Construction Mastic in Currie
Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects throughout Currie and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Internal caulk splitting as the building dries out
- Early adhesion failures on new external joints
- Existing joints on a refurb that need cutting out and resealing
Construction mastic near Currie
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Construction mastic for commercial buildings in Currie
On refurbishments, the mastic package typically includes cutting out old sealant as well as sealing new work. Existing joints have to be stripped back to sound faces, because fresh sealant can’t key into cured silicone, and on older buildings we ask for the asbestos survey before disturbing anything. New and existing joints then get the same preparation. Most enquiries involve perimeter gaps outside the sealant’s range and different trades sealing to different standards, on cladding and panel joints, brick and block movement joints and floor and skirting junctions. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Currie tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Construction around smaller Scottish places like Currie is often one-off schemes: a school, a health centre, a hotel extension or a few houses. Exposed elevations in Scotland put facade and perimeter joints to work from day one, so the sealant choice matters.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Currie (EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
Different surfaces, different methods
Window and door perimeters
A frame gap that’s too wide can’t just be filled with sealant. Gaps outside the product’s range are raised with the site team.
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Fire-rated sealant forms part of some packages, installed to the product’s tested detail where it is specified. Fire stopping design belongs to the designer and building control; we work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Construction mastic in Currie: the local picture
Currie is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions. Building work in Currie comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and their technical handbooks, with warrants from the local authority verifier. We seal to the specification that sits behind the warrant.
For a contractor working at a hospital such as Craiglockhart Hydropathic (3 miles north-east of Currie), perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries. Projects at schools like Currie High School work to term dates, so mastic is programmed tightly. Further education sites such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus (to the north of Currie) are extended and refurbished from time to time, with mastic often programmed into the summer break.
Currie is about 5 miles south-west of West Coates, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH14, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Currie is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh.
We take on mastic packages across the EH14 postcode area. For a building on Bryce Road, Palmer Road and Tweedie Lane or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic packages. Nearby places we also cover include Curriehill (1 mile north-west), Juniper Green (1 mile north-east), Torphin (1 mile east), Balerno (1 mile south-west) and Baberton (1 mile north-east) for mastic packages. Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (8 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (6 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).
Around Currie
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Malleny Park and Juniper Green Parish Church. For rail, the closest station is Curriehill station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bavelaw Castle (3.2 miles south) and Craiglockhart Hydropathic (3 miles north-east). Not far away are Warklaw Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Don’t force external sealing on a damp or frosty day
- Record the products used in the O&M file
- Brief the final clean team to avoid blades near sealant
- Don’t schedule sealing before decorators and flooring are done
At handover, keep the product details with the O&M information. That helps the building owner maintain the joints later, and tells you what to reseal with. We can confirm the handover information you need when we quote.
Frames with gaps too wide for sealant need sorting before the mastic goes on. Sealant stretched over an oversized gap won’t last so packing or adjustment by the installer comes first. We raise them during our first walk of the area.
From enquiry to sign-off
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a building near Currie, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We price from the drawings, specification and programme you send.
- You receive a fixed quote listing scope, products and phasing.
- You tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we confirm it with the quote.
- Areas are sealed plot by plot or floor by floor as the trades hand them over.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing over damaged or contaminated new joints might save a day, but it won’t last. Sealant can’t grip a contaminated or existing bead and the defect reappears in the defects period. Damaged joints are removed and resealed from clean faces. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Currie. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
Currie: questions and answers
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Heriot-Watt University?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Does your area include sites such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, near Currie?
Yes. Our area takes in Currie and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre included. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Do you install fire-rated sealant as part of a package?
Fire-rated sealant can be included where it’s specified, installed to the product’s tested detail. The design and sign-off belong to the designer, fire engineer or building control.
How do we ask for a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.