Moredun construction mastic
Need construction mastic in Moredun? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- A mastic package split between trades with no clear owner
- Missed perimeter joints on a new elevation
- Sanitary sealant damaged by following trades
Construction mastic for businesses in Moredun
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 Moredun
Mastic tends to be one of the final packages before handover. We work as a mastic subcontractor to main contractors and developers. If you have missed perimeter joints on a new elevation and old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work, we can help, on sanitary and kitchen joints, floor and skirting junctions and cladding and panel joints alike. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Moredun tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Where new frames meet sandstone or granite in a Scottish city, the sealant has to suit the stone: the right primer, a neutral-cure sealant and a colour that blends. That holds on a tenement as much as on a city-centre office.
We sign every job 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
- Moredun (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Stick to the specified sealant rather than a generic substitute
- Share drawings and the specification as soon as possible
- Bring the mastic contractor in after the last trades are through
- Keep finished joints away from paint, plaster and scrapers
At handover, keep the product details with the O&M information. Future maintenance is easier when the products are known. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote.
One unsealed frame can let water into finished internal areas. That normally means redoing finishes in a completed area, and a delay to handover. Checking perimeters before internal finishes go on avoids it.
Places near Moredun
Other services in Moredun
Signs you need construction mastic in Moredun
Dust is the enemy of adhesion on a construction site. Plaster dust, release agents, protective film residue and damp all stop sealant bonding so faces get cleaned, and primer goes on wherever the maker specifies, even on new work.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
- Snag items on joints that need redoing before handover
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
When a college such as Edinburgh College - Milton Road Campus (to the north-east of Moredun) builds or refurbishes, the mastic package usually has to fit around students and staff.
Comparing quotes
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Different surfaces, different methods
External facade and movement joints
Movement joints in the facade are sealed with a product suited to the expected movement. Depth is controlled with backing rod so the bead bonds to two sides only.
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Fire-rated sealant is one type of fire-stopping product. Other products are used for some services and gaps so we will flag where the detail needs something different. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Facades, frames and programmes in Moredun
Moredun sits close to the coast, within about 3 miles. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. The east of Scotland, where Moredun is, gets less rain than the west. Cold, damp starts still stop external sealing on some days. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions.
New units and refits on sites such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre (to the north of Moredun) need their panel and perimeter joints sealed to the specification. On a healthcare site such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 0.5 miles to the north of Moredun, new blocks and refurbishments go on while the hospital keeps running, so mastic work is sequenced carefully.
Moredun is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Moredun sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Commercial sites across EH17 and EH16 are covered for mastic packages. For a building on Drum Avenue, Gilmerton Road and Craigour Avenue or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic packages. Moredun sits on or close to the A772. If your building is just outside Moredun, we cover Craigour (1 mile north-west), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Moredun
In Moredun, that means premises near Drum Park, among other places. The closest station to Moredun is Shawfair station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (0.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
Our process
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a day or two on a small fit-out and several weeks on a large multi-storey package, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. 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 look at the scope on site or from drawings.
- You receive a fixed quote covering scope, products and sequence.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
For managing agents and facilities managers
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Moredun can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Edinburgh.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Questions about Moredun
Is a hospital such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People somewhere you can work?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Does your area include sites such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, near Moredun?
Yes. Our area takes in Moredun and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
When can you be on site?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll plan around them. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
Does weather affect external mastic work?
External sealing goes ahead only with a dry joint inside the product’s temperature range. Wet or cold joints cause adhesion problems.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes a few days on a modest refurbishment and longer on multi-plot or multi-storey schemes. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Do you guarantee new-build sealant work?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee from sign-off. The guarantee covers our work, not later damage by other trades.
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.
What sealant work can’t fix
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Frames fitted out of tolerance
- Designing joint widths or choosing the specification (that sits with the designer)
- Rework caused by others damaging completed areas
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Window and door perimeters
- Internal decorators’ caulk