Mastic contractors in Easthouses
Planning work on a mastic package in Easthouses? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Missed perimeter joints on a new elevation
- Perimeter gaps outside the sealant’s range
- Bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean
Construction mastic across Easthouses
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Common questions from Easthouses clients
Is Easthouses too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of Scotland. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Could you schedule work at a campus like Queen Margaret University for the vacation?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Is the mastic package guaranteed?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. Protecting sealed areas from following trades helps avoid damage.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership. We confirm any paperwork you need with the quote.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Typically, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
How we handle construction mastic in Easthouses
We work to the specification and the programme rather than whatever product is to hand. Where the specification names a product, we use it; any alternative we suggest is put to you before anything changes. Joint widths, backing, primers and tooling follow the manufacturer’s guidance. Most enquiries involve snag items on joints that need redoing before handover and internal caulk splitting as the building dries out, across brick and block movement joints, floor and skirting junctions and sanitary and kitchen joints. For commercial sealant work in Easthouses, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Sites near smaller places like Easthouses can mean longer travel, so the mastic is planned with as few trips as the job allows. Clear drawings, a programme and photographs let us bring the right sealants, primers and backing rod first time.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Easthouses (EH22)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we are called out for in Easthouses
On a live site, contamination is the biggest threat to a new joint. Plaster dust, release agents, protective film residue and damp all stop sealant bonding.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
- Different trades sealing to different standards
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
- Internal caulk splitting as the building dries out
Building work at universities like Queen Margaret University, 3.7 miles to the north of Easthouses, is often timed for the summer, mastic included.
Before you book anyone
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
What the job involves on each surface
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Fire-rated sealant is one type of fire-stopping product. Collars, wraps, batts and boards are specified for other services. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Snagging before handover
The last pass before handover is where mastic snags are cleared. We can work through the snag list area by area.
General trades versus a specialist
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
What sealant work can’t fix
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Deciding which fire-stopping product a penetration needs
- Faulty frames rather than failed sealant
- Damage to finishes by other trades after we’ve sealed
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
What else we do in Easthouses
Construction mastic around Easthouses: points for this area
There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Easthouses. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades. Easthouses 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.
Hotels like Cross Keys Hotel (to the north-west of Easthouses) rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor. When a college such as Newbattle Abbey College (0.7 miles west of Easthouses) builds or refurbishes, the mastic package typically has to fit around students and staff.
Easthouses is about 1 mile south-east of Dalkeith, in Midlothian. Across the EH22 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 34 places in Midlothian, from busy centres to rural villages. Our Edinburgh page has more on work in that area.
We cover the EH22 postcode districts. If your site is on Mayfield Road, Park Crescent and Easthouses Road or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic packages. Nearby places we also cover include Mayfield (1 mile south-east), Newtongrange (1 mile south-west), Dalkeith (1 mile north-west), D'Arcy (1 mile south-east) and Newbattle (1 mile west) for mastic packages. Nearby towns on our patch include Penicuik (7 miles south-west), Loanhead (4 miles west), Shawfair (3 miles north-west), Danderhall (3 miles north-west), Rosewell (4 miles south-west) and Roslin (5 miles west).
Around Easthouses
The nearest railway station is Newtongrange station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Midlothian Community Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Cousland Smiddy (2.7 miles north-east).
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Where we can, we combine work around Easthouses with other jobs nearby. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We walk the site or review drawings to understand the package.
- You receive a fixed quote covering scope, products and sequence.
- Site paperwork is confirmed and our CSCS-carded applicators are inducted.
- We seal plot by plot or floor by floor in line with the programme.
- Problems we find, such as oversized gaps, are raised right away.
- Final snagging is completed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Work for main contractors and building owners
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Easthouses can sit alongside others in a wider programme.