Industrial and floor joint sealing in Craigleith, Edinburgh
We carry out floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units in Craigleith and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Soft sealant dragged out of trafficked joints
- Scruffy, dirty joint lines on a shop or showroom floor
- Unfilled floor joints collecting dirt and grit
Floor joint sealing for Craigleith sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Our process
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work normally takes a day or more, depending on the metres of joint and how many zones the floor is split into. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- First, the zones and order of work are agreed with you.
- We point out joints whose edges need repairing first.
- We clear each run back to clean concrete.
- The chosen filler or sealant goes in flush with the slab.
- You get a time for each zone to reopen.
Before we start on site
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
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Floor joint sealing in Craigleith
We work on warehouse aisles, dock areas, factory floors, retail units and showrooms. Each job is priced from the metres of joint, their condition and the access windows we get, and the quote is fixed before we mobilise. Most enquiries involve dock area joints that have failed first and sealant pulled out along a truck route, on loading bays, forklift and pallet-truck routes and joints along racking aisles. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Craigleith, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Scotland’s cities have multi-storey car parks, shopping centres, university and hospital estates, all with movement joints in decks, floors and walls. When the sealant goes, water and grit get in, and a Scottish winter makes it worse.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Craigleith (EH4, EH5, EH3)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Common problems we fix in Craigleith
A slab keeps shrinking for a long time after it is cast, and saw-cut joints give that shrinkage a planned place to crack. As the panels contract, the joints widen, and a filler placed early can part company with one face.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Joint fill separating from the concrete
- Loading bay joints breaking down
- Joint edges breaking up under truck wheels
- Old filler gone hard, cracked or loose
At a retail site such as Craigleith Retail Park, 0.6 miles south-west of Craigleith, joints in car parks, service yards and sales floors carry cars, cages and trolleys every day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How the existing material will be dealt with
How the job changes by surface
Saw-cut induced joints
A sawn joint left open soon packs with debris and chips at the edges. Filled in good time, they stay narrow and neat.
Flexible floor sealants
Movement joints, joints at walls and joints in lightly trafficked areas often take a flexible sealant. Closed-cell backing rod goes in first, keeping the bead shallow and gripping only the two faces.
Why it’s worth doing now in Craigleith
Not every joint needs stripping out completely. If old material is sound on one face and only a fine gap has opened, it may not all have to come out and the quote shows which approach suits each run. Getting access arranged for a building in Craigleith takes time, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Craigleith
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Traffic, movement and joints around Craigleith
Craigleith is within about 1 mile of the coast. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so it pays to keep them sealed. The 3 miles around Craigleith take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
Campuses like University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus (to the south-east of Craigleith) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet. Sites like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), less than half a mile to the west of Craigleith, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Craigleith is about 2 miles north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for floor joint sealing in Craigleith? We can help, as we do across Edinburgh. Craigleith is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for floor joints.
Postcode districts covered here: EH4, EH5 and EH3. Among the streets we cover are Ferry Road, Orchard Road and Grigor Avenue, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Craigleith, we also work in East Pilton (1 mile north-west), Comely Bank (1 mile south-east), Crewe Toll (1 mile north-west), Inverleith (1 mile north-east) and Stockbridge (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Leith (3 miles north-east), Newington (3 miles south-east), Queensferry (7 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south-east), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east) and Lochend (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Craigleith
Recent enquiries here include premises near Hamilton's Bar & Kitchen, St Columba's Parish Church and Gabrielle Keiller Library and the streets around them. Also close by are Stewart's Melville College (0.6 miles south) and King George V Park (1.2 miles east). For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, about 1.2 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Western General Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Edinburgh Castle (1.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Craigleith include Corstorphine Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
General trades versus a specialist
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
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Craigleith: questions and answers
Does a coastal location like Craigleith affect which sealant is used?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Why has the filler pulled away from one side?
Separation usually comes from slab shrinkage, poor preparation or the wrong product. We look at which it is before recommending anything.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
What do you need from us to quote?
A rough joint length, a few photographs and a site plan are normally enough for a quick quote. For larger floors, a site visit is often best so call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to set one up.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
What affects the price in Craigleith
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How much there is to seal
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
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 requirements come into it too.
Details that help us quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- The type of building and who uses it
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.