Facade Sealing in Wester Hailes
Sealant work in Wester Hailes for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings, with a fixed quote first.
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Sealant pulling away from frames or panels
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
Facade sealing in Wester Hailes
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
- Water getting in through cracked render or porous masonry
- Damaged frames that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Cladding panel joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Shopfront frames
Facade sealing in Wester Hailes, done properly
Some clients need every window on a block resealed; others need a few leaking frames sorted. The approach doesn’t change with the size: cut out, clean, back, prime where needed and seal. A 12-month guarantee applies to our workmanship. We work on coping and flashing joints, window and door perimeters and shopfront frames, and what we’re called in for most is sealant pulling away from frames or panels and damp patches beside frames after rain. Whoever orders the work in Wester Hailes, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Where new frames meet sandstone or granite in a Scottish city, the sealant has to suit the stone: the right primer, a neutral-cure sealant and a colour that blends.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Wester Hailes (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
On site: what to expect
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself usually takes a day or two for a few elevations, and longer where access has to be moved around the building, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- 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 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.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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Questions we’re asked in Wester Hailes
How do tenement owners in Wester Hailes get shared-part mastic done?
Typically through the property factor, once the owners have agreed. One quote can cover a close or the whole block.
Is Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, near Wester Hailes, within your area?
Yes. We cover Wester Hailes and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes anything from a single day to several weeks, depending on joint lengths, access and the weather. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
Do you replace windows or glass?
No. Glazing, windows and glass replacement aren’t part of our work. We seal the joints around them, including perimeters where frames meet the structure.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, 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.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Any access equipment needed
- How much there is to seal
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- When you need the work done
- Access details, including height
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
After the work
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Add perimeter sealant to planned maintenance checks
- Share access with other external trades
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
- Brief window cleaners about newly sealed joints
Look at perimeter and panel joints as part of routine building checks. Watch for splits, gaps at the edges, hardening and discolouration.
In pre-2000 buildings, check the asbestos register before old sealant is cut out. Older sealants can contain asbestos, and work stops until it’s tested if it’s suspected.
What we are called out for in Wester Hailes
Overlaying old sealant is a common shortcut that fails quickly. Fresh silicone won’t stick to cured silicone.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Water coming in around window frames
- Sealant pulling away from frames or panels
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
Historic houses such as Caroline Park (4.8 miles north of Wester Hailes) are a reminder of the older buildings in the wider area, where sealing against old stone, brick or timber needs compatible products.
Before you book anyone
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
New build and refits around Wester Hailes
Wester Hailes has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up. Wester Hailes is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frosty spells still affect external mastic dates. External mastic is planned with the site manager for workable conditions.
When a college such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, 0.7 miles to the north-west of Wester Hailes, builds or refurbishes, the mastic package usually has to fit around students and staff. Building work at universities like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus, 0.6 miles to the north-west of Wester Hailes, is often timed for the summer, mastic included.
Wester Hailes is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover Wester Hailes, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Wester Hailes among them.
We take on facade joints across the EH14, EH11 and EH13 postcode area, whatever the building. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Calder Road, Ashcroft Lane and Alcorn Square and the roads nearby. Close to Wester Hailes, our area also takes in Baberton (1 mile south), Sighthill (1 mile north-west), Clovenstone (1 mile south-east), The Calders (1 mile west) and Kingsknowe (1 mile east). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (5 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Wester Hailes
In Wester Hailes, that means premises near Merchiston Castle School, Juniper Green Parish Church and Saughton Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Wester Hailes itself: Wester Hailes station. Other landmarks nearby include The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-west) and War Poets Collection (0.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Torphin Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.