Jock's Lodge commercial sealant contractors
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- Black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off
- Earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead
- Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
Need commercial sealant contractors in Jock's Lodge?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Leave it or put it right?
Some managers wait for a fit-out before touching the mastic. That’s reasonable for internal joints that are just tired-looking, but external and wet-area joints that already leak shouldn’t wait. We can seal the urgent joints now and leave the rest for the programme. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- One number for every site we cover
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Commercial mastic work in Jock's Lodge
Getting a price for commercial sealant contractors in Jock's Lodge doesn’t need to be drawn out. Send photographs, drawings or a schedule of the joints through our quote form. If the joints need seeing in person, a site visit comes first, followed by a fixed quote rather than an estimate that drifts. If you have layers of sealant, all of them failing and gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks, we can put it right. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Jock's Lodge from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
If you look after more than one building near Jock's Lodge, 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.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Jock's Lodge (EH7, EH8)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Commercial sealant contractors around Jock's Lodge: what changes locally
With the shore within about 2 miles, Jock's Lodge counts as a coastal location. Buildings near the sea put their external joints through more driven rain, with salt air nearer the beach. Where a frontage needs a particular colour, the product still has to suit that exposure. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Jock's Lodge. Sites like these see regular refits, with shopfronts, offices and staff areas to seal; brand colours often come into it.
A business with units at Meadowbank Shopping Park and Albion Business Centre needn’t use two contractors for its sealant. If you look after units at a retail site such as Meadowbank Shopping Park, which lies west of Jock's Lodge, shopfront perimeters and shop-fit joints are where a matched colour shows.
Jock's Lodge is about 2 miles south-east of Leith, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Jock's Lodge for work on sealant joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Business premises anywhere in EH7 and EH8 are within our area. Buildings on Dalgety Road, Loaning Road and Abercorn Road are within our area. Close to Jock's Lodge, our area also takes in Willowbrae (1 mile south-east), Piershill (1 mile east), Restalrig (1 mile north), Meadowbank (1 mile west) and Lochend (1 mile north-west). Bigger towns within reach include West End (3 miles west), West Coates (3 miles west), Merchiston (3 miles south-west), Queensferry (10 miles west), Comely Bank (3 miles west) and Southhouse (4 miles south).
Around Jock's Lodge
We work on buildings around Holy Rood High School, Duddingston Kirk and Scottish Poetry Library and the streets around them. You will also find Lochend Park (0.5 miles north-west) and Public House (under half a mile east). Jock's Lodge’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eastern General Hospital (0.9 miles north) and Edinburgh Castle (2 miles west). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
What the job involves on each surface
Washrooms and toilets
Mould that has grown into washroom sealant can’t normally be cleaned out. The lasting answer is removal, preparation and a new sanitary bead, room by room if that suits the building.
Movement joints in walls and floors
Movement joints in walls and floors let the structure expand and contract. Failed seals let grit and water in, and the edges start to suffer. The new sealant is chosen for the movement and, on floors, the traffic.
When to call us in Jock's Lodge
A good share of the joints we inspect were topped up instead of being renewed. New silicone has nothing to key into. Getting back to a clean joint then means removing every layer.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy
- A top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting
- Leaks that seem to come through a sealant line
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
A hotel such as Ellwyn Hotel, 0.6 miles to the east of Jock's Lodge, shows how much sealant a hospitality building has on show, from bathroom joints to the bar.
Before you book anyone
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Questions about Jock's Lodge
Does a hotel in Jock's Lodge need to shut while its sealant is renewed?
Rarely. Rooms or floors are done in turn, so the rest of the hotel keeps trading. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Does a coastal location like Jock's Lodge affect which sealant is used?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?
Most of the buildings we work in stay occupied. Only the area being sealed is closed, and the sequence is agreed in advance for as long as the cure needs.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work 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.
Is the old sealant taken out first?
Removal comes first, every time. Then the joint is cleaned, primed where the maker specifies, backed to depth and resealed.
Does commercial sealant work come with a guarantee?
A 12-month guarantee covers the workmanship, starting at sign-off. Looking after the joints as we advise helps them last.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Inspect, seal, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. For premises in Jock's Lodge, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- Site photographs, drawings or a visit tell us what’s there and how it has failed.
- You get a fixed quote covering removal, preparation and the new sealant.
- We agree the order of work, access windows and site hours with you.
- The failed sealant comes out and the faces are prepared, with primer where required.
- Backing goes in, the new sealant is laid and tooled, and the area is left neat.
- We hand back each area with its cure time and our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Doing it in-house
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
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.
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What affects the price in Jock's Lodge
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Access and working height
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Sending details for a quote
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Any specification or named product
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.