Facade Sealing contractors in Oxgangs
Facade sealing for Oxgangs, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Patch repairs that keep failing
Facade sealing for Oxgangs sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Oxgangs
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Oxgangs
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. We work on perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, stone and brick facade joints and cladding panel joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and draughts around frames and panels. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Oxgangs is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around Oxgangs, city construction ranges from new offices, student housing and flats to the refurbishment of traditional stone buildings. Work comes under Scotland’s own building standards, and our job is to seal to the specification.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Oxgangs (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Providing access systems for the work
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- Cladding panel joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Shopfront frames
When to call us in Oxgangs
Three-sided adhesion is a classic installation fault. With no backing, the sealant is restrained.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
- New sealant peeling off old mastic
For contractors on a campus like Edinburgh Napier University, which lies north-west of Oxgangs, facade and perimeter sealing has to fit around students and term dates.
What to look for in a quote
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How joint depth will be controlled
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Quoting for work in Oxgangs
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Travel to remote or island sites
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The site address and postcode
- Any specification or named product
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Your questions answered
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like Edinburgh Napier University?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Is a hospital such as Royal Edinburgh Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
How is access to upper-level joints handled?
Access is planned with you before we quote. Let us know what access is in place or planned, and the quote will reflect it.
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, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?
It’s worth checking in any building from before 2000. The duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder, and we’ll ask to see it. Suspect material is left alone until it has been tested.
How much does the work cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. For yours, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
Facade sealing around Oxgangs: points for this area
The area within 2 miles of Oxgangs holds several hotels. When hotels extend or refit, the work is typically squeezed between peak periods, mastic included. In Oxgangs, as across Scotland, building warrants are issued by the local authority verifier under the Scottish regulations. The mastic follows the specification that goes with the warrant.
For contractors refurbishing units at places like Edinburgh West Retail Park, 1.8 miles north-west of Oxgangs, the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters. Work at a hotel such as Braid Hills Hotel, 0.7 miles north-east of Oxgangs, tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included.
Oxgangs is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Oxgangs is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Oxgangs among them.
If you need facade sealing in EH10, EH13 and EH14, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Streets here include Oxgangs Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Oxgangs, our area also takes in Colinton Mains (1 mile west), Comiston (1 mile north-east), Caiystane (1 mile south-east), Greenbank (1 mile north) and Firrhill (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
What’s near Oxgangs
In Oxgangs, that means premises near Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park. The closest station to Oxgangs is Slateford station, about 1.6 miles north-west. A little further out are Cockburn Geological Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Edinburgh City Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Doing it in-house
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
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On site: what to expect
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. 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.
- Access, site rules and timing are settled with the client up front.
- Weather and temperature are checked against the product’s limits.
- Each joint is cut out and the edges inspected.
- Joints are cleaned, primed if required and fitted with backing rod.
- Sealant is gunned in and tooled hard onto both faces.
- We hand over with our 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Request a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.