Commercial sealant contractors in Old Town, Edinburgh
Commercial sealant contractors in Old Town, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
- Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
Need commercial sealant contractors in Old Town?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Sealant specialists in Old Town
A reseal stands or falls on the preparation underneath it. Silicone has no grip on cured silicone, so the failed bead is cut out completely, then both faces are cleaned back to sound, dry material with no dust or grease on them. Primer is used wherever the manufacturer calls for it on that surface. If you have layers of sealant, all of them failing and weathered facade sealant that no longer flexes, we can help, on washrooms and tea points, movement joints in walls and floors and external facade joints alike. For commercial sealant work in Old Town, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
In Old Town, as anywhere, the first joints to go are normally the ones that work hardest: south-facing perimeters, entrance thresholds and busy washrooms.
Working in a Scottish city means planning around loading rules, shared entrances and busy pavements. Give us your access times and any building rules and we will fit the work around them, phased so offices and shops keep trading.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Old Town as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Old Town (EH1, EH8, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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 we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- First, details reach us through the quote form or a site visit.
- We diagnose the cause of failure and price a fixed scope.
- Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
- Every failed bead is removed rather than covered.
- A suitable product for each joint goes in at the right depth and is tooled.
- We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Commercial clients in Old Town
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
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Leave it or put it right?
Putting off a reseal typically moves the cost rather than avoiding it. Once water gets behind the seal, finishes and ceilings underneath are next, which brings decorators and flooring contractors into the repair. Dealing with it while the damage stops at the bead is the cheaper route. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
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 you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Old Town
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Quoting for work in Old Town
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Working within restricted access windows
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Specification clauses that apply
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
Common questions from Old Town clients
Will you take on work at estates like Beaverbank Business Park, close to Old Town?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Old Town, Beaverbank Business Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Must a hotel around Old Town close while you work?
Rarely, if ever. We take a few rooms out at a time. We agree the order of rooms and the timings with you before we start.
How long does a job like this take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Do you work directly for building managers?
Yes. You can send details through our quote form, and we’ll confirm any paperwork you need with the quote.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
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.
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, until its cure time has passed.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Structural cracks or movement the joints weren’t designed for
- Misted, cracked or failed glazing units (a glazier’s job)
- Roof leaks that only look like a joint problem
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- External facade joints
- Movement joints in walls and floors
- Washrooms and tea points
- Floor and threshold joints
- Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
Working on commercial sites near Old Town
Old Town is within about 2 miles of the coast. Buildings near the sea put their external joints through more driven rain, with salt air nearer the beach. A matched colour is only half the brief on an exposed frontage. There are eight care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Old Town. Care settings have kitchens, lounges and corridors where joints need to be neat and easy to clean, often in colours that suit the décor.
In a retail centre such as Waverley Mall, less than half a mile to the north of Old Town, new tenants mean new shop fits, and the sealant at counters, frontages and floor edges is part of the finish. For premises near Edinburgh Waverley station, less than half a mile north of Old Town, footfall is part of the plan: work is phased so shops and offices keep trading. For tenants and agents on sites such as Beaverbank Business Park, which lies north of Old Town, office fit-outs, reception joints and window perimeters are the usual sealant work.
Old Town is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you are looking for commercial sealant contractors in Old Town, we can help, as we do across Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Postcode districts covered here: EH1, EH8 and EH3. If your site is on Meuse Lane, High Street and Meadow Lane or close by, we can quote for sealant joints. Just outside Old Town, we also work in Lauriston (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile south-east), Holyrood (1 mile north-east), Dumbiedykes (1 mile east) and Canongate (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south-east).
Around Old Town
We work on buildings around St Cuthbert's Church, Greyfriars Bobby Bar and The Meadows. Also close by are Old Royal High School (0.6 miles north-east) and National Museums Scotland Library (less than half a mile south-east). Old Town has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh Castle (under half a mile west) and Museum of Scotland (under half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.
Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.