Scotland

Commercial Sealant Contractors in Edinburgh

We cover 174 towns and villages in Edinburgh for commercial sealant contractors, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Commercial Sealant Contractors across Edinburgh

Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Get a quick quote 01277 525 020

Commercial sealant contractors in every part of Edinburgh

Sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or send details for a fixed quote.

Main towns

How commercial sealant contractors works in Edinburgh

A reseal stands or falls on the preparation underneath it. Old silicone gives new sealant nothing to grip, so every trace of it is removed. Where the sealant maker specifies a primer for that substrate, it goes on before the new bead and the joint depth is controlled with backing rod. We work on external facade joints, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and window and door perimeters, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are a top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting and wall and floor joints that have lost their seal.

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 we move to the next.

Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
We diagnose the cause of failure and price a fixed scope.
Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
Each joint gets a suitable sealant, laid to depth and tooled.
We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.

What you will pay

Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.

Why appoint us

Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
CHAS accredited contractor
Colour options checked against the specified product
Public liability insurance in place

Quotes

Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.

Near you in Edinburgh

We work on buildings around Signet Library, Bennets Bar and St Cuthbert's Church and the streets around them. Also close by are Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (under half a mile east), Tollcross Primary School (less than half a mile south), Bruntsfield Links (less than half a mile south-east) and Boroughmuir High School (under half a mile south). For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Fire (less than half a mile north-east) and Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (less than half a mile east). The countryside around Edinburgh includes Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.

Commercial sealant contractors across Edinburgh: the area picture

In Edinburgh, much commercial sealant work follows refits in shops, offices and hotels in places such as Leith, Bonnington and Greenside. Where the joint is on show, a colour that suits the finish is part of the job.

The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but external sealing anywhere in Scotland needs a dry joint and the right temperature, with a little give in the programme for wet or frosty days. Along the coast in Edinburgh, hospitality buildings tend to be busiest in the summer months, so work is often best planned for quieter months.

Edinburgh: Occupiers with premises at both Russell Road Industrial Estate and Blackford Business Park could have the sealant at each handled under one quote. Trade counters and showrooms on estates such as Russell Road Industrial Estate (0.8 miles west of Edinburgh) need neat joints where customers see them.

Cost factors for sealant joints

Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:

The total length or number of joints
Joint width, depth and condition
Whether the work must be split into stages
Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants

Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.

Before you send an enquiry

A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:

Whether the building will be occupied during the work
The site address and postcode
Anything awkward about access or site hours
When you need the work done

A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.

Different surfaces, different methods

Commercial kitchens and tea points

A smooth, continuous joint is easier to keep clean. Work is timed around the hours you give us so the kitchen isn’t out of use longer than needed.

Window and door perimeters

Inside, cracked sealant around frames and window boards is common. The product depends on whether the joint will be painted, in a shade that suits the frame.

Should maintenance staff do it?

Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.

There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.

Common problems we fix in Edinburgh

A good share of the joints we inspect were topped up instead of being renewed. Fresh sealant won’t stick to the old bead underneath. By the time it shows, there can be two or three layers to cut out.

These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:

Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
Smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job
External beads that have gone brittle and cracked

What sealant work can’t fix

A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:

Suspect materials that need testing and specialist removal
A failed roof covering or waterproofing membrane
Walls or slabs moving more than any sealant can take

Your questions answered

What guarantee do you give on resealing?

The work is guaranteed for 12 months. Should a joint we sealed give trouble during those 12 months, let us know and we’ll look at it.

How long does a job like this take?

That varies with the scale of the job, but the work typically takes as long as the agreed scope needs, from a single visit to a programme spread over several weeks. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.

Do you work for facilities managers and managing agents?

Yes. Use our quote form to send the site details, or phone or email us, and tell us what site paperwork you need.

Could the old sealant in an older building contain asbestos?

In buildings from before 2000 in particular, some old mastics and sealants may contain asbestos. Before cutting anything out, we ask for the asbestos register or survey, and if something is suspected, work stops until it’s tested.

How long will the new sealant last?

It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.

Can weather delay the job?

It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.

Is the old sealant taken out first?

Removal of the failed sealant is always part of the job. New sealant can’t grip the old bead, so laying over it never lasts; the faces are then cleaned and prepared.