Dumbiedykes construction mastic
Construction mastic in Dumbiedykes, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
- Cracks opening in caulked internal joints
- Old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work
Construction mastic across Dumbiedykes
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How we handle construction mastic in Dumbiedykes
Mastic follows everyone else, which means it absorbs every delay upstream. The sequence is set with the site team and updated as plots or floors are handed over and we don’t seal before other trades have finished in an area. That keeps the work right first time and saves rework. We work on internal decorators’ caulk, sanitary and kitchen joints and floor and skirting junctions, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are different trades sealing to different standards and window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Dumbiedykes from the first photographs to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
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.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Dumbiedykes (EH8, EH1, EH7)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Common questions from Dumbiedykes clients
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Astley Ainslie Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How do tenement owners in Dumbiedykes get shared-part mastic done?
Work on shared parts is usually agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. Send details and photographs, and we’ll quote to whoever is arranging it.
Can you quote from photographs?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
Will you stick to the specified products?
We follow the specified sealant and flag anything that doesn’t look right for the joint. Specifications often reference BS EN 15651 or BS 6213.
Can you work plot by plot or floor by floor?
Our work is sequenced around the programme. Areas are sealed as they’re released by the site team and we tell you if something stops an area being sealed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Construction mastic around Dumbiedykes: how the place shapes the job
Dumbiedykes sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. 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. Dumbiedykes has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up.
For contractors refurbishing units at places like Meadowbank Shopping Park, 0.8 miles north-east of Dumbiedykes, the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters. Extensions at sites like Astley Ainslie Hospital (1.6 miles south-west of Dumbiedykes) usually sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules.
Dumbiedykes is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Dumbiedykes use us for work on mastic packages, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
We take on mastic packages across the EH8, EH1 and EH7 postcode area, whatever the building. Buildings on High Street, Calton Road and Hutton Road are within our area for mastic packages. If your building is just outside Dumbiedykes, we cover Holyrood (1 mile north-west), Canongate (1 mile north), Buccleuch (1 mile south-west), Old Town (1 mile west) and Greenside (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (3 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south).
What’s near Dumbiedykes
Recent enquiries here include premises near St Cuthbert's Church, The World's End pub and Holyrood Park, among other places. Also close by are Scottish Poetry Library (less than half a mile north), London Street Primary School (0.8 miles north-west) and St Trinnean's School (0.7 miles south-east). The closest station to Dumbiedykes is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Deaconess Hospital (less than half a mile south-west) and Edinburgh Castle (0.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and Salisbury Crags.
How the quote is worked out
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How much there is to seal
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Working within restricted access windows
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- When you need the work done
- The postcode of the building
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. 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.
- 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.
- Work follows the programme, area by area, as rooms and elevations become ready.
- Each joint is prepared, backed to depth and sealed in the product the specification names.
- Before handover, snags are dealt with and the package is signed off under our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
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What we’re called out for in Dumbiedykes
On construction sites, joints typically fail early because of when they were sealed, not what was used. If sealant goes in before the last trades are through, it gets knocked, painted over or contaminated, so they end up back on the snag list.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Mastic snags holding up handover
- Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
- Sanitary sealant damaged by following trades
- Early adhesion failures on new external joints
Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Edinburgh Marriott Holyrood Hotel, less than half a mile to the north of Dumbiedykes, typically run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
Comparing quotes
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
General trades versus a specialist
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.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
How the job changes by surface
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.
Snagging before handover
The last pass before handover is where mastic snags are cleared. Snags are cleared room by room, cutting out damaged joints and resealing them properly.