Facade Sealing contractors in Drylaw
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Drylaw and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
Facade sealing for Drylaw 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 Drylaw
Our facade sealing work covers external facade joints, window and door perimeters, cladding panel joints and the perimeter joints where frames meet the structure on commercial buildings in Drylaw. Where sealant is the specified fix, we also take on coping and flashing joints. We work on coping and flashing joints, stone and brick facade joints and shopfront frames, and what we’re called in for most is cladding panel joints that have opened up and new sealant peeling off old mastic. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Drylaw it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Where new frames meet sandstone or granite in a Scottish city, the sealant has to suit the stone: 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.
Work we carry out in Edinburgh comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will arrange a return visit.
- Location
- Drylaw (EH4, EH5)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Perimeter joints at frames and structure
The joint around a framed system, where it meets the structure, needs sealant. Our work is that perimeter joint rather than the system it surrounds.
Render and coated surfaces
Where the joint will be painted over, a paintable hybrid or PU sealant may suit. We confirm the product with you before starting.
Common questions from Drylaw clients
Is Drylaw Shopping Centre, near Drylaw, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Drylaw, Drylaw Shopping Centre among them, are all within reach. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Our building in Drylaw is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?
In older non-domestic buildings, old sealant can contain asbestos. Check the asbestos register or survey before it is disturbed. Removal of asbestos isn’t something we do.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit.
Do you use silicone for external joints?
The product follows the joint’s movement, the surfaces and the specification. Specifications often refer to BS EN 15651-1 for facade sealants or BS EN 15651-2 for glazing, and we work to what is specified.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Which sealant will you use?
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.
Leave it or put it right?
Patch repairs over old sealant tend to come back. A full cut-out and fresh bead is the repair that holds and avoids repeat call-outs. Failed sealant in a shared building in Drylaw can affect more than one owner, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why us?
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- One contact handling all your sites
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes longer on a full elevation than on a handful of window perimeters, and it always depends on dry weather, and we clear our waste as we work. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We plan access and the order of elevations with the client.
- Weather and temperature are checked against the product’s limits.
- We remove the old bead and check the edges are sound.
- Faces are cleaned, primed where needed and backed.
- Sealant is gunned in and tooled hard onto both faces.
- Once signed off, the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Getting a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
Building and refurbishing in Drylaw
Drylaw lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Coastal exposure means perimeter and cladding joints work harder than on an inland job, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. Drylaw has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
Units on estates such as Drylaw Shopping Centre, under half a mile north-east of Drylaw, tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal. Work at a hotel such as Village Hotel (to the north-east of Drylaw) tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included.
Drylaw is about 2 miles west of Stockbridge, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Drylaw for facade joints. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Postcode districts covered here: EH4 and EH5. Among the streets we cover are Mottram Road, Telford Road and Drylaw Avenue. Access to Drylaw is via the A902. Sites close to Drylaw are covered too, including Blackhall (1 mile south-west), Muirhouse (1 mile north), Crewe Toll (1 mile north-east), East Pilton (1 mile east) and West Pilton (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (3 miles east), Bonnington (3 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Buccleuch (3 miles south-east), Pilrig (3 miles east) and North Leith (3 miles east).
Around Drylaw
We work on buildings around Stewart's Melville College and Gabrielle Keiller Library, among other places. The closest station to Drylaw is Haymarket station, about 1.7 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Western General Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Murrayfield Experience (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Corstorphine Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
Commercial clients in Drylaw
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
What we’re called out for in Drylaw
Not every failure is in the sealant: crumbling render, spalling concrete or flaking paint take the sealant with them. When the joint edges need repair first, we say so.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
For contractors at a college like Edinburgh College - Granton Campus, 0.9 miles to the north of Drylaw, perimeters and internal sealant are timed for the holidays.
What to look for in a quote
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- The named product and why it was chosen