Sealant specialists in Burdiehouse
Need commercial sealant contractors in Burdiehouse? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
- Greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point
- Movement joints packed with grit and debris
Commercial sealant contractors across Burdiehouse
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Sealant specialists in Burdiehouse
Sometimes a split bead is a symptom rather than the cause. Water at a window perimeter might be coming from the frame, the cill or the wall behind. Part of the job is telling you when the fix is something other than sealant, so budgets go where they’ll do some good. Site teams most often ask us about a top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting and expansion joints with the sealant torn out, on floor and threshold joints, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and window and door perimeters. Searching for sealant specialists in Burdiehouse? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
The most common commercial job in Burdiehouse is resealing joints that have simply reached the end of their life: split, chalky or peeling, with leaks or mould starting behind it.
Working in a Scottish city means planning around loading rules, shared entrances and busy pavements. Give us your access times and any building rules and we will fit the work around them, phased so offices and shops keep trading.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Burdiehouse (EH17, EH16, EH20)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Fire-rated seals where specified
Fire-rated sealant is only one type of fire-stopping product. Other products, such as collars, wraps and batts, are specified for different services.
Movement joints in walls and floors
A trafficked floor joint needs a different product from a wall joint. The choice comes down to how much the joint moves and what runs over it; if the arrises are broken, we will say so before sealing.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. City jobs in Burdiehouse normally need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- You send photos, drawings or a list of the joints and areas involved, or we arrange a site visit.
- We work out why the joints have failed and fix a quote for the agreed scope.
- Site hours, access windows and the order of areas are agreed before we start.
- We strip the failed bead and prepare both faces of the joint.
- Backing and primer go in where needed, then the chosen sealant is applied and tooled.
- Finished joints are checked with you and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Move anything stored against the joints
Ask for a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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Do you need commercial sealant contractors in Burdiehouse?
If sealant tears through its centre, it has failed cohesively. That typically means the joint stretched further than the product could cope with because the bead was too thin, the joint over-stretched or the movement class wrong. Replacing it like for like rarely holds.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
- A top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting
- Damp patches where an external joint has failed
- Smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job
A unit on an estate like Eldin Industrial Estate, 0.8 miles to the south-east of Burdiehouse, usually has an office front, a trade counter and staff facilities with joints of their own.
What your quote should include
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Proof of insurance
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Old mastic that tests positive for asbestos
- Structural cracks or movement the joints weren’t designed for
- A failed roof covering or waterproofing membrane
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Burdiehouse
- External facade joints
- Movement joints in walls and floors
- Washrooms and tea points
- Window and door perimeters
- Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- Floor and threshold joints
Maintenance after handover
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Check the asbestos register before anyone disturbs old sealant in an older building
- Respect the cure time before reopening an area
- Deal with small splits before they become leaks
- Log reseals in the O&M or maintenance records
Keep an eye out for other trades after we’ve gone. Shop refits, new services and replaced fittings often break the seal around them. If that happens, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will price putting it right.
Tenants and staff spot black or split sealant quickly. Replacing it on a planned cycle keeps complaints down.
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Eldin Industrial Estate, near Burdiehouse?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Burdiehouse, Eldin Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Must a hotel around Burdiehouse close while you work?
In the majority of cases no closure is needed: we work room by room or floor by floor. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, 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.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Does commercial sealant work come with a guarantee?
The work is guaranteed for 12 months. Should anything we did fail within that period, let us know.
What do you need from us to quote?
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are usually enough to start through the quote form on this site. If a visit is needed we will book one, and a fixed quote follows.
Also in Burdiehouse
General trades versus a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Commercial premises in Burdiehouse
The 2 miles around Burdiehouse include two care or nursing homes. Care homes need tidy, cleanable joints in kitchens, corridors and communal rooms, often in colours that suit the décor. Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Burdiehouse. Hotel refurbishments are where a matched sealant colour earns its place: bathroom, bar and reception joints have to sit with the finishes; work is planned so the hotel keeps trading.
Premises within reach of Shawfair station, 3 miles to the north-east of Burdiehouse, often have busy frontages where joints are seen by everyone passing. A business with units at Eldin Industrial Estate and Edgefield Industrial Estate needn’t use two contractors for its sealant.
Burdiehouse is about 4 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Burdiehouse for sealant joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Burdiehouse among them.
Work on sealant joints is covered throughout EH17, EH16 and EH20, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Tor Lane, Shale Road and Mansion Lane are within our area for sealant joints. Nearby places we also cover include Loanhead (1 mile south), Old Pentland (1 mile south-west), Hillend (2 miles south-west), Lasswade (2 miles south-east) and Bilston (2 miles south-west) for sealant joints. Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (6 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Burdiehouse
Around Burdiehouse, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Drum Park and Liberton Parish Church. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Liberton Hospital (0.8 miles north) and Craigmillar Castle (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near Burdiehouse include Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.