Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Baberton, Edinburgh
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Baberton and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Mastic sealing near Baberton
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Baberton
We diagnose before we prescribe: what has failed, what caused it and whether new sealant will actually solve it. Old mastic is removed entirely, the faces prepared, primer used where the maker specifies it and new sealant tooled in and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. We work on communal kitchens and washrooms, communal entrances and stairwells and window and door perimeters on blocks, and the failures we are asked to look at most are movement joints with sealant missing and worn sealant at communal door frames. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Baberton tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In Scotland’s cities, housing associations look after blocks and estates of every age. A planned programme deals with failed mastic across an estate, block by block, with residents given notice through the landlord.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Baberton (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Mixed repairs by different contractors leave a patchwork of products and colours. Resealing a whole building gives a consistent finish and one 12-month guarantee. In Baberton, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- One contact handling all your sites
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Towns and villages near Baberton
Also in Baberton
Mastic sealing around Baberton: points for this area
Baberton is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. Baberton has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. For owners and operators of care buildings, window perimeters and external joints are best renewed in planned phases around residents.
If you own or manage units on a site such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, which lies north of Baberton, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit. Churches, halls and community buildings such as Wester Hailes Baptist Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Baberton is about 4 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for mastic sealing in Baberton? We can help. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, large and small.
We take on mastic joints across the EH14, EH11 and EH13 postcode area, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Ashcroft Lane, Alcorn Square and Muirend Avenue. Baberton sits on or close to the A70, useful when we plan access and materials. Sites close to Baberton are covered too, including Wester Hailes (1 mile north), Clovenstone (1 mile east), Juniper Green (1 mile south), The Calders (1 mile north-west) and Sighthill (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (5 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Baberton
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Juniper Green Parish Church and Merchiston Castle School. There’s a railway station in Baberton itself: Wester Hailes station. A little further out are War Poets Collection (0.9 miles north) and Craigcrook Castle (3.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Torphin Hill.
Questions about Baberton
Do you work in occupied care homes around Baberton?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
How do tenement owners in Baberton get shared-part mastic done?
Work on shared parts is usually agreed by the owners, often through a property factor. We’re happy to deal with the factor directly.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
Do you work for managing agents and housing associations?
We do. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
How do you choose the sealant?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
What we are called out for in Baberton
Topping up old mastic is a common shortcut. New sealant won’t grip failed sealant and the repair soon fails.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Wester Hailes station (to the north of Baberton) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building.
Comparing quotes
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Proof of insurance
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
How the job changes by surface
Planned maintenance
How long mastic lasts depends on exposure, movement and the product used. Inspecting joints regularly keeps programmes on track.
Tenement and older buildings
Natural stone can be marked by the wrong sealant, so we pick a grade that won’t mark it.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. City jobs in Baberton normally need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
- Dates, areas and access are agreed so residents or tenants can be told in advance.
- Failed mastic is removed and the faces taken back to sound, dry material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.