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Sealant applicators in Currie

Sealant work in Currie for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings, with a fixed quote first.

  • Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
  • Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
  • Sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy
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Send details
Send the specification, photos or a marked-up plan.
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Get a quote
A fixed price, with what’s included set out clearly.
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We seal
Prepared joints, the specified product, a tidy finish.
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Guaranteed
Backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Covering the South East & Scotland
CHAS & Constructionline
Fully insured: £5m PL

Need commercial sealant contractors in Currie?

Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.

Work for main contractors and building owners

If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.

Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Currie can form part of a wider programme.

Commercial sealant contractors in Currie

Some sealants used before 2000 can contain asbestos, so older stock needs a check first. We ask to see the asbestos register or survey before old sealant is disturbed. Anything suspect is left alone until it has been tested. If you’re dealing with a top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting and leaks that seem to come through a sealant line, we can put it right. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Currie, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.

A lot of what we do in Currie is replacing sealant that has done its years: split, chalky or peeling, with leaks or mould starting behind it.

For a job around Currie, the Scottish weather is part of the planning: outside joints need dry, frost-clear surfaces, so we agree a window with some give in it. Internal joints can be done whatever the day brings.

Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.

Location
Currie (EH14)
Region
Edinburgh
Guarantee
12 months on every job
Price
Quoted before any work starts
Phone
01277 525 020
Updated
3 November 2026
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On site: what to expect

In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before we move to the next. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Currie is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.

  1. First, details reach us through the quote form or a site visit.
  2. The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
  3. Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
  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.

What we need from you

  • Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
  • Move anything stored against the joints
  • Tell us which areas need to stay in use

Quotes

If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.

Get a price

Advice

Why act early in Currie

It can be tempting to hold sealant work back until the next refurbishment. For internal joints that are only cosmetic, that can make sense, but a joint letting water in now keeps doing damage until the refurb arrives. Splitting the scope into now and later is often the sensible compromise. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.

There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.

Why clients in Currie choose us

  • Our applicators hold CSCS cards
  • Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
  • Colours confirmed for the specified product
  • Constructionline member for supplier checks

See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.

Maintenance after handover

Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:

  • Note dates and locations of sealant work for future planning
  • On pre-2000 buildings, share the asbestos information before work starts
  • Keep abrasive pads and scrapers off resealed joints
  • Deal with small splits before they become leaks

Give fresh sealant time to cure before it’s cleaned, wetted or walked past. That time depends on the product, the temperature and the joint depth, and we confirm it when each area is handed back. Keeping signs or barriers up until then protects the finish.

An open joint in a food area or toilet collects dirt and moisture that cleaning can’t reach. Cleanability is something environmental health officers pay attention to, which makes sound joints worth keeping on top of.

Your questions answered

Do you offer colour-matched sealant for buildings in Currie?

Yes, we can usually get close to most finishes from the product’s colour range. Available colours for the product are confirmed with the quote.

Do you cover business parks and estates near Currie, such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre?

Yes. We cover Currie and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre. To start, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.

How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?

Most of the buildings we work in stay occupied. We agree the order of areas, protect what’s nearby and close off only the section we are sealing for as long as the cure needs.

Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?

Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.

Do you work for facilities managers and managing agents?

Yes, and through main contractors too. You send the details, we return a fixed quote, and the job is done and signed off.

Do you work in Currie?

Yes. We cover Currie, and the simplest way to start is to call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.

Are you CHAS accredited?

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

Should maintenance staff do it?

Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.

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.

Working on commercial sites near Currie

The east of Scotland, where Currie is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still hold up external sealing. In winter, outside joints are timed for when surfaces are dry and within the product’s range The 3 miles around Currie 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.

Shops and cafés around stations like Curriehill station (to the north-west of Currie) trade from early, so work is timed around them. Sites a few miles apart, such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre and Pentland Gait Office Park, can share one programme and one point of contact. Shop fits at places like Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, 1.6 miles north-east of Currie, leave counters, frontages and floor edges where the sealant colour is part of the finish.

Currie is about 5 miles south-west of West Coates, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Currie for sealant joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, from busy centres to rural villages.

We cover the EH14 postcode districts for sealant joints. If your site is on Bryce Road, Palmer Road and Tweedie Lane or close by, we can quote for sealant joints. Sites close to Currie are covered too, including Curriehill (1 mile north-west), Juniper Green (1 mile north-east), Torphin (1 mile east), Balerno (1 mile south-west) and Baberton (1 mile north-east). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (8 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (6 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).

Landmarks near Currie

Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Malleny Park and Juniper Green Parish Church and the streets around them. Currie’s nearest station is Curriehill station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Bavelaw Castle (3.2 miles south) and Craiglockhart Hydropathic (3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Currie include Warklaw Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.

Map of Currie © OpenStreetMap contributors

What sealant work can’t fix

Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:

  • Structural cracks or movement the joints weren’t designed for
  • Leaking roofs, gutters or flat-roof membranes (those need a roofer)
  • A dripping trap, valve or pipe behind a fitting

If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Joints and surfaces we work on

  • External facade joints
  • Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
  • Washrooms and tea points
  • Floor and threshold joints
  • Movement joints in walls and floors
  • Window and door perimeters
Accreditations

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