Construction and new-build mastic in Alnwickhill, Edinburgh
Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects across Alnwickhill, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Cracks opening in caulked internal joints
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
- Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
Construction mastic for businesses in Alnwickhill
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Construction mastic in Alnwickhill, done properly
Site managers want applicators who turn up with the right cards and paperwork. We are a Constructionline member and CHAS accredited, and every applicator holds a CSCS card, and we are fully insured. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote. If you’re dealing with early adhesion failures on new external joints and different trades sealing to different standards, we can help. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Alnwickhill it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Construction in Scotland’s cities is a mix of new build and work to existing stone buildings. Building warrants and the Scottish technical handbooks set the standard, and the mastic follows the specification.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Alnwickhill (EH16, EH17)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Building and refurbishing in Alnwickhill
In Alnwickhill, as across Scotland, building warrants are issued by the local authority verifier under the Scottish regulations. The mastic follows the specification that goes with the warrant. The area within 2 miles of Alnwickhill holds several hotels. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up.
Older buildings in the area around Alnwickhill, such as Melville Castle, 2.7 miles east of Alnwickhill, need care when sealed: the product has to suit soft or historic materials. For contractors on a campus like University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus (1.6 miles north-east of Alnwickhill), facade and perimeter sealing has to fit around students and term dates.
Alnwickhill is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Alnwickhill for work on mastic packages, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Postcode districts covered here: EH16 and EH17. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Soutra Road, Little Road and Kedslie Road. Nearby places we also cover include Howden Hall (1 mile south-east), Kaimes (1 mile south), Gracemount (1 mile east), Mortonhall (1 mile west) and Southhouse (1 mile south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
What’s near Alnwickhill
In Alnwickhill, that means premises near Inch Park and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. The closest station to Alnwickhill is Shawfair station, about 3.2 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Natural History Collections (1.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Blackford Hill.
Questions we are asked in Alnwickhill
How do tenement owners in Alnwickhill get shared-part mastic done?
Work on shared parts is usually agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. Send details and photos, and we’ll quote to whoever is arranging it.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Ellen's Glen Community Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
How do we ask for a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
Do you cover Alnwickhill?
Yes. Sites across Alnwickhill are covered.
Can you fit around our programme?
The programme sets the job. Tell us the sequence and we will plan applicators around it, sealing as areas become ready.
What guarantee comes with a mastic package?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee, covering how we sealed. Keeping other trades off finished joints prevents most problems.
What sealant work can’t fix
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Designing joint widths or choosing the specification (that sits with the designer)
- Faulty frames rather than failed sealant
- Approving fire stopping as compliant
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Brick and block movement joints
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Cladding and panel joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Internal decorators’ caulk
What affects the price in Alnwickhill
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- How much there is to seal
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Phasing around occupants
- How much existing material needs removing
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
What to include in your enquiry
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- The postcode of the building
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Any specification or named product
- The type of building and who uses it
To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Also near Alnwickhill
Also in Alnwickhill
Different surfaces, different methods
Bathrooms, en suites and washrooms
Across a block of flats or a hotel, sanitary sealing is repeated in every room. One applicator team gives the same finish everywhere.
Window and door perimeters
Perimeter joints between frames and the structure are the weather line on any new building. We use the specified perimeter sealant, normally a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone, with backing rod in deeper gaps.
Do you need construction mastic in Alnwickhill?
Value-engineered products sometimes end up in the wrong joints. A general-purpose silicone on a facade or a caulk in a wet area won’t perform like the specified product. We use what’s specified, and any substitute goes to you for acceptance.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Mastic snags holding up handover
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
- Cracks opening in caulked internal joints
- Failed sealant in an existing building being refurbished
For contractors at a school such as Gracemount High School, sealing has to be finished before term starts.
Before you book anyone
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Their public liability cover
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
How a job runs
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First we take quantities off the drawings and read through the specification.
- A fixed quote sets out the scope, the products and the sequence.
- Any site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) is confirmed with the quote.
- We seal each plot or floor as it’s released to us.
- Joints are cleaned, primed where the maker requires it, backed and sealed to the specification.
- We close out snagging and hand over with a 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
On a refurbishment, there’s a choice between resealing existing frames and replacing them. If the frame is in good order, cutting out and resealing the perimeter can be all it needs, which is a much smaller cost. We will say so if a frame itself is the problem. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in Alnwickhill choose us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges