Sealant applicators in The Wisp
Commercial sealant contractors for The Wisp, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Layers of sealant, all of them failing
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point
Commercial sealant contractors across The Wisp
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 The Wisp
Getting a price for commercial sealant contractors in The Wisp doesn’t need to be drawn out. Send photographs, drawings or a schedule of the joints through our quote form. Where the photos don’t tell the full story, we arrange a site visit, and a fixed quote for the agreed scope follows. Most enquiries involve sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy and untidy joints in a reception, shop floor or lobby, across washrooms and tea points, floor and threshold joints and external facade joints. Whoever orders the work in The Wisp, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In The Wisp, 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.
In Scotland’s cities, commercial premises are packed closely, from stone-fronted offices to shops on the ground floor of tenement blocks. Shop units under tenements can bring the property factor into the picture when the work touches shared parts.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Place
- The Wisp (EH16, EH22, EH15)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Put external and wet-area joints on a regular inspection round
- Keep barriers up until the new sealant has cured
- Report cracked or peeling sealant early
- Keep abrasive pads and scrapers off resealed joints
Our workmanship on each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee. File the handover note with the building records so it’s easy to find if a joint we sealed gives trouble inside the 12 months.
Each spell of wet weather pushes more water through an open joint. Behind a panel or frame, that water can sit unseen for a long time. Resealing early keeps the problem in the sealant and out of the building.
From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- Send details through our quote form, or ask for 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.
- Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Advice
When something else is needed
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Leaks from pipework, wastes or valves (that’s plumbing)
- Leaking roofs, gutters or flat-roof membranes (those need a roofer)
- Suspect materials that need testing and specialist removal
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Floor and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters
- External facade joints
- Movement joints in walls and floors
- Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- Washrooms and tea points
Your questions answered
Can you work at a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, by The Wisp?
Yes. We cover The Wisp and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Will our hotel in The Wisp need to close for the work?
In most cases no closure is needed: we work room by room or floor by floor. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Could the old sealant in an older building contain asbestos?
It can, on some older buildings. So we check the register first and stop work on anything suspect until it’s tested.
Is The Wisp in your area?
Yes. Sites across The Wisp are covered.
How is commercial sealant work priced?
Send photographs, drawings or a list of locations. If a visit is needed we will book one, and a fixed quote follows.
Do you need commercial sealant contractors in The Wisp?
Resealing over the top is a false economy we come across often. New silicone has nothing to key into so it soon peels and traps moisture against the joint. Getting back to a clean joint then means removing every layer.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
- Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
- Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
- Smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job
For a retailer at a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 0.7 miles to the north-west of The Wisp, the joints customers see are as much part of the fit-out as the shelving.
Before you book anyone
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
What affects the price in The Wisp
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Joint width, depth and condition
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- When you need the work done
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
What The Wisp’s businesses ask us to seal
The Wisp sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. 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. The Wisp has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Units on sites like these change tenants and get refitted, and each refit leaves joints to seal.
If you have premises on more than one site, say at Craigmillar Shopping Centre and Eastern Industrial Estate, one contractor and one quote can cover both. Shops and cafés around stations like Newcraighall station, 1.3 miles north-east of The Wisp, trade from early, so work is timed around them.
The Wisp is about 3 miles south-west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in The Wisp can call on us for sealant joints, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, The Wisp among them.
Work on sealant joints is covered throughout EH16, EH22 and EH15. If your site is on Aspen Road, Friary Road and Campion Road or close by, we can quote for sealant joints. Nearby places we also cover include Greendykes (1 mile north-west), Niddrie (1 mile north-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north), Little France (1 mile south-west) and Bingham (1 mile north) for sealant joints. Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Near you in The Wisp
In The Wisp, that means premises near Craigmillar Castle Park and Portobello Library and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newcraighall station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Craigmillar Castle (0.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west). Open spaces near The Wisp include Duddingston Loch and Nether Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Some low prices are low because nothing gets cut out. New sealant laid on old silicone has nothing to bond to, so it peels. Every quote we give includes full removal and preparation, because that’s what makes the new bead last. Failed sealant in a shared building in The Wisp can affect more than one owner. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
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.
Why clients in The Wisp choose us
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Constructionline member
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.