Mastic contractors in Clovenstone
Planning work on a mastic package in Clovenstone? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
- Cracks opening in caulked internal joints
- A long mastic snag list close to completion
Construction mastic near Clovenstone
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work usually takes whatever the programme allows, since the work follows the trades as areas are released, and we clear our waste as we work. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- We price from the drawings, specification and programme you send.
- You receive a fixed quote listing scope, products and phasing.
- Any site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) is confirmed with the quote.
- Areas are sealed plot by plot or floor by floor as the trades hand them over.
- Every joint is prepared, set to depth and sealed with the specified product.
- Before handover, snags are dealt with and the package is signed off under our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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How we handle construction mastic in Clovenstone
We work to the specification and the programme. Where the specification names a product, we use it; any alternative we suggest is put to you before anything changes. Backing, primer and depth follow what the sealant maker sets out so the detail on the drawing is what ends up on site. We work on window and door perimeters, floor and skirting junctions and brick and block movement joints, and what we are called in for most is internal caulk splitting as the building dries out and mastic snags holding up handover. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Clovenstone it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Sandstone and, in Aberdeen, granite buildings need care when new windows or panels are sealed against them: the right primer, a neutral-cure sealant and a colour that blends.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Clovenstone (EH14, EH13, EH11)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Brief following trades on areas that have been sealed
- Get the mastic subcontractor involved early in the programme
- Don’t schedule sealing before decorators and flooring are done
- Keep product details for future maintenance
Record which products went where in the handover file. That helps the building owner maintain the joints later and avoids guesswork when joints are renewed. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote.
Sealing outside when the joint is damp or too cold leads to poor adhesion. Waiting for a dry joint and the right temperature is better than redoing work.
Building and refurbishing in Clovenstone
Clovenstone is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frosty spells still affect external mastic dates. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions. In Clovenstone, as across Scotland, building warrants are issued by the local authority verifier under the Scottish regulations. We seal to the specification that sits behind the warrant.
University estates such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (1 mile north-west of Clovenstone) tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal. Further education sites such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus (to the north-west of Clovenstone) are extended and refurbished from time to time, with mastic often programmed into the summer break. When units on a site such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, 0.5 miles to the north-west of Clovenstone, are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package.
Clovenstone is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Clovenstone for mastic packages, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
We take on mastic packages across the EH14, EH13 and EH11 postcode area. For a building on Lanark Road, Ashcroft Lane and Alcorn Square or nearby, we can quote for mastic packages. With the A70 nearby, Clovenstone is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Clovenstone, we cover Baberton (1 mile west), Wester Hailes (1 mile north-west), Kingsknowe (1 mile north-east), Juniper Green (1 mile south-west) and Sighthill (1 mile north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (5 miles north-east).
Around Clovenstone
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Saughton Park, Merchiston Castle School and Juniper Green Parish Church, among other places. Clovenstone has its own railway station: Wester Hailes station. A little further out are The Gyle Shopping Centre (2.4 miles north-west) and War Poets Collection (1 mile north-west). The countryside around Clovenstone includes Torduff Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What affects the price in Clovenstone
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Phasing around occupants
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The product specified
- The site’s rules and procedures
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- When you need the work done
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Places near Clovenstone
Other services in Clovenstone
For managing agents and facilities managers
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Clovenstone: questions and answers
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Spire Murrayfield Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Will you take on work at estates like Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, close to Clovenstone?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Clovenstone, Westside Plaza Shopping Centre among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes a few days on a modest refurbishment and longer on multi-plot or multi-storey schemes. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
What hours do you work?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Do you install fire-rated sealant as part of a package?
Where it’s specified, yes to the tested detail. We’ll flag if the detail needs a different product.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What do you charge?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant, which the installer needs to correct
- Approving fire stopping as compliant
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.