Floor Joint Sealing in Slateford
Floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units in Slateford and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Grimy joint lines spoiling a showroom floor
- Open saw cuts full of debris
- Soft sealant dragged out of trafficked joints
Floor joint sealing across Slateford
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our floor joint sealing in Slateford
Before quoting, we look at what the floor is telling us: joint widths, whether the joints are still opening, what runs over them and how the edges have held up. From that we choose between a semi-rigid filler and a more flexible sealant, area by area where it needs to be. If you are dealing with filler that has parted from one face and failing joints at loading bays and dock doors, we can help, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Slateford is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
In Scottish cities, where newer extensions meet older stone buildings, movement joints take the difference. They need the right movement class and correct width and depth to last.
Work we carry out in Edinburgh comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Slateford (EH14, EH11, EH10)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Slateford
Will our site in Slateford have to close for joint sealing?
Normally not: we work in sections and hand each one back once it has cured. The phasing plan comes with the quote.
Would you work within a site like Royal Edinburgh Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Do you cover Slateford?
Yes. We cover Slateford and the rest of Edinburgh. To discuss a job, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit typically takes anything from a day for one loading bay to several days for a large floor, split into phases. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Slateford
Older fills harden, shrink and crack with age especially under daily scrubbing and traffic. Once it has gone hard or come loose, it protects nothing.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Grimy joint lines spoiling a showroom floor
- A rough ride across broken joints
- Brittle joint filler breaking up
- Soft sealant dragged out of trafficked joints
Schools such as Craiglockhart Primary School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Questions to ask before you book
- The named product and why it was chosen
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
What else we do in Slateford
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Level or flatness problems across the floor
- Worn screed or surface finishes
- Cracks across panels caused by settlement or overload
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Retail and showroom floors
- Construction joints
- Forklift and pallet-truck routes
- Loading bays
- Saw-cut induced joints
- Joints along racking aisles
Surface by surface
Flexible floor sealants
Movement joints, joints at walls and joints in lightly trafficked areas often take a flexible sealant. Backing rod limits how deep the bead goes and keeps it off the joint bottom.
Semi-rigid joint fillers
If a joint is still opening, a semi-rigid filler may part from one face. That is normally dealt with by topping up later, and we will explain it when we quote.
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Slateford
Slateford has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic. The east of Scotland, where Slateford is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them.
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Edinburgh West Retail Park (less than half a mile west of Slateford): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. Campuses like Edinburgh Napier University (to the south-west of Slateford) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet.
Slateford is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Slateford for work on floor joints. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Slateford among them.
We take on floor joints across the EH14, EH11 and EH10 postcode area. Streets here include Appin Lane, Cowan Road and Ford's Road. Close to Slateford, our area also takes in Chesser (1 mile west), Gorgie (1 mile north-east), Polwarth (1 mile east), Shandon (1 mile north-east) and Redhall (1 mile south-west). A short drive away, we cover 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).
Local landmarks in Slateford
Around Slateford, our work takes us to commercial buildings near 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. A little further out are Craiglockhart Hydropathic (0.7 miles south) and Waverley Mall (2.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Slateford include Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Our process
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. City jobs in Slateford usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- A floor survey records every joint, its edges and what crosses it.
- The treatment and the zones are set out in a fixed quote.
- Old fill and packed debris come out until both faces are sound.
- Dust is vacuumed out and primer applied where specified.
- The joint is filled to its specified depth and trimmed level.
- Zones reopen once cured and the work moves on.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Get a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Advice
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Remind operators to lift rather than drag
- Tell us about strong cleaning chemicals before we quote
- Make joint checks part of your floor inspections
- Start with the dock areas, where joints fail soonest
Normal floor cleaning is fine once the product has cured. If you use strong chemicals or hot-water washing, mention it when we quote so we choose something that tolerates them.
While the concrete edges are intact, it’s a filling job. Once they have broken away, edge repair comes first, with more downtime and more disruption.
Why it’s worth doing now in Slateford
Duct tape or a general builders’ sealant can seem to buy some time. Neither is made to carry wheels and traffic soon pulls it out. The right filler or sealant saves doing it twice. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Slateford
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- One contact handling all your sites
- Public liability insurance in place
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.