Commercial sealant contractors in Broughton, Edinburgh
Sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings in Broughton. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off
- Messy, uneven beads from earlier work that let the building down
- Earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead
Need commercial sealant contractors in Broughton?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Why act early in Broughton
Putting off a reseal normally moves the cost rather than avoiding it. Water past a frame perimeter or a washroom joint can reach plasterboard, insulation, floor coverings and the ceiling below, which brings decorators and flooring contractors into the repair. Resealing while only the sealant has failed keeps the job small. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why appoint us
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
How we handle commercial sealant contractors in Broughton
Most commercial buildings carry hundreds of metres of sealant that nobody thinks about until it fails, and on a working site that usually surfaces as a leak, a stain or a complaint from occupiers. Mastic Doctor works as a commercial sealant contractor for facilities managers, managing agents and main contractors looking after property in Broughton. We find out why the sealant joints failed, take them out and seal again using a sealant that suits the joint. The enquiries we see most involve mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops and hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations, on movement joints in walls and floors, floor and threshold joints and kitchen worktops and splashbacks. Searching for sealant specialists in Broughton? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
If you look after more than one building near Broughton, the work can be planned as one programme, with one quote format and one point of contact.
Working in a Scottish city means planning around loading rules, shared entrances and busy pavements. Tell us when the building is open and how we get in, and the plan will follow, phased so offices and shops keep trading.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll come back to it.
- Where
- Broughton (EH7, EH1, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Commercial kitchens and tea points
Gaps and ragged beads trap dirt that cleaning can’t reach. Work is timed around the hours you give us so the kitchen isn’t out of use longer than needed.
Facade and cladding joints
Facade sealant failures can be hard to spot from the ground. Close-up photos or a site visit tell us what’s needed.
Shops, offices and hotels in and around Broughton
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Broughton. Buildings near the sea put their external joints through more driven rain, with salt air nearer the beach. A matched colour is only half the brief on an exposed frontage. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Broughton. Sites like these see regular refits, with shopfronts, offices and staff areas to seal; brand colours often come into it.
For tenants and agents on sites such as Beaverbank Business Park (0.5 miles north-west of Broughton), office fit-outs, reception joints and window perimeters are the usual sealant work. Occupiers with premises at both Beaverbank Business Park and Stewartfield Industrial Estate could have the sealant at each handled under one quote.
Broughton is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Broughton, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Broughton is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh.
Business premises anywhere in EH7, EH1 and EH3 are within our area for sealant joints. If your site is on York Lane, Meuse Lane and Canon Lane or close by, we can quote for sealant joints. Broughton sits on or close to the A900, useful when we plan access and materials. Close to Broughton, our area also takes in Gayfield (1 mile north-east), Greenside (1 mile south-east), Bellevue (1 mile north-west), New Town (1 mile west) and Canonmills (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles west) and Slateford (3 miles south-west). Among the larger centres in Edinburgh is Broughton, and we take on sealant joints for its commercial and public buildings.
Landmarks near Broughton
We work on buildings around King George V Park, McDonald Road Library and Public House, among other places. There’s a railway station in Broughton itself: Edinburgh Waverley station. A little further out are Victorian Pharmacy Museum (under half a mile south-west) and St. James Centre (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Broughton include Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.
From enquiry to sign-off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Broughton, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
- The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
- Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
- Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
- A suitable product for each joint goes in at the right depth and is tooled.
- We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.
What we need from you
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Broughton: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Broughton, such as Beaverbank Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Broughton and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Beaverbank Business Park included. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Must a hotel around Broughton close while you work?
Almost never. The work is phased so most rooms stay available. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Which site documents can you send us?
Let us know your requirements when you ask for a price. For older buildings we will ask for the asbestos register, plus your site induction rules.
Will the building have to shut during the work?
It’s mostly about sequence: we agree access windows, phase the work and keep enough facilities open. Tell us what has to stay open and we’ll plan the job around it.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How do we get a quote?
Send photos, drawings or a list of locations. Where we need to see it, we will arrange a site visit, then send a fixed quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
What else we do in Broughton
Quoting for work in Broughton
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Access and working height
- Whether the work must be split into stages
A quote for sealant joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any specification or named product
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Do you need commercial sealant contractors in Broughton?
Outside, sunlight and rain wear sealant down year after year. UV hardens the surface while wind and rain work at the edges, so beads chalk, stiffen and lose their stretch. A hardened bead can’t follow the building any more.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Damp patches where an external joint has failed
- Sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy
In hotels such as Regent House Hotel, which lies south of Broughton, refurbishments normally mean bathroom, bar and reception joints where a matched sealant colour has to sit with the finishes.
Comparing quotes
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?