Polton facade sealing
We carry out facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Polton. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
- Draughts around frames and panels
Facade sealing across Polton
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Facade sealing in Polton
Installing framed glazing systems isn’t part of our work. What we seal are the joints around them: the frame-to-structure perimeter, panel-to-panel joints and window and door surrounds. If you’re dealing with new sealant peeling off old mastic and gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels, we can put it right. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Polton is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Sites near smaller places like Polton can mean longer travel, so the mastic is planned with as few trips as the job allows. Send drawings, photos and the programme so everything needed arrives on the first day.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Polton (EH18, EH19, EH24)
- Wider area
- Midlothian
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Polton
Is a smaller place like Polton outside your area?
Not at all. Polton is within our area. We work across every Scottish council area. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Midlothian Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
What will the job cost?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
How do you choose the sealant?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Do you replace failed glazing units?
No. That work needs a glazing specialist. What we seal are the joints around frames and panels.
New build and refits around Polton
Being in the east of Scotland, Polton gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. We programme around it with the site team. Polton has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel extensions and refits typically have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
On a healthcare site such as Midlothian Community Hospital, which lies north-east of Polton, new blocks and refurbishments go on while the hospital keeps running, so mastic work is sequenced carefully. Projects at colleges like Edinburgh College - Midlothian Campus, 2.3 miles to the north-east of Polton, tend to run to term dates, so the mastic is planned tightly.
Polton is about 1 mile west of Bonnyrigg, in Midlothian. We cover commercial sites throughout Polton. Polton is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian. Edinburgh is covered too, around 6 miles from Polton.
Commercial sites across EH18, EH19 and EH24 are covered for facade joints. Among the streets we cover are Gordon Avenue, De Quincey Road and St Annes Avenue. If your building is just outside Polton, we cover Rosewell (1 mile south), Bonnyrigg (1 mile east), Loanhead (1 mile north-west), Lasswade (1 mile north-east) and Roslin (2 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Dalkeith (3 miles north-east), Penicuik (4 miles south-west), Gorebridge (4 miles south-east), Newtongrange (3 miles east), Mayfield (4 miles east) and Shawfair (4 miles north).
What’s near Polton
We work on buildings around Public Library, among other places. Polton’s nearest station is Eskbank station, roughly 2.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Hawthornden Castle (0.5 miles south-west) and Midlothian Community Hospital (1.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Polton include Woodhouselee Hill and Edgelaw Reservoir.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Don’t wait for a second leak before calling
- Share access with other external trades
- Clear debris that holds water against joints
- Keep pressure washers away from fresh sealant
Keep a note of which product went in and when. Future work can then match the product and colour across the elevation.
Check older buildings for asbestos before disturbing old mastic. Older sealants can contain asbestos, and work stops until it’s tested if it’s suspected.
Common problems we fix in Polton
When sealant lets go of a frame or panel, the cause is often the preparation. Contamination, moisture or skipping the primer the maker specifies leave a weak bond, and movement soon pulls it away.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Staining on stone next to old sealant
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
University estates such as University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus (2.6 miles west of Polton) tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Their public liability cover
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
What else we do in Polton
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Work on the window or framing system itself
- Leaks from roofs, gutters or failed flashings rather than sealant joints
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- Coping and flashing joints
- Shopfront frames
- Cladding panel joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
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. Around smaller places like Polton, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- CHAS accredited contractor
- One contact handling all your sites
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
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. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Jobs near Polton are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We plan access and the order of elevations with the client.
- We only seal when joints are dry and within the product’s temperature range.
- Each joint is cut out and the edges inspected.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Our quote form is another easy route.