Mastic Sealing in Craigcrook
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations across Craigcrook, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Mastic sealing across Craigcrook
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle mastic sealing in Craigcrook
Older blocks and commercial buildings can have mastic that contains asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. If you are dealing with the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and patchy repairs in mismatched sealant, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Craigcrook is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
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, with residents given notice through the landlord.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Location
- Craigcrook (EH4, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Mastic sealing in Craigcrook: the local picture
The sea is no more than about 2 miles from Craigcrook. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do. Craigcrook is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Block programmes are built with that in mind
Property owners at sites such as Craigleith Retail Park (to the east of Craigcrook) can have mastic renewed between lettings. Churches, halls and community buildings such as St Columba's Parish Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Craigcrook is about 2 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. If you are looking for mastic sealing in Craigcrook, we can help. Craigcrook is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh.
We cover the EH4 and EH12 postcode districts for mastic joints. Buildings on Loch Road, March Road and Main Street are within our area. You’ll find Craigcrook on or near the A90. Just outside Craigcrook, we also work in Davidson's Mains (1 mile north-west), Blackhall (1 mile east), Silverknowes (1 mile north), Drylaw (1 mile north-east) and Ravelston (1 mile south-east). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (4 miles east), Bonnington (4 miles east), Greenside (3 miles east), Broughton (3 miles east) and Bellevue (3 miles east).
Around Craigcrook
We work on buildings around Gabrielle Keiller Library, St George's School and Saughton Park and the streets around them. Craigcrook’s nearest station is South Gyle station, about 2 miles south-west. A little further out are Craigcrook Castle (less than half a mile south) and Corstorphine Hospital (1.1 miles south). Not far away are Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
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When to call us in Craigcrook
The edges of the material itself sometimes break away, such as crumbling render, brick arrises or frame edges. If the edges are unsound, we say so before quoting the sealing.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Damp patches beside frames
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
If you manage student housing near a university such as Edinburgh Napier University, 2.4 miles to the south of Craigcrook, the summer turnaround is the time for mastic.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Their public liability cover
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
For managing agents and facilities managers
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Craigcrook can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Edinburgh.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Questions about Craigcrook
We manage a building near South Gyle station. Can you help?
Yes. Managing agents, landlords, property factors and housing associations are who this service is for. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Can work in a care setting near Craigcrook go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee, backed by public liability insurance.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
What paperwork can you provide?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. If old sealant is suspected, work stops until it’s tested in line with the dutyholder’s asbestos management.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Check sealant joints during planned building inspections
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Non-paintable silicone shouldn’t be painted over unless told otherwise.
Failed mastic often goes unnoticed until heavy rain finds it. Acting at the first signs keeps it a straightforward reseal and saves internal repairs.
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Craigcrook, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- 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.
- The sequence and the dates are fixed with you, giving you what you need to notify occupiers.
- 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.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for 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. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The product specified
- Any access equipment needed
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What to include in your enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Your programme or deadline
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Specification clauses that apply
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks