Facade Sealing contractors in West Craigs
Sealant work in West Craigs for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings, with a fixed quote first.
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
- Cold air coming in at window perimeters
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
Need facade sealing in West Craigs?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our facade sealing in West Craigs
Access is part of every facade job, and we plan it with you before quoting. Tell us about access: whether scaffold is already up, what the client is arranging, and any restrictions on the site, so the price covers the real job. The enquiries we see most involve cladding panel joints that have opened up and leaks at window and door perimeters, across shopfront frames, cladding panel joints and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in West Craigs, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
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.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- West Craigs (EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Cladding panel joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Shopfront frames
FAQs: West Craigs
Could you schedule work at a campus like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus for the vacation?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Who arranges mastic work on a tenement in West Craigs?
In most tenements, the owners agree shared repairs, and many use a property factor to arrange them. We’re happy to deal with the factor directly.
How do you choose the sealant?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Is old mastic on our building likely to contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Check the asbestos register or survey before it is disturbed, and if anything is suspected, we stop until it’s tested. Removal of asbestos isn’t something we do.
Can you work in cold or wet weather?
Wet joints or temperatures outside the product’s range mean waiting. We plan for weather and keep you updated.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Which sealant do you use on facades?
The product follows the joint’s movement, the surfaces and the specification. BS EN 15651 Parts 1 and 2 cover facade and glazing sealants, and specifications often name them and we follow the specified product.
Why act early in West Craigs
Every shower drives water through a split perimeter bead. The damage builds out of sight: wet linings, rusting fixings, staining and spoiled finishes. Resealing now costs less than repairing interiors later. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in West Craigs
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Public liability insurance in place
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- One contact handling all your sites
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Our process
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- 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.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Send your site hours and access windows
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Facade sealing around West Craigs: what changes locally
With the shore within about 3 miles, West Craigs counts as a coastal location. On a coastal site, facade and perimeter joints face driven rain and, closer to the beach, salt, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. The east of Scotland, where West Craigs is, gets less rain than the west. Winter mornings can still bring frost and condensation on steel and glass. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions.
On a campus such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (1.6 miles south-east of West Craigs), new teaching buildings and residences are typically built and refurbished around the academic year. New units and refits on sites such as West Craigs Industrial Estate, under half a mile to the north-west of West Craigs, need their panel and perimeter joints sealed to the specification. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Corstorphine Lodge Hotel (1 mile east of West Craigs), usually run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
West Craigs is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in West Craigs can call on us for facade joints. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including West Craigs.
Commercial sites across EH12 are covered for facade joints. For a building on Niven Road, Windle Road and Gyle Avenue or nearby, send details and we will quote for facade joints. Just outside West Craigs, we also work in Maybury (1 mile south-east), East Craigs (1 mile north-east), Gogar (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile north-east) and Cammo (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around West Craigs
There’s a railway station in West Craigs itself: Edinburgh Gateway station. A little further out are The Gyle Shopping Centre (under half a mile south) and Craigcrook Castle (2.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
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What sets the cost
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The size and state of each joint
- How accessible the joints are
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The product your specification calls for
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The type of building and who uses it
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Commercial clients in West Craigs
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How the job changes by surface
Coping and flashing joints
Coping and flashing joints are included where sealant is the specified fix. They sit in the most exposed positions on the building, so preparation and product choice matter.
Render and coated surfaces
Sealant can only hold as well as the render or paint beneath it. We remove flaking material so the bead bonds to a firm surface, and we’ll mention any edges that need repair.