Construction and new-build mastic in Parkhead, Edinburgh
Construction mastic in Parkhead, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
- Frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
Need construction mastic in Parkhead?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
FAQs: Parkhead
How do tenement owners in Parkhead get shared-part mastic done?
In most tenements, the owners agree shared repairs, and many use a property factor to arrange them. We are happy to deal with the factor directly.
Will you take on work at estates like Hailes Park Industrial Estate, close to Parkhead?
Yes. We cover Parkhead and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Hailes Park Industrial Estate. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you work to our specification?
We follow the specified sealant, and we will raise it if something in it doesn’t suit the joint. Specifications often reference BS EN 15651 or BS 6213.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators. Public liability insurance of five million pounds is in place too.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
How we handle construction mastic in Parkhead
Mastic Doctor has been a subcontractor on construction projects for over 20 years. We price from drawings and the specification, agree the sequence with the site team and seal as areas are released. For construction mastic on a scheme in Parkhead, send drawings through our quote form, or phone or email us to talk it through. We work on cladding and panel joints, window and door perimeters and brick and block movement joints, and what we are called in for most is a long mastic snag list close to completion and early adhesion failures on new external joints. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Parkhead, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
City-centre sites in Scotland usually mean booked deliveries, tight storage and shared access. Our CSCS-carded applicators work to the site induction, the programme and the sequence of trades.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Parkhead (EH14, EH11)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- Any specification or named product
- The site address and postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
How a job runs
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We walk the site or review drawings to understand the package.
- A fixed quote sets out scope, products and phasing.
- Site paperwork is confirmed and our CSCS-carded applicators are inducted.
- Sealing follows the programme as areas are released.
- Problems we find, such as oversized gaps, are raised straight away.
- Final snagging is completed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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Building and refurbishing in Parkhead
Projects in Parkhead follow Scotland’s building regulations, with the local authority acting as verifier. The mastic follows the specification that goes with the warrant. Parkhead has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel extensions and refits normally have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
Hotels like Twin Lions Hotel, 1.4 miles north of Parkhead, rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor. Projects at colleges like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, 1.2 miles to the west of Parkhead, tend to run to term dates, so the mastic is planned tightly.
Parkhead is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Parkhead use us for work on mastic packages. Parkhead is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list.
We take on mastic packages across the EH14 and EH11 postcode area, whatever the building. If your site is on Redhall Road, New Mart Road and Longstone Road or close by, we can quote for mastic packages. Access to Parkhead is via the A71, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Sites close to Parkhead are covered too, including Longstone (1 mile south-west), Redhall (1 mile south-east), Kingsknowe (1 mile south), Chesser (1 mile north-east) and Saughton (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east), Bellevue (4 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Parkhead
In Parkhead, that means premises near Cross Keys Tavern, Balgreen Primary School and Saughton Park and the streets around them. Parkhead has its own railway station: Kingsknowe station. A little further out are War Poets Collection (1.2 miles west) and Merchiston Tower (1.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Craiglockhart Hill and Duddingston Loch.
Different surfaces, different methods
Window and door perimeters
Gaps around frames have to be within the sealant’s range. We check them during the first walk-round and flag any that need packing or adjusting.
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Not every penetration suits a sealant. Collars, wraps, batts and boards are specified for other services so we will flag where the detail needs something different. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
- Rework caused by others damaging completed areas
- Fire-stopping design or sign-off (that’s for the designer, fire engineer and building control)
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Parkhead
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Brick and block movement joints
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Window and door perimeters
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When to call us in Parkhead
Dust is the enemy of adhesion on a construction site. Plaster dust, release agents, protective film residue and damp all stop sealant bonding, so preparation matters as much here as on a reseal.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- A long mastic snag list close to completion
- Different trades sealing to different standards
- Missed perimeter joints on a new elevation
- External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
For contractors refurbishing units at places like Hailes Park Industrial Estate, which lies west of Parkhead, the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters.
Before you book anyone
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
When to bring in a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.