Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Easthouses, Midlothian
Looking for mastic sealing in Easthouses? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Water getting in round frames after rain
Mastic sealing across Easthouses
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our mastic sealing in Easthouses
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. Many prefer a planned programme to one-off visits and we quote and schedule each building in turn. Site teams most often ask us about failed external movement joints and the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio, on balcony and threshold joints, communal kitchens and washrooms and window and door perimeters on blocks. For commercial sealant work in Easthouses, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
For buildings around Easthouses, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. A list of addresses and photographs lets us quote for them together.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Easthouses (EH22)
- Wider area
- Midlothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Do you cover business parks and estates near Easthouses, such as McSence Business Park?
Yes, sites like McSence Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Easthouses. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Can you quote for a block close to Newtongrange station?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Is Easthouses in your area?
Yes. We take on work across Easthouses, and the same phone number covers every area.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
It depends on the building. We agree access with you at quote stage so there are no surprises.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee, backed by public liability insurance.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
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Cost factors for mastic joints
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The size and state of each joint
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Details that help us quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any specification or named product
- The site address and postcode
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Easthouses
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Our process
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Easthouses is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
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Frames, entrances and external joints in Easthouses
Being in the east of Scotland, Easthouses gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic.
If you manage student housing near a university such as Queen Margaret University, 3.7 miles north of Easthouses, the summer turnaround is the time for mastic. For owners of several units at places like McSence Business Park, 0.7 miles to the south-east of Easthouses, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot.
Easthouses is about 1 mile south-east of Dalkeith, in Midlothian. Anywhere in EH22, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Easthouses is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian for mastic joints. Our Edinburgh page has more on work in that area.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH22, whatever the building. If your site is on Mayfield Road, Park Crescent and Easthouses Road or close by, we can quote for mastic joints. Just outside Easthouses, we also work in Mayfield (1 mile south-east), Newtongrange (1 mile south-west), Dalkeith (1 mile north-west), D'Arcy (1 mile south-east) and Newbattle (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Penicuik (7 miles south-west), Loanhead (4 miles west), Shawfair (3 miles north-west), Danderhall (3 miles north-west), Rosewell (4 miles south-west) and Roslin (5 miles west).
Near you in Easthouses
The closest station to Easthouses is Newtongrange station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Midlothian Community Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Cousland Smiddy (2.7 miles north-east).
Should maintenance staff do it?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Looking after the joints
For the best life from the joints:
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
Ask residents or tenants to report draughts or leaks round windows early. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.
Mastic fails gradually, then all at once in a wet spell. Resealing when cracking first shows avoids water damage and saves internal repairs.
Do you need mastic sealing in Easthouses?
Frames, panels and masonry expand and contract through the year, and every joint has to stretch and squeeze with them. If the joint or the product wasn’t suited to the movement, it splits and fails early.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
For a school such as Newbattle Community High School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job.
Before you book anyone
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- How joint depth will be controlled
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Who will actually carry out the work