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Sealant applicators in Kirkliston

We carry out sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings in Kirkliston. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.

  • Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
  • Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
  • Black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off
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Send details
Tell us about the site, with photos if you have them.
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Get a quote
One fixed quote covering the agreed scope.
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We seal
CSCS-carded applicators, the right product for each joint.
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Backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
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Commercial sealant contractors near Kirkliston

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 Kirkliston

Pricing a commercial reseal is a short process. Our quote form takes photos, drawings or a schedule of the areas. If the joints need seeing in person, a site visit comes first, and a fixed quote for the agreed scope follows. If you have damp patches where an external joint has failed and black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off, we can help, on window and door perimeters, floor and threshold joints and external facade joints alike. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Kirkliston is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.

In an occupied building in Kirkliston, the job is planned so areas stay in use: we agree the order with you and hand back each area with its cure time.

In smaller Scottish places like Kirkliston, commercial buildings are often hotels, pubs, shops, schools, surgeries and farm or estate buildings put to new use. Each has kitchens, washrooms and frames that depend on sound joints.

The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.

Place
Kirkliston (EH29)
Wider area
Edinburgh
Guarantee
A 12-month guarantee
Price
A fixed quote before we start
Call
01277 525 020
Updated
3 November 2026
The Mastic Doctor team standing beside their branded vans outside an office building

What we can’t put right

Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:

  • A dripping trap, valve or pipe behind a fitting
  • Cracking that needs a structural engineer to look at it
  • Faulty windows rather than failed perimeter sealant

Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.

What we seal

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

Cost factors for sealant joints

The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:

  • Location, for remote and island sites
  • Whether the work must be split into stages
  • The product specified
  • The total length or number of joints

Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.

Before you send an enquiry

The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:

  • Your programme or deadline
  • Clear photographs of the problem areas
  • Asbestos survey details if the building is older
  • Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule

Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.

Aftercare for building managers

A few simple habits keep the new joints working:

  • Note dates and locations of sealant work for future planning
  • Respect the cure time before reopening an area
  • Make sure ventilation in wet areas is switched on and working
  • Check the asbestos register before anyone disturbs old sealant in an older building

Brief your cleaning team on the joints that have been resealed. Scourers, blades and harsh products shorten a bead’s life; a mild cleaner is all most joints need.

Tenants and staff spot black or split sealant quickly, and in a hotel, office or shop it makes the whole space look neglected. Replacing it on a planned cycle keeps complaints down.

Questions we’re asked in Kirkliston

Can you work at a site such as Newbridge Industrial estate, by Kirkliston?

Yes. We cover Kirkliston and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Newbridge Industrial estate. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.

Must a hotel around Kirkliston close while you work?

Rarely, if ever. We take a few rooms out at a time. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.

How is commercial sealant work priced?

Start with whatever information is to hand. Questions or a site visit follow where needed, and then a fixed quote for the agreed scope.

How soon can the area be used again?

We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.

Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?

Yes. If you need card details for site access, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.

What about asbestos in old mastic?

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 if something is suspected, work stops until it’s tested.

Is it OK to apply fresh sealant over existing beads?

Full removal is part of every quote. Sealing over traps water and lifts once the joint moves, so it isn’t something we do.

Why deal with it now?

Some low prices are low because nothing gets cut out. Sealing over looks tidy at handover, then lifts once the joint starts moving. Our prices always include removal of the failed bead and full joint preparation, which is where the lasting value is. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Kirkliston before they leak.

Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.

Why appoint us

  • A fixed quote before work starts
  • A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
  • Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
  • Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces

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On site: what to expect

At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Kirkliston. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.

  1. First, details come to us: photographs, drawings or a schedule of the areas.
  2. Next comes a diagnosis and a fixed quote.
  3. Site hours, access windows and the order of areas are agreed before we start.
  4. We strip the failed bead and prepare both faces of the joint.
  5. We fit backing to the right depth, prime where specified and lay the new bead.
  6. We walk the completed areas with you and sign them off under the 12-month guarantee.

Preparing the site

  • Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
  • Arrange parking or a loading space
  • Let us know about inductions and permits

Request a quote

To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.

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Advice

For managing agents and facilities managers

Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.

When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.

What Kirkliston’s businesses ask us to seal

The sea is no more than about 3 miles from Kirkliston. For shops, hotels and offices, that means frontage and frame joints that weather faster than they would inland. Where a frontage needs a particular colour, the product still has to suit that exposure. The area within 2 miles of Kirkliston holds plenty of hotels. Hotel refurbishments are where a matched sealant colour earns its place: bathroom, bar and reception joints have to sit with the finishes, and the work can be phased so the rest of the hotel keeps trading.

Premises within reach of Dalmeny station (2.3 miles north-east of Kirkliston) often have busy frontages where joints are seen by everyone passing. Trade counters and showrooms on estates such as Newbridge Industrial estate, 1.3 miles south of Kirkliston, need neat joints where clients see them. Sites a few miles apart, such as Newbridge Industrial estate and Lochend Industrial Estate, can share one programme and one point of contact.

Kirkliston is about 6 miles north-east of Livingston, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Kirkliston for work on sealant joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, large and small. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page (8 miles or so).

We cover the EH29 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Main Street, Station Road and High Street. Nearby places we also cover include Newbridge (1 mile south), Winchburgh (2 miles west), Newton (3 miles north-west), Auldcathie (3 miles west) and Woodend (3 miles north-west) for sealant joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (8 miles east), Leith (9 miles east), Bonnington (9 miles east), Greenside (9 miles east), Broughton (8 miles east) and Bellevue (8 miles east).

Local landmarks in Kirkliston

Kirkliston’s nearest station is Dalmeny station, roughly 2.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are The Gyle Shopping Centre (3.7 miles east) and Illieston Castle (3.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Dundas Loch.

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