Facade Sealing in Slateford
We carry out facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Slateford. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
Facade sealing for Slateford sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Slateford
Facade joints are the line of defence between the weather and the building fabric. When a perimeter bead splits or peels, water finds its way behind frames and into the structure. We remove failed sealant and install a new bead chosen for the joint and how far it moves. Site teams most often ask us about weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters and staining on stone next to old sealant, across perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, cladding panel joints and window and door perimeters. Most enquiries from Slateford start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Where new frames meet sandstone or granite in a Scottish city, the sealant has to suit the stone: neutral-cure products that won’t mark the masonry, primed where the maker says, in a colour that sits with it. That holds on a tenement as much as on a city-centre office.
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’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Slateford (EH14, EH11, EH10)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Slateford
How do tenement owners in Slateford get shared-part mastic done?
Work on shared parts is usually agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. One quote can cover a close or the whole block.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Royal Edinburgh Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?
In older non-domestic buildings, old sealant can contain asbestos. The dutyholder’s asbestos register should be checked first. Removal of asbestos isn’t something we do.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
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Aftercare for building managers
For the best life from the joints:
- Investigate damp beside windows promptly
- Keep the sealant details on the building file
- Check the asbestos register before old mastic is disturbed
- Insist on a full cut-out when joints are renewed
Let the new sealant cure before washing the facade or windows near it. Pressure washers and harsh cleaners can damage a fresh bead and tell your cleaning contractor.
Coordinate facade sealing with other external works. One set-up for several trades saves money.
From enquiry to sign-off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. 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.
- We confirm the joint type, movement and the specified product.
- Failed beads are removed in full and the joint faces cleaned.
- Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
- Rod goes in to fix the depth, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- The finished joints are checked with you.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
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Leave it or put it right?
Failed joints let in more than water: occupants notice draughts and cold spots around windows. Resealing deals with the draught as well as the leak. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
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 and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why clients in Slateford choose us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Facades, frames and programmes in Slateford
There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Slateford. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up. In Slateford, as across Scotland, building warrants are issued by the local authority verifier under the Scottish regulations. The mastic package follows the approved specification.
On a campus such as Edinburgh Napier University, under half a mile south-west of Slateford, new teaching buildings and residences are typically built and refurbished around the academic year. Projects at colleges like Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus (1.9 miles west of Slateford) tend to run to term dates, so the mastic is planned tightly. For contractors refurbishing units at places like West Gorgie Park Industrial Estate, under half a mile to the north-west of Slateford, the mastic covers cladding panels, roller-door and window perimeters.
Slateford is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH14, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Slateford.
We take on facade joints across the EH14, EH11 and EH10 postcode area, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Appin Lane, Cowan Road and Ford's Road. If your building is just outside Slateford, we cover Chesser (1 mile west), Gorgie (1 mile north-east), Polwarth (1 mile east), Shandon (1 mile north-east) and Redhall (1 mile south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north-east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Slateford
We work on buildings around Iain Tomlin School of Music, Firrhill High School and Saughton Park, among other places. You’ll also find Gabrielle Keiller Library (1.7 miles north) and Cross Keys Tavern (0.5 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in Slateford itself: Slateford station. Well-known places in the area include Craiglockhart Hydropathic (0.7 miles south) and Waverley Mall (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Commercial clients in Slateford
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
What affects the price in Slateford
These are the things that shape the price:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- How much there is to seal
- Access and working height
- Travel to remote or island sites
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any specification or named product
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.