Facade Sealing in Silverknowes
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Silverknowes and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
Facade sealing across Silverknowes
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle facade sealing in Silverknowes
Most facade joint failures trace back to the joint, not just the sealant. The width has to suit the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces. If you are dealing with failed sealant on precast panel joints and cold air coming in at window perimeters, we can help, on coping and flashing joints, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and cladding panel joints alike. Whoever orders the work in Silverknowes, the brief is typically the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Silverknowes (EH4)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking a day or two for a few elevations, and longer where access has to be moved around the building. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- Photos, drawings or a visit tell us about the joints and the access.
- Product choice follows the joint’s movement and substrate.
- The existing bead comes out in full and both faces cleaned back.
- Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
- Backing rod is fitted and the new sealant gunned in and tooled.
- The finished joints are checked with you.
Preparing the site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Quotes
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
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How the quote is worked out
Before we quote, we look at:
- Phasing around occupants
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Travel to remote or island sites
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Access details, including height
- The product your specification calls for
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Owners, agents and contractors
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Silverknowes. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
What sealant work can’t fix
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Work on the window or framing system itself
- Specialist high-level access methods
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Shopfront frames
- Cladding panel joints
- Coping and flashing joints
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. 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.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Sites and facades in and around Silverknowes
Silverknowes sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. A 2-mile radius around Silverknowes takes in plenty of hotels. Hotel extensions and refits typically have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Murrayfield, 1 mile to the south of Silverknowes, normally run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows. Building work at universities like Edinburgh Napier University (3.1 miles south of Silverknowes) is often timed for the summer, mastic included. Units on estates such as Drylaw Shopping Centre (1 mile east of Silverknowes) tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal.
Silverknowes is about 3 miles north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover Silverknowes and the rest of Edinburgh, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Silverknowes.
Work on facade joints is covered throughout EH4. Streets here include Heath Road, Main Street and Corbiehill Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Silverknowes, our area also takes in Davidson's Mains (1 mile south-west), Muirhouse (1 mile east), Craigcrook (1 mile south), Drylaw (1 mile south-east) and West Pilton (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (4 miles east), Bonnington (4 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Broughton (3 miles east) and Bellevue (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Silverknowes
The nearest railway station is South Gyle station, about 2.5 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Western General Hospital (1.5 miles east) and Murrayfield Experience (2.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Silverknowes include Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
After the work
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Record the product and colour used on each elevation
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
- Insist on a full cut-out when joints are renewed
- Avoid harsh cleaners on facade sealant
Keep a note of which product went in and when. Future work can then match the product and colour across the elevation.
Deal with sections that fail early as soon as they show. Small repairs stop small leaks becoming large ones behind the facade.
Questions we’re asked in Silverknowes
Can work at a site such as Edinburgh Napier University fit around teaching?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Does your area include sites such as Drylaw Shopping Centre, near Silverknowes?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Silverknowes, Drylaw Shopping Centre among them, are all within reach. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
What will the job cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.