Mastic contractors in Oxgangs
Construction mastic in Oxgangs, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work
- Sanitary sealant damaged by following trades
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
Construction mastic for Oxgangs sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Construction mastic in Oxgangs
A typical mastic package covers more than window perimeters: external door and window perimeters, internal decorators’ caulk where specified, sanitary joints in bathrooms and washrooms, kitchen worktops and splashbacks, and snagging before handover. Splitting those between trades often leaves gaps in responsibility and gives you a consistent finish across the job. We work on cladding and panel joints, window and door perimeters and floor and skirting junctions, and what we are called in for most is failed sealant in an existing building being refurbished and external joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Oxgangs? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Construction in Scotland’s cities is a mix of new build and work to existing stone buildings. Work comes under Scotland’s own building standards, and our job is to seal to the specification.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Oxgangs (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Contractors’ notes for Oxgangs
Oxgangs is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Cold, damp starts still stop external sealing on some days. External dates keep a little give. Oxgangs has several 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.
Further education sites such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, 2.9 miles to the north-west of Oxgangs, are extended and refurbished from time to time, with mastic often programmed into the summer break. On a campus such as Edinburgh Napier University, 1.7 miles to the north-west of Oxgangs, new teaching buildings and residences are usually built and refurbished around the academic year.
Oxgangs is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Oxgangs sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Business premises anywhere in EH10, EH13 and EH14 are within our area. Buildings on Oxgangs Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road are within our area for mastic packages. Sites close to Oxgangs are covered too, including Colinton Mains (1 mile west), Comiston (1 mile north-east), Caiystane (1 mile south-east), Greenbank (1 mile north) and Firrhill (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Local landmarks in Oxgangs
We work on buildings around Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park, among other places. The closest station to Oxgangs is Slateford station, about 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cockburn Geological Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Edinburgh City Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Common questions from Oxgangs clients
Who arranges mastic work on a tenement in Oxgangs?
Work on shared parts is normally agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. We can quote to the factor or to the owners, for a single close or a whole block.
Would you work within a site like Royal Edinburgh Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Do you work in Oxgangs?
Yes. Sites across Oxgangs are covered.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
What accreditations do you hold?
We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards. Tell us what site paperwork you need and we will confirm with the quote.
Is the mastic package guaranteed?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee from sign-off. Damage by others after we have finished isn’t covered.
How the quote is worked out
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- The total length or number of joints
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
- Whether the work must be split into stages
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Specification clauses that apply
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
What else we do in Oxgangs
What sealant work can’t fix
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Joints damaged after sign-off by following trades
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant, which the installer needs to correct
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Oxgangs
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Window and door perimeters
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- 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.
- Problems we find, such as oversized gaps, are raised straight away.
- Final snagging is completed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Before we start on site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
When to call us in Oxgangs
On construction sites, joints typically fail early because of when they were sealed, not what was used. Sealing before decorators, flooring or other trades have finished leaves joints exposed to damage, and the joint has to be redone.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Mastic snags holding up handover
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
- Frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed
- Old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work
For contractors refurbishing units at places like Edinburgh West Retail Park, 1.8 miles to the north-west of Oxgangs, the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters.
Comparing quotes
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
Surface by surface
Window and door perimeters
Gaps around frames have to be within the sealant’s range. Gaps outside the product’s range are raised with the site team.
Kitchens and utility areas
Kitchen joints are sealed after fitting and before final clean. The sealant is a kitchen-grade product and hygienic or food-safe grades wherever food contact is possible.
Why deal with it now?
Some packages split mastic across the window fitter, kitchen fitter and plumber. In practice it often means different standards, gaps in responsibility and snags nobody owns. One mastic subcontractor for the lot keeps it simple and a consistent finish. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why us?
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
See our cost guide and our accreditations.