The Mastic Doctor team standing beside their branded vans outside an office building
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Commercial Sealant Contractors in Bonnyrigg

Sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings in Bonnyrigg. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.

  • Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
  • Frame sealant that has cracked, shrunk or pulled away
  • Weathered facade sealant that no longer flexes
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Send details
Drawings, photos, a joint schedule or a site visit.
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Get a quote
Scope agreed and priced before anything starts.
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We seal
CSCS-carded applicators, the right product for each joint.
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Guaranteed
Backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
South East, London & Scotland
Constructionline member
£5m public liability

Commercial sealant contractors across Bonnyrigg

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

Commercial mastic work in Bonnyrigg

On a commercial site, sealant turns up in more places than people expect: washroom fittings, kitchen worktops, window boards, partition heads and the line where floors meet walls. Outside, it closes facade joints, frame perimeters and movement joints against the weather. We deal with internal and external sealant joints alike, matching the sealant to the location instead of using one product throughout. The enquiries we see most involve a top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting and sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy, on movement joints in walls and floors, washrooms and tea points and kitchen worktops and splashbacks. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Bonnyrigg? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.

In Bonnyrigg, as anywhere, the first joints to go are usually the ones that work hardest: frame perimeters in the sun, floor joints at doorways and anything that gets wet every day.

Weather shapes external sealant work in a town like Bonnyrigg: faces must be dry and within the temperature limits on the product data sheet, so we keep a little slack in the programme. Inside work, from washrooms to shop fits, carries on whatever the forecast.

Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.

Mastic Doctor team members lined up next to their branded vans outside an office building
Where
Bonnyrigg (EH19, EH18, EH20)
Wider area
Midlothian
Cover
A 12-month guarantee
Price
A fixed quote before we start
Telephone
01277 525 020
Last updated
3 November 2026

Surface by surface

Window and door perimeters

The perimeter joint between a frame and the structure keeps rain out of the reveal. We remove the old seal, prepare the faces, fit backing where needed and seal again with a product chosen for both the frame and the wall.

Shop fronts and retail fit-outs

Shop fits put sealant right in front of customers. Counters, display units, shopfront frames and floor trims all need a neat line. Colour options are confirmed with the quote.

Shops, offices and hotels in and around Bonnyrigg

At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Bonnyrigg. Each new occupier on a park like these tends to refit, from reception to staff kitchen. Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Bonnyrigg. A hotel refurbishment is full of joints that guests will see, and a matched colour keeps them discreet; work is planned so the hotel keeps trading.

If you have premises on more than one site, say at Dalhousie Business Park and Hardengreen Industrial Estate, one contractor and one quote can cover both. Units at places like Straiton Retail Park, 2.4 miles to the west of Bonnyrigg, are refitted as brands change, and the joints have to suit each new scheme.

Bonnyrigg is about 6 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian. Bonnyrigg sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Midlothian, 34 places are covered, including Bonnyrigg. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page.

Business premises anywhere in EH19, EH18 and EH20 are within our area for sealant joints. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Old Market Place, High Street and Church Road and the roads nearby. With the A768 and B704 nearby, Bonnyrigg is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Bonnyrigg, our area also takes in Lasswade (1 mile north-west), Polton (1 mile west), Rosewell (2 miles south-west), Loanhead (2 miles west) and Roslin (3 miles west). Bigger towns within reach include Penicuik (5 miles south-west), Gorebridge (3 miles south-east), Mayfield (3 miles east), Shawfair (4 miles north), Danderhall (3 miles north) and Bilston (3 miles west). Bonnyrigg is one of the busier places in Midlothian, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.

Landmarks near Bonnyrigg

Recent enquiries here include premises near Public Library, among other places. The nearest railway station is Eskbank station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Dalhousie Castle (1.2 miles south-east) and Midlothian Community Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Bonnyrigg includes The New Leaf Co-op and Edgelaw Reservoir.

Map of Bonnyrigg © OpenStreetMap contributors

From enquiry to sign-off

Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. 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. Jobs in Bonnyrigg are planned with two things in mind: the forecast for external joints and the building’s hours for internal ones. Send photographs or drawings and we’ll quote and plan to suit.

  1. Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
  2. The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
  3. Where parts of the building must stay open, the work is phased.
  4. Every failed bead is removed rather than covered.
  5. Each joint gets a suitable sealant, laid to depth and tooled.
  6. We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.

Getting the site ready

  • Arrange parking or a loading space
  • Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
  • Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in

Ask for a quote

Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.

Get a price

Advice

Quoting for work in Bonnyrigg

Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:

  • Location, for remote and island sites
  • The size and state of each joint
  • Phasing around occupants
  • Quantities, in metres or numbers

Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.

Before you send an enquiry

For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:

  • Where the site is, with the postcode
  • Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
  • Asbestos survey details if the building is older
  • Specification clauses that apply

We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.

Leave it or put it right?

On many buildings the mastic was done by whichever trade was on site. A specialist applicator takes care of product choice, joint depth and preparation, and they’re where most failures begin. It shows over the following seasons rather than at handover. Water through a failed joint in a building in Bonnyrigg can spoil ceilings, floors and stock. Putting it right early limits the damage.

Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.

Why clients in Bonnyrigg choose us

  • A fixed quote before work starts
  • Health and safety: CHAS accredited
  • Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
  • Public liability insurance in place

Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.

Bonnyrigg: questions and answers

Is Dalhousie Business Park, near Bonnyrigg, within your area?

Yes, sites like Dalhousie Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Bonnyrigg. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.

Can you match sealant colours for premises in Bonnyrigg?

Yes. Colour matching to frames, cladding, stone and shop-fit finishes is a regular part of the work. The quote lists the colours the product is made in.

Could the old sealant in an older building contain asbestos?

Some older mastics did contain asbestos. That’s why we ask for the asbestos information first, and stop if a material is suspect until it’s tested. HSE guidance on asbestos is a useful reference.

Do you hold CHAS accreditation?

Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.

How soon can the area be used again?

The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.

How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?

It’s mostly about sequence: areas are phased, access windows agreed and enough washrooms or entrances left in use. Tell us what has to stay open and we’ll plan the job around it.

How long does a typical visit take?

It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes anything from part of a day on a short run of joints to several weeks on a large phased package. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.

When to bring in a specialist

Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.

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.

Common problems we fix in Bonnyrigg

Resealing over the top is a false economy we come across often. New silicone has nothing to key into so it soon peels and traps moisture against the joint. By the time it shows, there can be two or three layers to cut out.

It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:

  • Smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job
  • Window and door perimeter joints that have cracked open
  • Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
  • Earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead

Offices at parks like Dalhousie Business Park, 0.9 miles to the south-east of Bonnyrigg, have receptions, kitchens and glazed partitions where a tidy joint matters.

Before you book anyone

  • Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
  • How they handle RAMS and site documents
  • How the existing material will be dealt with
  • Proof of insurance

Questions to ask before you appoint anyone

Accreditations

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