Commercial sealant contractors in Ravelston, Edinburgh
Sealant work in Ravelston for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings, quoted at a fixed price.
- Layers of sealant, all of them failing
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Untidy joints in a reception, shop floor or lobby
Commercial sealant contractors for businesses in Ravelston
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What happens if it’s left?
Fixing joints complaint by complaint is a costly way to manage sealant. A planned programme groups work by building or area, cuts repeat visits and gives you a budget figure. We’ll suggest an order, worst sealant joints first. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Ravelston choose us
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Commercial sealant contractors for commercial buildings in Ravelston
Failed sealant isn’t always the whole story. A leak near a frame edge can start in the frame, the cill or the cavity while a movement joint that keeps tearing may simply be too narrow for the job. Part of the job is telling you when the fix is something other than sealant, so nobody pays for a reseal that can’t hold. We work on window and door perimeters, external facade joints and kitchen worktops and splashbacks, and what we’re called in for most is black mould through washroom sealant that won’t clean off and wall and floor joints that have lost their seal. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Ravelston is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
We price commercial jobs in Ravelston from photos, drawings or a site visit, with the scope listed so everyone knows what’s included.
Much of the older commercial stock in Scotland’s cities is sandstone or, in Aberdeen, granite. Sealing against stone means a neutral-cure sealant that leaves the stone unmarked and, where the joint is seen, a colour that blends.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Ravelston (EH4, EH12, EH1)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Ravelston: questions and answers
Do hotels near Ravelston have to close for sealant work?
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.
Can you work at a site such as Craigleith Retail Park, by Ravelston?
Yes. Our area takes in Ravelston and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Craigleith Retail Park included. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
Which site documents can you send us?
We will confirm the paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, with the quote. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with five million pounds of public liability insurance.
Sealant on show in Ravelston’s commercial buildings
The sea is no more than about 2 miles from Ravelston. Shopfronts, frames and external joints on commercial buildings there take wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt in the air. We choose a product rated for the exposure, then confirm the colours available for it. There are eight care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Ravelston. Care homes need tidy, cleanable joints in kitchens, corridors and communal rooms; colours can be chosen to suit the interior.
If you look after units at a retail site such as Craigleith Retail Park (less than half a mile north-east of Ravelston), shopfront perimeters and shop-fit joints are where a matched colour shows. For premises near Haymarket station, 1.2 miles to the south-east of Ravelston, footfall is part of the plan: work is phased so shops and offices keep trading. A hotel such as Murrayfield Hotel (to the south of Ravelston) shows how much sealant a hospitality building has on show, from bathroom joints to the bar.
Ravelston is about 2 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Ravelston. Ravelston is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for sealant joints.
Business premises anywhere in EH4, EH12 and EH1 are within our area for sealant joints. Streets here include Columba Road, Gardiner Road and Ellersly Road. With the A902 nearby, Ravelston is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Ravelston, our area also takes in Blackhall (1 mile north-west), Murrayfield (1 mile south), Roseburn (1 mile south-east), Beechmount (1 mile south-west) and Drylaw (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Buccleuch (3 miles east), Pilrig (3 miles east), North Leith (3 miles north-east) and Dumbiedykes (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ravelston
Recent enquiries here include premises near St George's School, Murrayfield Parish Church and Balgreen Primary School. Nearby too are Saughton Park (1.3 miles south), Roseburn Bar (0.8 miles south-east) and Gabrielle Keiller Library (0.8 miles east). The closest station to Ravelston is Haymarket station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (0.7 miles north-east) and Waverley Mall (2.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
Maintenance after handover
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Deal with small splits before they become leaks
- On pre-2000 buildings, share the asbestos information before work starts
- Check joints after other trades have worked nearby
- Keep abrasive pads and scrapers off resealed joints
Put sealant on the planned maintenance checklist. Regular checks pick up small failures before they become leaks, with external elevations and wet areas first in line. Should something look amiss, you can call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and send a picture.
An open joint in a food area or toilet collects dirt and moisture that cleaning can’t reach. Environmental health officers look at how cleanable surfaces are.
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What affects the price in Ravelston
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Any access equipment needed
- The product specified
- How much there is to seal
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Access details, including height
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Our process
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Ravelston, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
- The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
- Where parts of the building must stay open, the work is phased.
- Every failed bead is removed rather than covered.
- Each joint gets a suitable sealant, laid to depth and tooled.
- We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Related advice
When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Roof leaks that only look like a joint problem
- Suspect materials that need testing and specialist removal
- Walls or slabs moving more than any sealant can take
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- External facade joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Movement joints in walls and floors
- Floor and threshold joints
- Washrooms and tea points