Mastic sealant contractors in Colinton Mains
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Colinton Mains. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
Mastic sealing for businesses in Colinton Mains
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Block-wide mastic in Colinton Mains
The east of Scotland, where Colinton Mains is, gets less rain than the west. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. The 2 miles around Colinton Mains include six care or nursing homes. Care home owners need frame and external mastic kept sound without unsettling residents.
Schools and community buildings such as Firrhill High School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building. For agents with blocks near Slateford station, which lies north-west of Colinton Mains, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go.
Colinton Mains is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH13 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Colinton Mains is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for mastic joints.
Business premises anywhere in EH13, EH10 and EH14 are within our area for mastic joints. If your site is on Redford Road, Greenbank Road and Oxgangs Avenue or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. We also cover Firrhill (1 mile north-west), Oxgangs (1 mile east), Redford (1 mile west), Greenbank (1 mile north-east) and Comiston (1 mile east). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Landmarks near Colinton Mains
In Colinton Mains, that means premises near Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park. For rail, the closest station is Slateford station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh City Hospital (0.5 miles north) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Colinton Mains
Before work starts, most agents and landlords want the documents in order. For documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We are a Constructionline member and CHAS accredited, and we carry public liability insurance. If you have communal area joints that look neglected and the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio, we can put it right, on window and door perimeters on blocks, external wall and movement joints and communal kitchens and washrooms alike. Searching for sealant specialists in Colinton Mains? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
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.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Colinton Mains (EH13, EH10, EH14)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Colinton Mains
Surface by surface
External movement joints
Brickwork, blockwork and panel joints let a building move. Once that sealant goes, rain can reach the wall.
Estate-wide resealing programmes
Priority order can follow condition, complaints or your maintenance plan. You get one fixed quote per building or for the whole estate.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, these steps help:
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Log resealing dates block by block
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Our workmanship is covered for 12 months, so report any failure in that time. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down the list.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed before the next one starts. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- A fixed quote follows, split by block or building if that suits you.
- 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.
- Backing rod and primer go in where the joint and the product need them, then new sealant is applied and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Work for main contractors and building owners
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Colinton Mains. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Do you need mastic sealing in Colinton Mains?
Many failed joints were sealed without backing rod so the mastic is bonded on three sides. That three-sided adhesion stops it stretching and it tears.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
Owners of student blocks near Edinburgh Napier University, 1.4 miles north-west of Colinton Mains, can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation.
What to look for in a quote
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Their public liability cover
Questions about Colinton Mains
Will you take on work at estates like Edinburgh West Retail Park, close to Colinton Mains?
Yes, sites like Edinburgh West Retail Park are within our area, along with the rest of Colinton Mains. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can work in a care setting near Colinton Mains go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
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.
Do you cover Colinton Mains?
Yes. We cover Colinton Mains, and you can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to get started.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
How do we ask for a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Why deal with it now?
Failed perimeter mastic lets cold air in around frames and the windows normally get the blame. Resealing the perimeters is often the simpler fix when the frames themselves are sound. In Colinton Mains, as across Scotland, rain finds any gap, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why clients in Colinton Mains choose us
- Public liability insurance in place
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.