Chesser facade sealing
Facade sealing for Chesser, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
Facade sealing for Chesser sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Building and refurbishing in Chesser
The east of Scotland, where Chesser is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. We agree external dates with the site team and keep internal work ready. Scotland has its own building regulations, and in Chesser warrants come from the local authority verifier. The mastic package follows the approved specification.
Extensions at sites like Royal Edinburgh Hospital (1.2 miles east of Chesser) normally sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Tynecastle Park Hotel, 1 mile north-east of Chesser, normally run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
Chesser is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Chesser is covered. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Chesser.
Postcode districts covered here: EH14, EH11 and EH12 for facade joints. For a building on Appin Lane, Ford's Road and Gorgie Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for facade joints. We also cover Slateford (1 mile east), Parkhead (1 mile south-west), Redhall (1 mile south-west), Stenhouse (1 mile north-west) and Longstone (1 mile south-west) for facade joints. A short drive away, we cover Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north-east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Chesser
Recent enquiries here include premises near Cross Keys Tavern, Gabrielle Keiller Library and Merchiston Castle School, among other places. Also close by are Saughton Park (under half a mile north) and Firrhill High School (1.1 miles south-east). Chesser has its own railway station: Slateford station. A little further out are Merchiston Tower (1.4 miles east) and Murrayfield Experience (0.9 miles north). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
How we handle facade sealing in Chesser
Most facade joint failures trace back to the joint, not just the sealant. Joint width needs to match how far the joint moves and how far the sealant can stretch, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces with the ratio the sealant maker recommends, often around 2:1. If you’re dealing with failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames and damp patches beside frames after rain, we can help. Whoever orders the work in Chesser, the brief is typically the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Sites in Scottish city centres tend to be hemmed in, with deliveries and storage to plan. We work to the programme and the site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Chesser (EH14, EH11, EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Chesser
How is mastic work on a tenement’s shared parts in Chesser typically organised?
Normally the owners agree it together, and a property factor often handles the arrangements. One quote can cover a close or the whole block.
Could you schedule work at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University for the vacation?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Can you fit around our working hours?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Do you take on small jobs?
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.
How long does a typical visit take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
How soon can the area be used again?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Commercial clients in Chesser
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
On site: what to expect
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. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Chesser, and we’ll plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- First we review photographs, drawings or what we saw on a visit, and agree how each joint will be reached.
- The old bead is cut away completely, not overlaid.
- Joint faces are cleaned to firm, sound material, with primer where the sealant maker specifies it.
- Backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints, limits the depth.
- The new sealant goes in and is tooled firmly onto both faces.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Getting a fixed quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.
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Signs you need facade sealing in Chesser
Adhesive failure, where the sealant peels away from one face, typically comes from poor preparation. Dust, old sealant residue, damp or a missing primer stop it bonding properly, and movement soon pulls it away.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
On a campus such as Edinburgh Napier University (under half a mile south-west of Chesser), new teaching buildings and residences are normally built and refurbished around the academic year.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- How the existing material will be dealt with
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You’ll hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Arranging specialist high-level access, which is planned with the client
- Work on the window or framing system itself
- Cracked or spalling substrates that need repair before sealing
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Cladding panel joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Shopfront frames
- Stone and brick facade joints
What else we do in Chesser
Why act early in Chesser
Patch repairs over old sealant tend to come back. A full cut-out and fresh bead is the repair that holds. Getting access arranged for a building in Chesser takes time, 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.
What you get with us
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Fully insured
Surface by surface
Precast concrete panels
Joints between precast panels carry real movement. We use a sealant with the right movement capability, set over backing rod, primed where the maker specifies.
Brick and stone facades
On masonry, the sealant has to suit a porous, textured surface. Neutral-cure products are used because acetoxy types can mark some stone, with primer where its maker specifies.