Facade and window perimeter sealing in Broomhouse, Edinburgh
Work needed on a facade joint in Broomhouse? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
Facade sealing near Broomhouse
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Broomhouse, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- Photos, drawings or a visit tell us about the joints and the access.
- We confirm the joint type, movement and the specified product.
- The existing bead comes out in full and the joint faces cleaned.
- Primer goes on where the product data asks for it.
- Backing rod is fitted and the new sealant gunned in and tooled.
- The finished joints are checked with you.
Preparing the site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Advice
About our facade sealing in Broomhouse
Water ingress at window frames is a frequent reason facilities managers contact us. Failed perimeter sealant is a frequent cause. If the evidence points away from the sealant, we say so before quoting. The enquiries we see most involve facade joints cracked through the middle and old perimeter mastic that has dried out, across shopfront frames, coping and flashing joints and window and door perimeters. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Broomhouse? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Sandstone and, in Aberdeen, granite buildings need care when new windows or panels are sealed against them: neutral-cure products that won’t mark the masonry, primed where the maker says, in a colour that sits with it. That holds on a tenement as much as on a city-centre office.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Edinburgh. If an installation problem shows up, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Broomhouse (EH11, EH12, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Resealing a few window perimeters is a small job; repairing water-damaged interiors and fixings is not. Leaks travel along the structure. Failed sealant in a shared building in Broomhouse can affect more than one owner, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why clients in Broomhouse choose us
- CHAS accredited
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- One contact handling all your sites
- Constructionline member
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Questions we’re asked in Broomhouse
Will you take on work at estates like Sighthill Shopping Centre, close to Broomhouse?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Broomhouse, Sighthill Shopping Centre among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Do you replace windows or glass?
No. A glazing contractor handles that. What we seal are the joints around frames and panels across the facade.
Is it okay to overlay old mastic?
No. Overlaying is a shortcut that peels away quickly. Our method is a full cut-out, cleaning, backing and a new bead.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Can you send site paperwork?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
What we’re called out for in Broomhouse
The wrong product causes its share of trouble: acetoxy-cure silicone may mark stone or corrode certain metals, and an interior product won’t last outdoors. Neutral-cure, facade-grade products are what most external joints need.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
For a contractor working at a hospital such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 1.3 miles north-east of Broomhouse, perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries.
Questions to ask before you book
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Quoting for work in Broomhouse
What shapes the price:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
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.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The product your specification calls for
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, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Also near Broomhouse
More services for Broomhouse
For managing agents and facilities managers
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Avoid harsh cleaners on facade sealant
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Insist on a full cut-out when joints are renewed
Following storms, look inside for damp or staining near frames. Catching a new leak early keeps the repair small.
Use each reseal to correct the joint: the right width, backing rod and a sealant with enough movement capability. A well-designed joint lasts longer than a like-for-like copy of a failed one.
Facades, frames and programmes in Broomhouse
Broomhouse is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Cold, damp starts still stop external sealing on some days. We programme around it with the site team. A good number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Broomhouse. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
When units on a site such as Sighthill Shopping Centre (to the south-west of Broomhouse) are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package. For contractors at a college like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, less than half a mile south-west of Broomhouse, perimeters and internal sealant are timed for the holidays.
Broomhouse is about 3 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Broomhouse for facade joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
Postcode districts covered here: EH11, EH12 and EH14. If your site is on Roull Road, Calder Road and Saughton Road or close by, we can quote for facade joints. We also cover Sighthill (1 mile south-west), Saughton (1 mile east), Carrick Knowe (1 mile north-east), Wester Hailes (1 mile south) and South Gyle (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Broomhouse
Around Broomhouse, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Saughton Park and Merchiston Castle School, among other places. Broomhouse’s nearest station is Kingsknowe station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Craigcrook Castle (1.9 miles north) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.