Burdiehouse facade sealing
Facade sealing in Burdiehouse, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
- Patch repairs that keep failing
Facade sealing for Burdiehouse sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How we handle facade sealing in Burdiehouse
We seal window and door perimeters, cladding panel joints, external facade joints and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure on offices, blocks and industrial units. Where sealant is the specified fix, we also take on coping and flashing joints. Site teams most often ask us about cold air coming in at window perimeters and discoloured or dirty facade joints, across window and door perimeters, coping and flashing joints and shopfront frames. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Burdiehouse, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
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.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Burdiehouse (EH17, EH16, EH20)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Burdiehouse
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Burdiehouse, such as Eldin Industrial Estate?
Yes, sites like Eldin Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Burdiehouse. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Sites and facades in and around Burdiehouse
Being in the east of Scotland, Burdiehouse gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. We programme around it with the site team. There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Burdiehouse. When hotels extend or refit, the work is usually squeezed between peak periods, mastic included.
On a healthcare site such as Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, which lies north-east of Burdiehouse, new blocks and refurbishments go on while the hospital keeps running, so mastic work is sequenced carefully. Projects at schools like Gracemount High School work to term dates, so mastic is programmed tightly. For contractors on a campus like University of Edinburgh Bioquarter, 1.9 miles to the north-east of Burdiehouse, facade and perimeter sealing has to fit around students and term dates.
Burdiehouse is about 4 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover Burdiehouse, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Burdiehouse.
Work on facade joints is covered throughout EH17, EH16 and EH20, for business premises of every kind. Among the streets we cover are Tor Lane, Shale Road and Mansion Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Burdiehouse are covered too, including Loanhead (1 mile south), Old Pentland (1 mile south-west), Hillend (2 miles south-west), Lasswade (2 miles south-east) and Bilston (2 miles south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (6 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (5 miles north).
Near you in Burdiehouse
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Drum Park and Liberton Parish Church. Burdiehouse’s nearest station is Shawfair station, roughly 3 miles north-east. A little further out are Liberton Hospital (0.8 miles north) and Craigmillar Castle (2.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What happens if it’s left?
Topping up a failed joint typically buys very little time. A full cut-out and reseal costs more on the day but lasts much longer. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Burdiehouse
- Constructionline member
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Clear, fixed quotes
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Commercial clients in Burdiehouse
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units 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.
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Damp caused by condensation inside the building
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Arranging specialist high-level access, which is planned with the client
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Shopfront frames
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Cladding panel joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Window and door perimeters
More services for Burdiehouse
General trades versus a specialist
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.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes anything from a single day to several weeks, depending on joint lengths, access and the weather, and we clear our waste as we work. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Burdiehouse, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- Failed sealant is cut out along its full length.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints, limits the depth.
- The new sealant goes in and is tooled firmly onto both faces.
- We walk the finished joints with you before handing over.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with what you know.
Advice
Surface by surface
Brick and stone facades
Brick and stone facades have perimeter and movement joints that need a compatible sealant. We avoid acetoxy silicone, which can stain some natural stone, and primers go on where specified.
Coping and flashing joints
Where the specification calls for sealant at copings or flashings, we can seal them. They sit in the most exposed positions on the building, so preparation and product choice matter.