Boswall mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Boswall and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Failed external movement joints
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Mastic sealing near Boswall
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Boswall
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
About our mastic sealing in Boswall
Blocks are lived in, so access and disruption have to be thought through. Dates, areas and the order of work are agreed with you in advance so you can let residents know what is happening. Communal entrances and stairs stay usable throughout. We work on communal kitchens and washrooms, external wall and movement joints and balcony and threshold joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors and the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio. Most enquiries from Boswall start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In Scotland’s cities, housing associations look after blocks and estates of every age. Planned mastic programmes can renew frame and external joints block by block.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Boswall (EH5, EH3, EH4)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Boswall
Can you work at a site such as Broompark Business Park, by Boswall?
Yes, sites like Broompark Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Boswall. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Boswall?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we will work to them.
How long does a job like this take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. 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.
How do we ask for a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
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, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
Access is discussed and agreed before the quote is fixed. Tell us the number of storeys and whether scaffold or other access is planned and we’ll confirm the approach in the quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Boswall
Sealing over failed mastic looks tidy for a while. It won’t grip the old sealant and soon comes away. Cutting out and resealing properly does it once. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Why appoint us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Blocks and managed buildings in Boswall
Boswall is within about 1 mile of the coast. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. The 2 miles around Boswall include three care or nursing homes. Frame mastic on care buildings is best renewed elevation by elevation, with the manager deciding timings.
Student accommodation around universities such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus, 2.1 miles to the south of Boswall, is usually managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme. If your remit includes a building such as Broughton High School, frame and door mastic can be programmed for the holidays. Landlords with units on estates such as Broompark Business Park (0.6 miles north-west of Boswall) can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.
Boswall is about 1 mile north-west of Bellevue, in Edinburgh. We cover Boswall and the rest of Edinburgh, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Boswall.
Commercial sites across EH5, EH3 and EH4 are covered for mastic joints. Among the streets we cover are Ferry Road, Wardie Road and Granton Road. Main routes into Boswall include the A903, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. We also cover Granton (1 mile west), Goldenacre (1 mile south-east), Inverleith (1 mile south), Trinity (1 mile east) and Pilton (1 mile west). Nearby towns on our patch include Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east), Queensferry (7 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south-east) and Lochend (3 miles south-east).
Around Boswall
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Starbank Park, Trinity Academy and Old Chain Pier pub and the streets around them. Boswall’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Newhaven Heritage Museum (1 mile east) and Western General Hospital (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
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Our process
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
What we need from you
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Send your site hours and access windows
Ask for a quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Advice
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
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.
What affects the price in Boswall
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- How accessible the joints are
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Which sealant the job calls for
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Track which buildings were done and when
Protect entrance and corridor joints from knocks where possible. Knocks cause many early failures in communal areas.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Resealing early keeps the job small.