Scotland

Mastic Sealing in East Lothian

We cover 48 towns and villages in East Lothian for mastic sealing, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Mastic Sealing across East Lothian

Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.

Get a quick quote 01277 525 020

Towns we cover in East Lothian

Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quote.

Main towns

Mastic sealing in East Lothian: how it works

Treatment starts with a proper look: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Failed mastic is stripped, the faces taken back to sound material, primed where the manufacturer specifies and resealed and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. The enquiries we see most involve draughts at frames across a block and failed external movement joints, across balcony and threshold joints, communal kitchens and washrooms and window and door perimeters on blocks.

A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself normally takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go.

First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
Failed mastic is removed completely.
Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
Buildings are completed in turn.

Pricing in East Lothian

Pricing mastic joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Call for a quote.

What you get with us

Commercial sealant work since 2005
Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
Constructionline member

Ask for a quote

To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. You can also send details through our quote form.

Landmarks near Musselburgh

In Musselburgh, that means premises near Musselburgh, Loretto School and The David Macbeth Moir pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Musselburgh station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Carberry Tower (2.2 miles south-east) and Musselburgh Doll Museum (less than half a mile north-east). The countryside around Musselburgh includes The New Leaf Co-op and Whinny Hill.

Mastic sealing across East Lothian: the area picture

Across East Lothian, from Musselburgh, Haddington and Dunbar outwards, managing agents, landlords and housing associations look after blocks, mixed-use buildings and estates. Window and door perimeters and external joints on them need renewing as the mastic ages, and block-wide programmes deal with it in one go.

Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, with building warrants from the local authority verifier. We seal to what has been specified, on every job. Coastal places in East Lothian often have hotels, guest houses and holiday accommodation with busy seasons, so work is often best planned for quieter months.

Musselburgh: Buildings close to stations like Musselburgh station (0.8 miles south-west of Musselburgh) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound. Owners of student blocks near Queen Margaret University (to the south-west of Musselburgh) can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation.

What happens if it’s left?

A bead run over old mastic can look like a repair. It won’t grip the old sealant and soon comes away. Cutting out and resealing properly does it once.

Questions to ask before you book

Their public liability cover
Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
The named product and why it was chosen
Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?

Why it fails

Occasionally the substrate fails, not the sealant for instance where render or brick edges crumble. If the edges are unsound, we say so before quoting the sealing.

Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:

Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Complaints coming in block by block
Leaks at window and door perimeters
Communal area joints that look neglected

Different surfaces, different methods

Estate-wide resealing programmes

A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down. You get one fixed quote per building or for the whole estate.

Planned maintenance

Adding mastic to planned maintenance avoids reactive repairs and keeps budgets predictable.

After the work

Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:

Protect low-level joints in entrances
Make it easy for occupiers to report draughts
Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks

Keep bins, bikes and deliveries away from low-level joints where you can. Damage at low level is the most common reason communal joints fail early.

One failed perimeter normally means others on the same building are close, so it pays to look at the whole elevation. A planned reseal saves repeated visits.

Honest limits

We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:

Substrate edges that need repairing first
Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first

Questions we’re asked in East Lothian

What do you charge?

There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.

Do you need to see the site first?

That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.

Do you work with property factors and landlords?

Yes, block and estate work is a core part of what we do. We work through buildings in a planned order with dates agreed in advance.

Does weather matter for sealant work?

It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.

Can you work to our specification?

Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it.

Is any job too small?

Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.

How long does a job like this take?

It depends on the scope, but the work usually takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.