Construction Mastic in Trinity
Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects in Trinity. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed
- Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
- A mastic package split between trades with no clear owner
Construction mastic near Trinity
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
What shapes the price:
- The total length or number of joints
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- How much existing material needs removing
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What we need to price the job
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Access details, including height
- What the building is and how it’s used
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
How we handle construction mastic in Trinity
A typical mastic package covers more than window perimeters: frame perimeters inside and out, caulking to trims and boards where the specification calls for it, sanitary silicone, kitchens, and the final snag list. One contractor for all of it keeps the responsibility in one place. We work on sanitary and kitchen joints, brick and block movement joints and window and door perimeters, and what we’re called in for most is sanitary sealant damaged by following trades and old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Trinity first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Sites in Scottish city centres tend to be hemmed in, with deliveries and storage to plan. Our CSCS-carded applicators work to the site induction, the programme and the sequence of trades.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Trinity (EH5, EH6, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Trinity
Would you work within a site like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Trinity, such as North Leith Sands Industrial Estate?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Trinity, North Leith Sands Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
How long before the joints can be used?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Approving fire stopping as compliant
- Joints damaged after sign-off by following trades
- Specifying the product where the designer hasn’t
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Floor and skirting junctions
From enquiry to sign-off
We follow your site rules from the start: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Trinity, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- Drawings, specification and programme come to us.
- We take off quantities and return a fixed quote.
- We agree with the site team which areas come first.
- Plots or floors are sealed as they’re handed over.
- Every joint is cleaned, set to depth and sealed with the specified product.
- Snags are cleared and the package signed off with our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Related advice
Towns and villages near Trinity
What else we do in Trinity
Facades, frames and programmes in Trinity
Trinity lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. Building work in Trinity comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and their technical handbooks, with warrants from the local authority verifier. The mastic package follows the approved specification.
When a college such as Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh (1.6 miles south of Trinity) builds or refurbishes, the mastic package usually has to fit around students and staff. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Victoria Park House Hotel, which lies south-east of Trinity, typically run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
Trinity is about 2 miles north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for construction mastic in Trinity? We can help. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh.
Anyone looking for construction mastic in EH5, EH6 and EH3 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on York Road, Park Road and Clark Road. Access to Trinity is via the A901 and A903 among other routes, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Sites close to Trinity are covered too, including Goldenacre (1 mile south-west), Warriston (1 mile south), Boswall (1 mile west), Inverleith (1 mile south-west) and Granton (1 mile west). Nearby towns on our patch include Sciennes (3 miles south), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south), Queensferry (8 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south) and South Portobello (4 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Trinity
In Trinity, that means premises near Starbank Arms, Drummond Community High School and Starbank Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.8 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Leith Hospital (0.9 miles east) and Newhaven Heritage Museum (under half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Trinity include Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.
Commercial clients in Trinity
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Brief the final clean team to avoid blades near sealant
- Allow flexibility for external sealing in damp or cold weather
- Protect sealed areas from following trades
- Record the products used in the O&M file
Tell the builders’ clean team which areas have new sealant. Scrapers used on frames and worktops can nick or lift a new bead, so stick to soft cloths and gentle cleaners near sealant.
One unsealed frame can let water into finished internal areas. That typically means redoing finishes in a completed area. A check of every frame before decorators start is worth the time.
Common problems we fix in Trinity
Most mastic snags on new buildings come from sequencing rather than product. If sealant goes in before the last trades are through, it gets knocked, painted over or contaminated, and the joint has to be redone.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean
- Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
- Existing joints on a refurb that need cutting out and resealing
- A long mastic snag list close to completion
Units on estates such as North Leith Sands Industrial Estate, 0.7 miles to the east of Trinity, tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- The named product and why it was chosen