Facade Sealing in Craigentinny
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Craigentinny. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Water coming in around window frames
- Hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
Facade sealing near Craigentinny
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Craigentinny
A good facade joint depends on design as much as product. The width has to suit the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces with the ratio the sealant maker recommends, often around 2:1. We work on cladding panel joints, shopfront frames and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters and cladding panel joints that have opened up. For commercial sealant work in Craigentinny, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
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.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Craigentinny as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Craigentinny (EH7, EH8, EH15)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Craigentinny
Can work at a site such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus fit around teaching?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
What type of sealant goes on window perimeters?
The product follows the joint’s movement, the surfaces and the specification. BS EN 15651 Parts 1 and 2 cover facade and glazing sealants, and specifications often name them and we follow the specified product.
Do you work in Craigentinny?
Yes. Craigentinny is in our area, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
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, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Facade sealing in Craigentinny: the local picture
Craigentinny is within about 1 mile of the coast. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. Being in the east of Scotland, Craigentinny gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions.
Work at a hotel such as Ellwyn Hotel (to the south-west of Craigentinny) tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included. University estates such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, 1.9 miles west of Craigentinny, tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like West Telferton Industrial Park (to the south-east of Craigentinny) brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.
Craigentinny is about 2 miles south-east of Bonnington, in Edinburgh. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Craigentinny can call on us for facade joints, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Craigentinny.
We take on facade joints across the EH7, EH8 and EH15 postcode area, whatever the building. Buildings on Goff Avenue, King's Road and Loaning Road are within our area for facade joints. With the A199 and A1140 nearby, Craigentinny is straightforward for us to reach. Nearby places we also cover include Mountcastle (1 mile south), Piershill (1 mile south-west), Northfield (1 mile south), Restalrig (1 mile west) and Jock's Lodge (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles west), Silvermills (3 miles west), West End (3 miles west), Stockbridge (3 miles west), Canonmills (3 miles west) and West Coates (4 miles west).
Near you in Craigentinny
In Craigentinny, that means premises near Portobello Library, Public House and Mannafields Christian School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Brunstane station, about 1.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Hibernian Football Club Museum (1.3 miles west) and St. James Centre (2.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whinny Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What happens if it’s left?
The longer a failed joint is left, the more the substrate suffers: edges get wet, render and timber deteriorate and frames can move. Acting at the first sign of splitting keeps the fix simple. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Why clients in Craigentinny choose us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Constructionline member
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
What affects the price in Craigentinny
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Joint width, depth and condition
- How accessible the joints are
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, the same details help:
- When you need the work done
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Maintenance after handover
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Report water ingress at frames as soon as it shows
- Clear debris that holds water against joints
- Keep pressure washers away from fresh sealant
- Combine resealing with other works that need access
After heavy weather, check vulnerable elevations for signs of water inside. An early report usually means a small reseal rather than a bigger repair.
Deal with sections that fail early as soon as they show. Small repairs stop small leaks becoming large ones inside the building.
Surface by surface
Cladding panel joints
Joints between cladding panels open and close with temperature. We use a product rated for the movement and suited to the panel surface, as the specification sets out.
Window and door perimeters
Window and door perimeters make up most facade sealing work. A low-modulus, neutral-cure product suits most frame-to-wall joints, tooled to shed water.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We start with photographs, drawings or a visit to see the joints and agree access.
- Product choice follows the joint’s movement and substrate.
- The existing bead comes out in full and the joint faces cleaned.
- Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
- Rod goes in to fix the depth, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- The finished joints are checked with you.
What we need from you
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over. You can also send details through our quote form.