Craigour mastic sealing
Work needed on a mastic joint in Craigour? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
Need mastic sealing in Craigour?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
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. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
Request a quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
Related advice
Mastic sealing in Craigour
For blocks and buildings in Craigour and across Edinburgh, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. A list of buildings, a few photos and approximate joint numbers are enough for a quick quote or we can visit. If you have leaks at window and door perimeters and movement joints with sealant missing, we can put it right, on external wall and movement joints, balcony and threshold joints and communal entrances and stairwells alike. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Craigour? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
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.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- Craigour (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
Our workmanship is covered for 12 months, so report any failure in that time. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Early resealing is far simpler than repairs inside.
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
Your questions answered
Will you take on work at estates like Craigmillar Shopping Centre, close to Craigour?
Yes, sites like Craigmillar Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Craigour. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Does the sea air around Craigour change the choice of sealant?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
How soon can the area be used again?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Is Craigour in your area?
Yes. Sites across Craigour are covered, and the same phone number covers every area.
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.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Looking after buildings in and around Craigour
With the shore within about 3 miles, Craigour counts as a coastal location. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first. Craigour has three care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Frame mastic on care buildings is best renewed elevation by elevation, with the manager deciding timings.
Owners of student blocks near University of Edinburgh Bioquarter, under half a mile north-east of Craigour, can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation. Trustees of buildings like Liberton Parish Church can bring frame and external mastic into a planned maintenance list.
Craigour is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Across the EH17 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Craigour is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for mastic joints.
Postcode districts covered here: EH17 and EH16 for mastic joints. For a building on Gilmerton Road, Craigour Avenue and Ferniehill Road or nearby, we can quote for mastic joints. Craigour sits on or close to the A772, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Nearby places we also cover include Moredun (1 mile south-east), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west) for mastic joints. Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Around Craigour
In Craigour, that means premises near Drum Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Craigour is Shawfair station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Natural History Collections (1.5 miles north-west) and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (0.6 miles north). The countryside around Craigour includes Nether Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Towns and villages near Craigour
What else we do in Craigour
When to call us in Craigour
Poor preparation explains many failed joints. Without clean, sound faces and a primer where the product needs one, the bead peels off one side.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
If you own or manage units on a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.3 miles to the north of Craigour, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- The named product and why it was chosen
Owners, agents and contractors
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.