Facade and window perimeter sealing in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Work needed on a facade joint in Innerleithen? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
- Water coming in around window frames
Facade sealing near Innerleithen
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Facade sealing in Innerleithen, done properly
We don’t install glazing systems or replace glass. We handle the sealant joints that surround those elements: perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, panel joints and window perimeters with products suited to facade or glazing perimeter joints. We work on stone and brick facade joints, cladding panel joints and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are new sealant peeling off old mastic and staining on stone next to old sealant. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Innerleithen it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Construction around smaller Scottish places like Innerleithen is often one-off schemes: a school, a health centre, a hotel extension or a few houses. The mastic still needs to suit exposed elevations and Scottish weather.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Innerleithen as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Innerleithen (EH44)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Facade sealing in Innerleithen: the local picture
Scotland has its own building regulations, and in Innerleithen warrants come from the local authority verifier. We seal to the specification that sits behind the warrant. The east of Scotland, where Innerleithen is, gets less rain than the west. Winter mornings can still bring frost and condensation on steel and glass. External dates keep a little give.
Hospital estates such as Hay Lodge Hospital (5.8 miles west of Innerleithen) tend to grow and change in phases, often next to occupied wards, so facade and perimeter sealing has to fit the estates team’s plan.
Innerleithen is about 10 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. If you are looking for facade sealing in Innerleithen, we can help, as we do across the Scottish Borders. Innerleithen is one of 91 places in the Scottish Borders on our list for facade joints. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 23 miles away.
We take on facade joints across the EH44 postcode area, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are High Street, Pirn Road and Horsbrugh Terrace. With the A72 and B709 nearby, Innerleithen is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Just outside Innerleithen, we also work in Walkerburn (2 miles east), Cardrona Village (2 miles north-west), Cardrona (2 miles north-west), Peebles (6 miles north-west) and Ashiestiel (6 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in Galashiels (10 miles east), Selkirk (10 miles south-east), Melrose (13 miles east), West Linton (15 miles north-west), Earlston (15 miles east) and Lauder (14 miles north-east). Among the larger centres in the Scottish Borders is Innerleithen, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Local landmarks in Innerleithen
A little further out are Horsburgh Castle (3.3 miles north-west) and Robert Smail's Printing Works (under half a mile west). Open spaces near Innerleithen include Lee Pen.
Also near Innerleithen
Also in Innerleithen
Innerleithen: questions and answers
Is Innerleithen too far out for you?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Will you fit the mastic around our build programme in Innerleithen?
Yes. The mastic is planned around your key stages. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
On site: what to expect
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes longer on a full elevation than on a handful of window perimeters, and it always depends on dry weather, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For work around Innerleithen, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- 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.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- 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
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
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Different surfaces, different methods
Precast concrete panels
Concrete edges can be dusty or weak. We clean back to sound material and flag edges that need repair.
Render and coated surfaces
Rendered and painted facades need a sound edge for the sealant to bond to. Loose coatings are cleaned back first.
Signs you need facade sealing in Innerleithen
New sealant run over old sealant rarely holds. Cured silicone won’t accept a new silicone bead.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
For a contractor at a hotel such as Traquair Arms Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-west of Innerleithen, the mastic often has to be finished before a reopening date.
Comparing quotes
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their public liability cover
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Leave it or put it right?
Scaffold or access already on site makes resealing much simpler. Coordinating facade sealing with other external works avoids paying for access twice. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Innerleithen, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
No two sites price the same: 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?
- Public liability insurance in place
- A fixed quote before work starts
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- How much there is to seal
- The product specified
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Location, for remote and island sites
A quote for facade joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Access details, including height
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Where the site is, with the postcode
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.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Innerleithen can form part of a wider programme across the Scottish Borders.