Oxgangs coloured sealant
Planning work on a colour-matched joint in Oxgangs? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Failed coloured sealant that has split or peeled
- Discoloured joints on a visible elevation
- Joints that need to match a new RAL frame colour
Need coloured sealant in Oxgangs?
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 Oxgangs
Five care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Oxgangs. Kitchens and communal rooms in care settings are cleaned constantly, so their joints need to be smooth and sound. The 3 miles around Oxgangs take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Units on sites like these change tenants and get refitted, and each refit leaves joints to seal.
Occupiers with premises at both Edinburgh West Retail Park and West Gorgie Park Industrial Estate could have the sealant at each handled under one quote. Premises within reach of Slateford station (to the north-west of Oxgangs) often have busy frontages where joints are seen by everyone passing.
Oxgangs is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for coloured sealant in Oxgangs? We can help, as we do across Edinburgh. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Oxgangs.
Business premises anywhere in EH10, EH13 and EH14 are within our area. If your site is on Oxgangs Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road or close by, we can quote for colour-matched joints. Sites close to Oxgangs are covered too, including Colinton Mains (1 mile west), Comiston (1 mile north-east), Caiystane (1 mile south-east), Greenbank (1 mile north) and Firrhill (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Around Oxgangs
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park. Oxgangs’s nearest station is Slateford station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Cockburn Geological Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Edinburgh City Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Oxgangs include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
How we handle coloured sealant in Oxgangs
Shop fits, hotels and offices are where colour-matched sealant earns its place. A grey bead on a black shopfront or a white line against oak looks like a defect, however well it was installed. We pick a colour from the product’s range that sits with the finish. The enquiries we see most involve hotel refurbishments with a set colour scheme and coloured joints that have cracked with movement, across office fit-out finishes, shop-fit joinery and counters and hotel bathrooms and public areas. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Oxgangs is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
In Scotland’s cities, commercial premises are packed closely, from stone-fronted offices to shops on the ground floor of tenement blocks. Where a shop sits below tenement flats, work on the frontage or shared parts may involve the property factor.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Oxgangs (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Agreeing the colour before work starts avoids paying twice. A sample takes little time compared with replacing joints in the wrong 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.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- CHAS accredited
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Oxgangs. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
When to bring in a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Also in Oxgangs
Questions about Oxgangs
Do you cover business parks and estates near Oxgangs, such as Edinburgh West Retail Park?
Yes. We cover Oxgangs and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Edinburgh West Retail Park. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Will our hotel in Oxgangs need to close for the work?
In the majority of cases no closure is needed: we work room by room or floor by floor. The plan is built around your bookings.
Do you do a sample bead?
Yes. Tell us who approves colour and we will plan the sample into the programme so sign-off doesn’t hold up the work.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Typically, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use, with each area protected and signed.
Do you work in Oxgangs?
Yes. Oxgangs is in our area, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. To discuss a job, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Our process
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself typically takes a few hours or a phased programme, depending on joint lengths and how many colours are involved, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We start with photographs, drawings or a visit to see the finishes.
- We send the closest colours from the product’s range.
- Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
- We prepare each joint, prime where needed and fit backing.
- The agreed colour is installed and tooled neatly.
Preparing the site
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Related advice
Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Brief cleaners about newly sealed joints
- Standardise colours across a portfolio
- Look at the cured colour before the full run
- Clean coloured joints with mild products
Colours can soften with light and weathering. Some fading is part of normal ageing outdoors.
Approve a sample where colour really matters. A sample in real light shows how it will look.
Common problems we fix in Oxgangs
Sometimes the wrong colour went in at the start. It seals fine but catches the eye, so someone asks for it to be changed.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Standard-colour sealant spoiling a high-end finish
- Poorly tooled joints on visible finishes
- Colour changes after a rebrand or refit
- Coloured joints that have cracked with movement
Refits at hotels like Braid Hills Hotel (0.7 miles north-east of Oxgangs) bring joints at vanity tops, bars and reception desks that guests see every day.
What to look for in a quote
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area