Mastic Sealing in Craigentinny
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Craigentinny. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Failed external movement joints
- Draughts at frames across a block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Mastic sealing in Craigentinny
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Mastic sealing in Craigentinny, done properly
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. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. If you are dealing with leaks at window and door perimeters and brittle perimeter mastic across a building, we can help, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Craigentinny tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Tenements are a large part of the housing in Scotland’s cities, and shared repairs often go through a property factor. Mastic around windows and on shared parts can be renewed across a close or a whole block, with the owners agreeing the work.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Craigentinny (EH7, EH8, EH15)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
From enquiry to sign-off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. City jobs in Craigentinny usually need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- Each block or building is walked and the failed joints recorded with the likely cause.
- You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
- 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 as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
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Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.
FAQs: Craigentinny
Do you cover business parks and estates near Craigentinny, such as West Telferton Industrial Park?
Yes, sites like West Telferton Industrial Park are within our area, along with the rest of Craigentinny. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
We manage a building near Brunstane station. Can you help?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Is Craigentinny in your area?
Yes. Craigentinny falls within our area, and you can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to get started.
Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We ask for the asbestos register or survey before work starts and suspect material is tested first.
Do you do block-wide mastic programmes?
Yes. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order starting wherever is most urgent.
Block-wide mastic in Craigentinny
Craigentinny lies within about 1 mile of the sea. 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. Craigentinny has eight care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Owners of care premises can bring window and door mastic into a phased programme planned around the home.
For a school such as Portobello High School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job. Trustees of buildings like Restalrig Parish Church can bring frame and external mastic into a planned maintenance list. If you own or manage units on a site such as West Telferton Industrial Park, under half a mile south-east of Craigentinny, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit.
Craigentinny is about 2 miles south-east of Bonnington, in Edinburgh. Across the EH7 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
If you need mastic sealing in EH7, EH8 and EH15, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Goff Avenue, King's Road and Loaning Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Access to Craigentinny is via the A199 and A1140 among other routes. If your building is just outside Craigentinny, we cover Mountcastle (1 mile south), Piershill (1 mile south-west), Northfield (1 mile south), Restalrig (1 mile west) and Jock's Lodge (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles west), Silvermills (3 miles west), West End (3 miles west), Stockbridge (3 miles west), Canonmills (3 miles west) and West Coates (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Craigentinny
Around Craigentinny, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Portobello Library, Public House and Mannafields Christian School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Brunstane station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Hibernian Football Club Museum (1.3 miles west) and St. James Centre (2.2 miles west). Not far away are Whinny Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Cost factors for mastic joints
What shapes the price:
- Access and working height
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How much existing material needs removing
A quote for mastic joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- When you need the work done
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Specification clauses that apply
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
How the job changes by surface
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Frames vary from uPVC to aluminium and timber, and the product is matched to the frame material and the masonry. Colours are confirmed for the product used.
External movement joints
The joint width has to suit the movement and the sealant’s capability, often around 2:1 width to depth, as the manufacturer advises.