Mastic contractors in Craigour
Looking for construction mastic in Craigour? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Failed sealant in an existing building being refurbished
- Bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean
- Frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed
Construction mastic near Craigour
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
General trades versus a specialist
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Construction mastic in Craigour, done properly
The programme rarely stands still, so the mastic package has to flex with it. We agree a sequence at the start and adjust it as the site manager releases areas. That keeps the work right first time and saves rework. Most enquiries involve frame gaps too wide for sealant alone and bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean, on internal decorators’ caulk, sanitary and kitchen joints and brick and block movement joints. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Craigour is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Around Craigour, city construction ranges from new offices, student housing and flats to the refurbishment of traditional stone buildings. Building warrants and the Scottish technical handbooks set the standard, and the mastic follows the specification.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Craigour (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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What we can’t put right
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant, which the installer needs to correct
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
- Specifying the product where the designer hasn’t
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Craigour
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Window and door perimeters
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Keeping the joints sound
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Brief following trades on areas that have been sealed
- Bring the mastic contractor in after the last trades are through
- Don’t force external sealing on a damp or frosty day
- Ask cleaners to use soft cloths around fresh sealant
Brief the sparkle clean so they don’t scrape the new joints. Blades and abrasive pads are the commonest cause of damage at the final clean, so stick to soft cloths and gentle cleaners near sealant.
A missed perimeter seal on one window can wet the reveal and the plaster inside. That typically means redoing finishes in a completed area. Checking perimeters before internal finishes go on avoids it.
Questions we’re asked in Craigour
Can being near the sea in Craigour affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you cover Craigour?
Yes. Craigour is in our area. For a quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership. We confirm any paperwork you need with the quote.
Can you fit around our working hours?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Our process
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking anything from a day of snagging to several weeks of plot-by-plot sealing on a phased scheme. For premises in Craigour, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- First we look at the scope on site or from drawings.
- A fixed quote sets out scope, products and phasing.
- Paperwork is agreed and applicators are inducted on site.
- We seal plot by plot or floor by floor in line with the programme.
- Any frame gaps or issues outside our scope are flagged to the site team.
- The package is closed out, snags cleared and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send your site hours and access windows
Request a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Phasing around occupants
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What to include in your enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Specification clauses that apply
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
New build and refits around Craigour
Craigour is within about 3 miles of the coast. On a coastal site, facade and perimeter joints face driven rain and, closer to the beach, salt, so joint design, primers and product choice deserve extra care. Scotland has its own building regulations, and in Craigour warrants come from the local authority verifier. Our job is to seal to that specification.
New units and refits on sites such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.3 miles to the north of Craigour, need their panel and perimeter joints sealed to the specification. On a campus such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter (under half a mile north-east of Craigour), new teaching buildings and residences are typically built and refurbished around the academic year. Work at a hotel such as Northumberland Hotel, 1.5 miles north-west of Craigour, tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included.
Craigour is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. We cover Craigour, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Postcode districts covered here: EH17 and EH16. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Gilmerton Road, Craigour Avenue and Ferniehill Road and the roads nearby. Being close to the A772, Craigour is straightforward for us to reach. Just outside Craigour, we also work in Moredun (1 mile south-east), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Around Craigour
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Drum Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, about 1.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Natural History Collections (1.5 miles north-west) and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (0.6 miles north). Open spaces near Craigour include Nether Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.