Meadowbank facade sealing
Planning work on a facade joint in Meadowbank? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
Facade sealing near Meadowbank
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
FAQs: Meadowbank
Does a coastal location like Meadowbank affect which sealant is used?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
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 follow the specified product.
Do you run new sealant over the existing bead?
No. A bead run over old sealant soon lifts. We remove the failed sealant, clean the faces, set the depth and reseal.
Facade sealing in Meadowbank
Access is part of every facade job, and we plan it with you before quoting. Tell us about access: whether scaffold is already up, what the client is arranging, and any restrictions on the site, and we will fit the work around it. Most enquiries involve patch repairs that keep failing and cladding panel joints that have opened up, on window and door perimeters, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and stone and brick facade joints. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Meadowbank tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
City-centre sites in Scotland normally mean booked deliveries, tight storage and shared access. Our CSCS-carded applicators work to the site induction, the programme and the sequence of trades.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Meadowbank (EH7, EH8, EH6)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- 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.
- A facade-grade sealant rated for the movement goes in, tooled to a concave profile.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
Before we start on site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
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When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Movement beyond what any sealant can handle
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Meadowbank
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Shopfront frames
- Coping and flashing joints
- Cladding panel joints
Places near Meadowbank
Also in Meadowbank
Keeping the joints sound
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Record the product and colour used on each elevation
- Inspect facade joints on a regular cycle
- Confirm the survey covers external sealants in older buildings
- Keep pressure washers away from fresh sealant
If new signage, brackets or services are fixed through a sealed joint, the seal needs making good. Ask the installer to reseal it properly with a compatible product.
Don’t wait for a full elevation to fail. Small repairs stop small leaks becoming large ones.
What the job involves on each surface
Window and door perimeters
Frame materials vary, and so does the preparation. Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it for that substrate.
Brick and stone facades
Stone can absorb plasticisers from the wrong sealant. The specified stone-compatible sealant is what we use, with masked edges for a clean line.
What happens if it’s left?
Resealing a few window perimeters is a small job; repairing water-damaged interiors and fixings is not. Water through a failed joint rarely stays where it starts, often turning up far from the joint. In Meadowbank, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why us?
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Facade sealing around Meadowbank: what changes locally
Meadowbank lies within about 1 mile of the sea. On a coastal site, facade and perimeter joints face driven rain and, closer to the beach, salt, so joint design, primers and product choice deserve extra care. A 2-mile radius around Meadowbank takes in a good number of hotels. When hotels extend or refit, the work is normally squeezed between peak periods, mastic included.
For contractors at a college like Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh, 1.6 miles to the west of Meadowbank, perimeters and internal sealant are timed for the holidays. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Terrace Hotel, 0.7 miles to the west of Meadowbank, typically run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows. On a campus such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, 1 mile to the south-west of Meadowbank, new teaching buildings and residences are usually built and refurbished around the academic year.
Meadowbank is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH7, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Meadowbank is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for facade joints.
Work on facade joints is covered throughout EH7, EH8 and EH6, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Abbey Lane, Easter Road and London Road. Sites close to Meadowbank are covered too, including Lochend (1 mile north), Jock's Lodge (1 mile east), Restalrig (1 mile north-east), Abbeyhill (1 mile west) and Willowbrae (1 mile south-east). Further afield, our area takes in West Coates (3 miles west), Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south), Shandon (3 miles south-west) and Muirhouse (4 miles west).
What’s near Meadowbank
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to London Street Primary School, Lochend Park and Leith Academy, among other places. Also close by are Public House (0.5 miles east) and Scottish Poetry Library (0.8 miles south-west). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Hibernian Football Club Museum (0.5 miles north-west) and Edinburgh Castle (1.7 miles west). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Whinny Hill.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
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