Coloured and colour-matched sealant in Old Town, Edinburgh
Sealant work in Old Town for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: coloured and colour-matched sealant for visible joints, quoted at a fixed price.
- Dirty, discoloured joints in public areas
- Discoloured joints on a visible elevation
- Coloured joints that have cracked with movement
Coloured sealant near Old Town
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Coloured sealant for commercial buildings in Old Town
We can agree a short trial length before the full run. Sealant can look slightly different once it has cured, and again in different light, so approving a sample on site is worth doing. Let us know who signs off colour, and we’ll fit the sample into the programme. We work on hotel bathrooms and public areas, office fit-out finishes and shop-fit joinery and counters, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old sealant that has yellowed, darkened or faded and stained or mouldy coloured joints in washrooms. Whoever orders the work in Old Town, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
City-centre premises in Scotland often come with tight access, shared closes and loading restrictions. Tell us when the building is open and how we get in, and the plan will follow, phased so offices and shops keep trading.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Old Town (EH1, EH8, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. 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.
- We compare the target colour with the colours available.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Your questions answered
Will you take on work at estates like Beaverbank Business Park, close to Old Town?
Yes. We cover Old Town and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Beaverbank Business Park. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Our building in Old Town is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
Do you match sealant to RAL colours?
Yes. RAL references are a common way to specify sealant colour. We check what that product is made in and agree the nearest option.
Do you seal on top of existing 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.
What do you charge?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
Will the colour fade over time?
Some change over time is normal. How much depends on the product, the colour and the exposure.
When to call us in Old Town
On some projects the colour was never agreed. The joint may work perfectly but look out of place, and a client or designer asks for it to be redone.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Colour changes after a rebrand or refit
- Poorly tooled joints on visible finishes
- Marked sealant in hotel bathrooms
- A run of joints in mismatched shades
For premises near Edinburgh Waverley station, less than half a mile north of Old Town, footfall is part of the plan: work is phased so shops and offices keep trading.
Comparing quotes
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Leave it or put it right?
Matching new joints to the existing ones is easier when the whole run is done together. Piecemeal repairs over several years tend to drift in colour. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- One number for every site we cover
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Other services in Old Town
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Plan full-run reseals on visible elevations
- Standardise colours across a portfolio
- Clean coloured joints with mild products
- Keep the area clear while the sealant cures
Keep a record of the product and colour reference used. Future repairs can then use the same colour.
Put the sealant colour into the specification or finishes schedule. When colour is left to the last minute, it is often wrong.
Working on commercial sites near Old Town
Old Town lies within about 2 miles of the sea. For shops, hotels and offices, that means frontage and frame joints that weather faster than they would inland. A matched colour is only half the brief on an exposed frontage. Old Town has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, sealant shows everywhere, from bathroom joints to reception counters, so colour and a clean finish matter, and the work can be phased so the rest of the hotel keeps trading.
Parks like Beaverbank Business Park (to the north of Old Town) see tenants come and go, and every move-in brings joints to seal. For a shop at a centre such as Waverley Mall, less than half a mile north of Old Town, tidy joints at counters and displays matter as much as the fixtures.
Old Town is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover Old Town, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Old Town among them.
Work on colour-matched joints is covered throughout EH1, EH8 and EH3, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Meuse Lane, High Street and Meadow Lane are within our area. Just outside Old Town, we also work in Lauriston (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile south-east), Holyrood (1 mile north-east), Dumbiedykes (1 mile east) and Canongate (1 mile north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Old Town
In Old Town, that means premises near St Cuthbert's Church, Greyfriars Bobby Bar and The Meadows. You will also find Old Royal High School (0.6 miles north-east) and National Museums Scotland Library (under half a mile south-east). Old Town has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Other landmarks nearby include Edinburgh Castle (less than half a mile west) and Museum of Scotland (less than half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.