the joints need to match.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Joints that need to match a new RAL frame colour
- Previous reseals that don’t match the original
- Weathered sealant that no longer matches
- Untidy coloured beads with ragged edges
If you have premises on more than one site, say at Scotway Business Centre and Craigmillar Shopping Centre, one contractor and one quote can cover both.
Comparing quotes
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their public liability cover
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
Our process
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed before the next one starts. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- First we agree which sealant type the joint needs.
- Your RAL reference, sample or photo is checked against that product’s colours.
- The nearest colour is agreed, with a sample bead where needed.
- We cut out the existing bead, clean and set the depth.
- We mask, seal and tool to a clean line.
- We remove the masking and walk the finished joints with you.
Before we start on site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.