Construction and new-build mastic in Old Town, Edinburgh
Construction mastic for Old Town, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Oversized or tapered gaps around new frames
- Mastic snags holding up handover
- Failed sealant in an existing building being refurbished
Construction mastic across Old Town
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Cost factors for mastic packages
To price the job, we consider:
- The size and state of each joint
- Any access equipment needed
- How much there is to seal
- How much existing material needs removing
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Your programme or deadline
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The site address and postcode
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Construction mastic in Old Town
Mastic tends to be one of the final packages before handover. We work as a mastic subcontractor to main contractors and developers on schemes in Old Town, following the trades through the building as rooms and elevations become ready. We work on cladding and panel joints, sanitary and kitchen joints and floor and skirting junctions, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are perimeter gaps outside the sealant’s range and new external sealant already peeling away. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Old Town is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
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.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Old Town (EH1, EH8, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Signs you need construction mastic in Old Town
Wide, tapered or inconsistent gaps around frames are a common problem. Sealant has a range of joint widths it can cope with. We flag them early rather than filling them with sealant that won’t last.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work
- Different trades sealing to different standards
- Frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
Hospital estates such as Astley Ainslie Hospital, 1.3 miles south of Old Town, tend to grow and change in phases, often next to occupied wards, so facade and perimeter sealing has to fit the estates team’s plan.
What your quote should include
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself typically 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. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- 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.
- Final snagging is completed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Quotes
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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What else we do in Old Town
FAQs: Old Town
Who arranges mastic work on a tenement in Old Town?
Work on shared parts is typically agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. Send details and photos, and we’ll quote to whoever is arranging it.
Could you schedule work at a campus like Old College (University of Edinburgh) for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites normally want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it.
How do we ask for a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Do you do fire-rated sealing on new builds?
Fire-rated sealing at service penetrations and linear gaps can be included where specified. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote.
What happens if the weather stops external sealing?
External mastic depends on conditions: each sealant has a temperature range, and the joint must be dry. External work is sequenced with some flexibility.
What guarantee comes with a mastic package?
Each package is backed by a 12-month guarantee. We’re also fully insured for public liability.
What sealant work can’t fix
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Deciding which fire-stopping product a penetration needs
- Faulty frames rather than failed sealant
- Frames fitted out of tolerance
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cladding and panel joints
- Brick and block movement joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Window and door perimeters
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Internal decorators’ caulk
How the job changes by surface
Internal decorators’ caulk
Caulk is easy to apply badly. Done properly, it saves decorators time and gives a clean line and keeps the snag list down.
Window and door perimeters
Frames sealed into the opening keep rain out of the reveal. We use the specified perimeter sealant, typically a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone and set the depth with backing where needed.
New build and refits around Old Town
With the shore within about 2 miles, Old Town counts as a coastal location. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, which puts weight on correct joint sizing, priming and a sealant suited to the exposure. Old Town has a good number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel extensions and refits typically have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
University estates such as Old College (University of Edinburgh) (to the east of Old Town) tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal. Hotels like Stay Central Hotel, less than half a mile north-east of Old Town, rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor.
Old Town is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH1, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, large and small.
We take on mastic packages across the EH1, EH8 and EH3 postcode area. Streets here include Meuse Lane, High Street and Meadow Lane. We also cover Lauriston (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile south-east), Holyrood (1 mile north-east), Dumbiedykes (1 mile east) and Canongate (1 mile north-east) for mastic packages. A short drive away, we cover Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Old Town
We work on buildings around St Cuthbert's Church, Greyfriars Bobby Bar and The Meadows, among other places. You’ll also find Old Royal High School (0.6 miles north-east) and National Museums Scotland Library (under half a mile south-east). Old Town has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Nearby you will also find Edinburgh Castle (under half a mile west) and Museum of Scotland (less than half a mile south-east). The countryside around Old Town includes Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.