Braepark mastic sealing
Work needed on a mastic joint in Braepark? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Damp patches beside frames
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Mastic sealing for businesses in Braepark
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Maintenance after handover
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Share your contractor requirements early
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
Our workmanship is covered for 12 months, so report any failure in that time. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
One failed perimeter normally means others on the same building are close so a single failure is a sign to check the rest. Doing them together saves going back again and again.
Mastic sealing in Braepark, done properly
We diagnose before we prescribe: 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. If you are dealing with no planned programme for sealant and brittle perimeter mastic across a building, we can put it right, on communal kitchens and washrooms, balcony and threshold joints and external wall and movement joints alike. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Braepark? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Sandstone tenements in most Scottish cities, and granite in Aberdeen, need mastic that suits the stone, and replacement windows set into those walls need a perimeter sealant that won’t mark the stone.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Braepark (EH4, EH12, EH30)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Braepark can form part of a wider programme across Edinburgh.
Should maintenance staff do it?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
FAQs: Braepark
Does a coastal location like Braepark affect which sealant is used?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Can work in a care setting near Braepark go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
Every building we reseal has a 12-month guarantee. It covers our workmanship, not later building movement, damage or frame failures.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Can you quote from photographs?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We ask for the asbestos register or survey before work starts, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Why it’s worth doing now in Braepark
A bead run over old mastic can look like a repair. It doesn’t bond and usually fails within a short time. Full removal and proper preparation is what lasts. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why clients in Braepark choose us
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Planned mastic for Braepark portfolios
With the shore within about 1 mile, Braepark counts as a coastal location. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first. The east of Scotland, where Braepark is, gets less rain than the west. External mastic still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, and winter mornings can be frosty. We plan block programmes with some give for it
Schools and community buildings such as Craigmount High School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building. Historic properties like Caroline Park (to the north-east of Braepark) show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone.
Braepark is about 4 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Braepark can call on us for mastic joints. Braepark is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for mastic joints.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH4, EH12 and EH30. If your site is on Avon Road, Essex Road and Braehead Road or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. If your building is just outside Braepark, we cover Barnton (1 mile south), Cramond (1 mile east), Cammo (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile south) and East Craigs (1 mile south). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (5 miles east), Bonnington (5 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Braepark
The closest station to Braepark is Edinburgh Gateway station, about 1.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.9 miles south) and Corstorphine Hospital (2.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Braepark include Corstorphine Hill and Dundas Loch.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- 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.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Getting a fixed quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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When to call us in Braepark
Many failed joints were sealed without backing rod, so the mastic is glued to the joint bottom too. It can’t stretch properly and it tears.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
Student accommodation around universities such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus, 2.9 miles to the south of Braepark, is usually managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme.
What to look for in a quote
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How they’ll work around occupants