Facade and window perimeter sealing in Old Town, Edinburgh
Planning work on a facade joint in Old Town? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away
- New sealant peeling off old mastic
Facade sealing in Old Town
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- How much there is to seal
- The product specified
- The site’s rules and procedures
Pricing facade joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
However big the job, the same details help:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Any specification or named product
- The type of building and who uses it
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
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.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Old Town
Weather decides a lot in facade sealing. Joints have to be dry and the air and surface temperature within the product’s range. We build that into the programme and tell you if the forecast changes the plan. The enquiries we see most involve old perimeter mastic that has dried out and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, on cladding panel joints, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and shopfront frames. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Old Town first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
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.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Edinburgh. If an installation problem shows up, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will arrange a return visit.
- Location
- Old Town (EH1, EH8, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Old Town
Our building in Old Town is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Does your area include sites such as Beaverbank Business Park, near Old Town?
Yes. Our area takes in Old Town and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Beaverbank Business Park included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Should we check old sealant for asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Check the asbestos register or survey before it is disturbed; if it’s suspected, work stops until it has been tested. Removal of asbestos isn’t something we do.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. For yours, call 01277 525 020 or email us.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Can you work in cold or wet weather?
We can work through the year, but sealant needs a dry joint and temperatures within the product’s range. Frost and condensation on glass and steel are common on winter mornings, and we build that into the programme.
What else we do in Old Town
Owners, agents and contractors
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Never let anyone seal over old sealant
- Share access with other external trades
- Add perimeter sealant to planned maintenance checks
- Investigate damp beside windows promptly
If new signage, brackets or services are fixed through a sealed joint, the seal needs making good. Make sure the joint is resealed afterwards.
Tie resealing in with redecoration, cladding repairs or other access. One set-up for several trades saves money.
Surface by surface
Coping and flashing joints
Where the specification calls for sealant at copings or flashings, we can seal them. These joints take full exposure to weather.
Precast concrete panels
Precast panel joints have to absorb thermal and structural movement. A sealant of the right movement class goes in over backing rod.
New build and refits around Old Town
The sea is no more than about 2 miles from Old Town. 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. A 2-mile radius around Old Town takes in plenty of hotels. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
For contractors on a campus like Old College (University of Edinburgh), which lies east of Old Town, facade and perimeter sealing has to fit around students and term dates. When units on a site such as Beaverbank Business Park, 1.2 miles to the north of Old Town, are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package.
Old Town is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for facade sealing in Old Town? We can help, as we do across Edinburgh. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, large and small.
Postcode districts covered here: EH1, EH8 and EH3. Streets here include Meuse Lane, High Street and Meadow Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. We also cover Lauriston (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile south-east), Holyrood (1 mile north-east), Dumbiedykes (1 mile east) and Canongate (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south-east).
Near you in Old Town
Around Old Town, our work takes us to commercial buildings near St Cuthbert's Church, Greyfriars Bobby Bar and The Meadows, among other places. Other local landmarks include Old Royal High School (0.6 miles north-east) and National Museums Scotland Library (less than half a mile south-east). Old Town has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Nearby you will also find Edinburgh Castle (less than half a mile west) and Museum of Scotland (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.
Signs you need facade sealing in Old Town
Most facade joints fail through age and weathering. The bead hardens, chalks on the surface and loses the flexibility to follow the joint, and cracks or adhesion loss follow.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
- Previous reseals run over old sealant
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
For contractors at a college like Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh, which lies north-west of Old Town, perimeters and internal sealant are timed for the holidays.
What your quote should include
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- What site paperwork they can supply
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. City jobs in Old Town usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- The old bead is cut away completely, not overlaid.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- 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
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email us if you’d rather talk the job through.