Sealant specialists in Ellen's Glen
Looking for commercial sealant contractors in Ellen's Glen? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
- Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- Damp patches where an external joint has failed
Need commercial sealant contractors in Ellen's Glen?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Commercial mastic work in Ellen's Glen
Most of the buildings we seal stay open while we are there. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them; phasing keeps some washrooms, kitchens or entrances available while others are done. That applies whether the building is an office, a shop, a hotel, a college or a care home. Most enquiries involve mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops and smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job, on window and door perimeters, movement joints in walls and floors and floor and threshold joints. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Ellen's Glen? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
A lot of what we do in Ellen's Glen is replacing sealant that has done its years: hardened, cracked or shrunk away from the faces, and letting water or dirt in.
Natural stone gives a lot of Scottish city premises their character: sandstone in most, granite in Aberdeen. Stone needs a neutral-cure sealant suited to it and a colour that sits quietly against the masonry.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Ellen's Glen (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Shop fronts and retail fit-outs
In retail, sealant is on show. Counters, display units, shopfront frames and floor trims all need a neat line, frequently colour-matched to the fit-out. Colour options are confirmed with the quote.
Washrooms and toilets
Around WCs, urinals, vanity tops, IPS panels and cubicles, sealant is wet most of the day. Old sealant comes out and a sanitary silicone with anti-mould additives goes in.
Doing it in-house
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Check joints after other trades have worked nearby
- On pre-2000 buildings, share the asbestos information before work starts
- Don’t let cleaning or traffic back on before the cure time is up
- Keep a record of which joints were resealed and when
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. Leaving the area closed until then keeps the bead neat.
Movement joints that fill with debris stop working. The joint can no longer close, so its edges crack or spall. At that point it’s a repair job rather than a reseal.
Commercial sealant contractors around Ellen's Glen: what changes locally
The 2 miles around Ellen's Glen include three care or nursing homes. Kitchens and communal rooms in care settings are cleaned constantly, so their joints need to be smooth and sound, often in colours that suit the décor. Being in the east of Scotland, Ellen's Glen gets less rain than the west coast. Winter frost and damp frames still stop outside sealing on some days. Outside work is booked with that in mind
For a hotel such as Northumberland Hotel, which lies north-west of Ellen's Glen, the colour of a joint at the bar or the bath matters to the look of the room. Industrial estates such as Eldin Industrial Estate (to the south of Ellen's Glen) have offices, trade counters and welfare areas whose sealant ages like any other building’s.
Ellen's Glen is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Ellen's Glen is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Ellen's Glen among them.
We take on sealant joints across the EH17 and EH16 postcode area, whatever the building. If your site is on Soutra Road, Little Road and Mansion Lane or close by, we can quote for sealant joints. Access to Ellen's Glen is via the A772 among other routes. Just outside Ellen's Glen, we also work in Gracemount (1 mile south-west), Liberton (1 mile north-west), Craigour (1 mile north-east), Moredun (1 mile north-east) and Southhouse (1 mile south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Ellen's Glen
We work on buildings around Liberton Parish Church and Drum Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 2.4 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.3 miles north-west) and Ellen's Glen House (less than half a mile west). Open spaces near Ellen's Glen include The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
How a job runs
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Ellen's Glen, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- We begin with whatever information you have, whether that’s photos, a drawing or a list of locations, or we arrange a site visit.
- We work out why the joints have failed and fix a quote for the agreed scope.
- We plan around your site hours and access windows, phasing the work where areas have to stay in use.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and sign them off under the 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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Work for main contractors and building owners
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Ellen's Glen: questions and answers
Will our hotel in Ellen's Glen need to close for the work?
In most cases no closure is needed: we work room by room or floor by floor. The plan is built around your bookings.
Can the sealant on our Ellen's Glen premises match the finishes?
Yes, we can normally get close to most finishes from the product’s colour range. Send colour references or photographs and we will confirm what’s available for the product.
Can you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote. We hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership and carry five million pounds of public liability insurance.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
How do we get a quote?
Start with whatever information is to hand. We follow up with questions or a visit where needed.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Is your work guaranteed?
Our workmanship on each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee. We are fully insured for public liability as well.
What we are called out for in Ellen's Glen
Plenty of failed joints were never sealed with the right product. Decorators’ caulk on a joint that moves, acetoxy silicone on stone or metal, or a stiff sealant on a facade will all fail early. BS 6213 gives guidance on choosing construction sealants.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Layers of sealant, all of them failing
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
- Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
A business with units at Eldin Industrial Estate and Peffermill Industrial Estate needn’t use two contractors for its sealant.
What to look for in a quote
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it