Construction Mastic in Drylaw
Commercial sealant work in Drylaw for contractors, FMs and building owners: mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects, with a fixed quote first.
- Missed perimeter joints on a new elevation
- Mastic snags holding up handover
- Inconsistent sealant finishes from plot to plot
Construction mastic across Drylaw
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Questions we are asked in Drylaw
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus for the vacation?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
How do you work with the site programme?
Working to your programme, we seal each area as it’s handed over. The sequence is agreed with the site manager at the start and updated as the programme moves.
Do you use the sealant named in the specification?
The specified product is what goes in. If we think an alternative would suit better, we put it to you first.
Can fire-rated sealing at service penetrations be included?
Fire-rated sealing at service penetrations and linear gaps can be included where specified. Record requirements are confirmed at quote stage.
Do you do internal caulk as well as external mastic?
It depends on the specification, but most packages include frame perimeters, sanitary and kitchen joints, caulking where specified and a snagging pass.
How we handle construction mastic in Drylaw
Mastic tends to be one of the final packages before handover, which puts it right on the critical path. We work as a mastic subcontractor to main contractors and developers on schemes in Drylaw. We work on sanitary and kitchen joints, internal decorators’ caulk and brick and block movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean and caulk cracking where joints are moving more than expected. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Drylaw, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Sandstone and, in Aberdeen, granite buildings need care when new windows or panels are sealed against them: neutral-cure products that won’t mark the masonry, primed where the maker says, in a colour that sits with it. That holds on a tenement as much as on a city-centre office.
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.
- Location
- Drylaw (EH4, EH5)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
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.
What affects the price in Drylaw
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How much existing material needs removing
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- The product your specification calls for
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
- Specifying the product where the designer hasn’t
- Damage to finishes by other trades after we’ve sealed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Brick and block movement joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Internal decorators’ caulk
New build and refits around Drylaw
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Drylaw. Coastal exposure means perimeter and cladding joints work harder than on an inland job, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. Being in the east of Scotland, Drylaw gets less rain than the west coast. Cold, damp starts still stop external sealing on some days. We programme around it with the site team.
Work at a hotel such as Village Hotel (0.6 miles north-east of Drylaw) tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Drylaw Shopping Centre (less than half a mile north-east of Drylaw) brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme. Building work at universities like University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus, 2.3 miles south-east of Drylaw, is often timed for the summer, mastic included.
Drylaw is about 2 miles west of Stockbridge, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH4, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Drylaw.
Anyone looking for construction mastic in EH4 and EH5 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your site is on Mottram Road, Telford Road and Drylaw Avenue or close by, we can quote for mastic packages. Access to Drylaw is via the A902 among other routes. We also cover Blackhall (1 mile south-west), Muirhouse (1 mile north), Crewe Toll (1 mile north-east), East Pilton (1 mile east) and West Pilton (1 mile north) for mastic packages. Bigger towns within reach include Leith (3 miles east), Bonnington (3 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Buccleuch (3 miles south-east), Pilrig (3 miles east) and North Leith (3 miles east).
What’s near Drylaw
In Drylaw, that means premises near Stewart's Melville College and Gabrielle Keiller Library, among other places. The closest station to Drylaw is Haymarket station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east. A little further out are Western General Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Murrayfield Experience (1.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Corstorphine Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
Our process
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. 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.
- Drawings, specification and programme come to us.
- We take off quantities and return a fixed quote.
- The sequence is agreed with the site manager.
- Plots or floors are sealed as they’re handed over.
- Joints are prepared, backed and sealed to the specification.
- After snagging, the work is handed over under our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
After the work
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Use the product the specification names
- Ask cleaners to use soft cloths around fresh sealant
- Check frame gaps are within the sealant’s range before sealing
- Bring the mastic contractor in after the last trades are through
Our 12-month guarantee covers the workmanship from sign-off. The guarantee covers how we sealed, not later damage by other trades.
External joints sealed in poor weather are a common cause of early failure. Waiting for a dry joint and the right temperature is better than redoing work so external sequencing builds in some flexibility.
Why act early in Drylaw
Getting the mastic contractor involved early pays off. We can check joint widths, flag frames with gaps that won’t seal and confirm products against the specification. Called in at the end, the same issues surface during handover. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why appoint us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Public liability insurance in place
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.