Sealant applicators in Innerleithen
Sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings across Innerleithen, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Damp patches where an external joint has failed
- Movement joints packed with grit and debris
- Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
Commercial sealant contractors across Innerleithen
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
What we can’t put right
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
- A dripping trap, valve or pipe behind a fitting
- Misted, cracked or failed glazing units (a glazier’s job)
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- Floor and threshold joints
- External facade joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Movement joints in walls and floors
- Washrooms and tea points
Commercial sealant contractors in Innerleithen, done properly
How long a joint lasts is decided before any sealant leaves the gun. Old silicone gives new sealant nothing to grip, so every trace of it is removed, then both faces are cleaned back to sound, dry material with no dust or grease on them. Where the sealant maker specifies a primer for that substrate, it goes on before the new bead. If you have gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks and black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off, we can put it right. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Innerleithen is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In Innerleithen, as anywhere, the first joints to go are typically the ones that work hardest: frame perimeters in the sun, floor joints at doorways and anything that gets wet every day.
Around smaller places such as Innerleithen, the commercial buildings tend to be hospitality, local shops, schools, health centres and converted rural buildings. Their kitchens, washrooms and window perimeters all need joints that keep water out.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Innerleithen (EH44)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Innerleithen
What else we do in Innerleithen
Our process
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work normally takes a few hours to several days on most single sites, depending on joint lengths and access. For a building near Innerleithen, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We start with the evidence: photos, drawings or a look on site.
- You get a fixed quote covering removal, preparation and the new sealant.
- Sequence, access and working times are settled before the first joint is touched.
- Each joint is stripped, cleaned back to sound faces and primed where the maker specifies.
- Depth is set with backing, then the sealant is applied, tooled and the area tidied.
- We hand back each area with its cure time and our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Don’t let cleaning or traffic back on before the cure time is up
- Brief cleaning contractors to avoid scourers and blades on sealant
- Check the asbestos register before anyone disturbs old sealant in an older building
- Deal with small splits before they become leaks
Keep an eye out for other trades after we have 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 a schedule or drawings and we’ll price putting it right.
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.
Sealant on show in Innerleithen’s commercial buildings
Being in the east of Scotland, Innerleithen gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still hold up external sealing. A 2-mile radius around Innerleithen takes in a number of hotels. Refits in hotels bring joints at vanity tops, bar counters and reception desks where the colour has to suit the scheme, and the work can be phased so the rest of the hotel keeps trading.
Whatever the building in Innerleithen, commercial sealant work starts with cutting out the failed bead and cleaning the joint back to sound material. Refits at hotels like Traquair Arms Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-west of Innerleithen, bring joints at vanity tops, bars and reception desks that guests see every day.
Innerleithen is about 10 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. We cover Innerleithen, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across the Scottish Borders, 91 places are covered, including Innerleithen. Edinburgh is covered too, some 23 miles away.
Commercial sites across EH44 are covered for sealant joints. Buildings on High Street, Pirn Road and Horsbrugh Terrace are within our area. Being close to the A72 and B709, Innerleithen is straightforward for us to reach. Close to Innerleithen, our area also takes in Walkerburn (2 miles east), Cardrona Village (2 miles north-west), Cardrona (2 miles north-west), Peebles (6 miles north-west) and Ashiestiel (6 miles east). A short drive away, we cover Galashiels (10 miles east), Selkirk (10 miles south-east), Melrose (13 miles east), West Linton (15 miles north-west), Earlston (15 miles east) and Lauder (14 miles north-east). Among the larger centres in the Scottish Borders is Innerleithen, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Near you in Innerleithen
Well-known places in the area include Horsburgh Castle (3.3 miles north-west) and Robert Smail's Printing Works (under half a mile west). The countryside around Innerleithen includes Lee Pen.
Surface by surface
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, with phased work so some facilities stay open.
Movement joints in walls and floors
Brickwork, blockwork and floor slabs all have movement joints that need a flexible seal. Failed seals let grit and water in, and the edges start to suffer. The joints are resealed using a sealant matched to the movement and any traffic.
Commercial clients in Innerleithen
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Questions about Innerleithen
Is Innerleithen too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Innerleithen are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you supply sealant in our brand colour for a site in Innerleithen?
Yes, we can usually get close to most finishes from the product’s colour range. Send colour references or photos and we’ll confirm what’s available for the product.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Do you check for asbestos before removing sealant?
In buildings from before 2000 in particular, some old mastics and sealants may contain asbestos. We ask to see the asbestos register or survey before disturbing old sealant, and anything suspect is left until it has been tested.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes as long as the agreed scope needs, from a single visit to a programme spread over several weeks. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Should maintenance staff do it?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.