Mastic Sealing in Greendykes
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Greendykes. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
Mastic sealing in Greendykes
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our mastic sealing in Greendykes
Different joints need different sealants. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, while hybrid polymer sealants grip many materials and are often paintable, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. We work on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and balcony and threshold joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are complaints coming in block by block and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block. For commercial sealant work in Greendykes, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Sandstone tenements in most Scottish cities, and granite in Aberdeen, need mastic that suits the stone, and replacement windows set into those walls need a perimeter sealant that won’t mark the stone.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Greendykes (EH16, EH15, EH22)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, 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, and the work normally takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. 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.
- Each block or building is walked and the failed joints recorded with the likely cause.
- A fixed quote follows, split by block or building if that suits you.
- The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
- 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.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Getting a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Nearby places to Greendykes
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When to bring in a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Mastic sealing in Greendykes: the local picture
With the shore within about 2 miles, Greendykes counts as a coastal location. Blocks and commercial buildings facing the sea take the most weather on their window perimeters and external joints, and they deserve more regular inspection. Greendykes has six 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.
Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Brunstane station (1.3 miles north-east of Greendykes) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building. Student blocks close to universities like University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus, 0.7 miles to the south-west of Greendykes, are easiest to work on between tenancies. If you own or manage units on a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, under half a mile north-west of Greendykes, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit.
Greendykes is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH16 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Greendykes is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh.
Business premises anywhere in EH16, EH15 and EH22 are within our area. Among the streets we cover are Hay Avenue, Aspen Road and Friary Road. With the A6095 nearby, Greendykes is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Greendykes are covered too, including The Wisp (1 mile south-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north-east), Niddrie (1 mile east), Craigmillar (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Greendykes
In Greendykes, that means premises near Craigmillar Castle Park, Duddingston Kirk and Portobello Library and the streets around them. The closest station to Greendykes is Brunstane station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Morita Museum of Fine Art (1.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.5 miles west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Cost factors for mastic joints
Before we quote, we look at:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How much existing material needs removing
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Access details, including height
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- The type of building and who uses it
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Surface by surface
External movement joints
Movement joints are cleaned out, backed with rod and resealed with a sealant of the right movement class.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Landlords with commercial portfolios have shopfronts, office entrances and external joints to look after. A planned programme suits multi-building portfolios.
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Log resealing dates block by block
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Group repairs into a planned programme
Add mastic joints to your cyclical inspections. Check for splits, open joints, brittle mastic and lifting edges, and note the building and elevation.
Water getting in round frames can damage plaster, decoration and the frames themselves. Resealing early keeps the job small.
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we will tell you if so)
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
Questions about Greendykes
Can being near the sea in Greendykes affect the sealant we need?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Do you work for managing agents with blocks near Brunstane station?
Yes, and several blocks can go on one quote. Send the address, photographs of the elevations and your access arrangements, and we will give a fixed quote.
How do you handle work on occupied blocks?
Residents and tenants carry on as normal. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Do you work for managing agents and housing associations?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. Buildings are scheduled in turn so you can plan around it.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Block-wide and estate programmes are common. The quote can be split however suits your budgeting.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.