Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Comely Bank, Edinburgh
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Comely Bank. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
Mastic sealing across Comely Bank
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How the job changes by surface
Estate-wide resealing programmes
Housing associations and agents often manage many similar blocks. Each block is priced and scheduled in order.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Where retail and residential share a building, so phasing has to suit both. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Comely Bank
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, giving you what you need to notify residents. Entrances and stairwells are kept in use while we work. If you’re dealing with old repairs sealed over failed mastic and open joints in brickwork or panels, we can help. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Comely Bank is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Many of Scotland’s city tenements are looked after by property factors. Mastic around windows and on shared parts can be renewed across a close or a whole block, with the owners agreeing the work.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Comely Bank (EH4, EH3, EH2)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need mastic sealing in Comely Bank?
Previous repairs often sealed new mastic over old. New silicone has nothing to grip on old silicone and the repair soon fails.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Complaints coming in block by block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Owners of student blocks near University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus, 1.2 miles to the south-east of Comely Bank, can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation.
What to look for in a quote
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
What sealant work can’t fix
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we’ll tell you if so)
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Glazing that needs replacing
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
What affects the price in Comely Bank
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
- The total length or number of joints
- Access and working height
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Specification clauses that apply
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Leave it or put it right?
Piecemeal repairs over the years often leave mismatched sealant. A block-wide reseal gives one product, one colour and one guarantee. 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.
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Why us?
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Clear, fixed quotes
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Also near Comely Bank
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Common questions from Comely Bank clients
Our building in Comely Bank is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can work in a care setting near Comely Bank 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.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Do you work for managing agents and housing associations?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. We work through buildings in a planned order with dates agreed in advance.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
In older buildings, old mastic can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, backed by public liability insurance.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with a description of the work.
On site: what to expect
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Send your site hours and access windows
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Blocks and managed buildings in Comely Bank
Comely Bank is within about 2 miles of the coast. Blocks and commercial buildings facing the sea take the most weather on their window perimeters and external joints, and they deserve more regular inspection. Five care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Comely Bank. Care home owners need frame and external mastic kept sound without unsettling residents.
Site managers at schools like Broughton High School can fit frame mastic into the summer works. For owners of several units at places like Craigleith Retail Park, which lies west of Comely Bank, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot.
Comely Bank is about 1 mile north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Comely Bank for work on mastic joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Comely Bank is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh.
Postcode districts covered here: EH4, EH3 and EH2. For a building on Circus Lane, Belford Road and Orchard Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. Sites close to Comely Bank are covered too, including Stockbridge (1 mile east), Craigleith (1 mile north-west), Dean Village (1 mile south), Silvermills (1 mile east) and Inverleith (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Queensferry (7 miles west), South Portobello (4 miles east), Southhouse (5 miles south-east), Mayfield (3 miles south-east), Gilmerton (5 miles south-east) and Gracemount (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Comely Bank
In Comely Bank, that means premises near Stewart's Melville College, Tollcross Primary School and Stockbridge public library, among other places. Other local landmarks include Princes Street Gardens (0.8 miles south-east), Hamilton's Bar & Kitchen (under half a mile east) and St Cuthbert's Church (0.8 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, about 0.9 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (0.8 miles south-east) and Waverley Mall (1.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.