Facade Sealing in Ravelston
Facade sealing for Ravelston, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Sealant pulling away from frames or panels
- Patch repairs that keep failing
Facade sealing in Ravelston
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
After the work
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Investigate damp beside windows promptly
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
- Insist on a full cut-out when joints are renewed
After heavy weather, check vulnerable elevations for signs of water inside. Catching a new leak early keeps the repair small.
Deal with sections that fail early as soon as they show. A few metres resealed promptly can stop water damage spreading behind the facade.
Facade sealing in Ravelston
Managing agents and owners in Ravelston ask us to, we reseal perimeters across whole elevations or a handful of problem windows. Either way, the method is the same: old sealant out, faces cleaned, depth set and a new bead tooled in. Each job carries our 12-month guarantee. If you’re dealing with new sealant peeling off old mastic and facade joints cracked through the middle, we can help. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Ravelston it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around Ravelston, 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.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Ravelston (EH4, EH12, EH1)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for facade joints
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- How accessible the joints are
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Your programme or deadline
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- What the building is and how it’s used
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Ravelston: questions and answers
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), something you do?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Is Craigleith Retail Park, near Ravelston, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Ravelston and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Craigleith Retail Park included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can weather delay the job?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
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.
Can you fit around our working hours?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll schedule the work to suit. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
What the job involves on each surface
Precast concrete panels
Concrete edges can be dusty or weak. We clean back to sound material and flag edges that need repair.
Cladding panel joints
Where panels are sealed rather than open-jointed, the bead is part of the weather line. We cut out failed joints along their full length and rebuild them to the correct depth.
Why act early in Ravelston
Patch repairs over old sealant tend to come back. A full cut-out and reseal costs more on the day but lasts much longer and avoids repeat call-outs. Failed sealant in a shared building in Ravelston can affect more than one owner, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why clients in Ravelston choose us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
Facades, frames and programmes in Ravelston
Ravelston lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, so joint design, primers and product choice deserve extra care. Ravelston is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. We agree external dates with the site team and keep internal work ready.
For contractors on a campus like Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus, 1.9 miles to the south-east of Ravelston, facade and perimeter sealing has to fit around students and term dates. For contractors refurbishing units at places like Craigleith Retail Park (less than half a mile north-east of Ravelston), the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters. For a contractor working at a hospital such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), 0.8 miles to the north-east of Ravelston, perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries.
Ravelston is about 2 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Ravelston is covered. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Ravelston among them.
Anyone looking for facade sealing in EH4, EH12 and EH1 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Columba Road, Gardiner Road and Ellersly Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Being close to the A902, Ravelston is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Ravelston are covered too, including Blackhall (1 mile north-west), Murrayfield (1 mile south), Roseburn (1 mile south-east), Beechmount (1 mile south-west) and Drylaw (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Buccleuch (3 miles east), Pilrig (3 miles east), North Leith (3 miles north-east) and Dumbiedykes (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ravelston
We work on buildings around St George's School, Murrayfield Parish Church and Balgreen Primary School and the streets around them. Also close by are Saughton Park (1.3 miles south), Roseburn Bar (0.8 miles south-east) and Gabrielle Keiller Library (0.8 miles east). The closest station to Ravelston is Haymarket station, about 1.2 miles south-east. A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (0.7 miles north-east) and Waverley Mall (2.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
Owners, agents and contractors
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
How a job runs
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work usually takes anything from a single day to several weeks, depending on joint lengths, access and the weather, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Ravelston, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- We plan access and the order of elevations with the client.
- Weather and temperature are checked against the product’s limits.
- Each joint is cut out and the edges inspected.
- Faces are cleaned, primed where needed and backed.
- Facade-grade sealant goes in and is tooled to a tidy concave profile.
- Once signed off, the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.