Mastic Sealing in Howgate
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Howgate. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Failed external movement joints
- No planned programme for sealant
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
Mastic sealing near Howgate
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Different surfaces, different methods
Tenement and older buildings
Older buildings, including Scotland’s sandstone tenements, have their own joint details. The material either side of the joint shapes the product choice.
Communal areas
Communal entrances, stairwells and corridors have joints at door frames, screens, skirting and floor edges. Tidy, sound joints keep them looking cared for.
About our mastic sealing in Howgate
Across Howgate and the rest of Midlothian, we work the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. A list of buildings, a few photographs and approximate joint numbers are enough for a quick quote or we can visit. The enquiries we see most involve patchy repairs in mismatched sealant and no planned programme for sealant, on shopfronts below residential blocks, external wall and movement joints and balcony and threshold joints. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Howgate, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Outside mastic in Scotland needs dry joints and the right temperature, so work around Howgate is planned with the forecast. Programmes allow for the weather.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll come back to it.
- Where
- Howgate (EH26)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Howgate: questions and answers
Is a smaller place like Howgate outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Is Eastfield Industrial Estate, near Howgate, within your area?
Yes. We cover Howgate and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Eastfield Industrial Estate. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. We work through buildings in a planned order so you can plan around it.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
What do you charge?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Commercial clients in Howgate
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Block-wide mastic in Howgate
Howgate is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic.
Student accommodation around universities such as University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus (to the north of Howgate) is normally managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme. For a school such as Wellington School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job.
Howgate is about 2 miles south-east of Penicuik, in Midlothian. We cover commercial sites throughout Howgate. Howgate is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 9 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: EH26. Nearby places we also cover include Penicuik (2 miles north-west), Milton Bridge (3 miles north), Silverburn (3 miles north-west), Swanston (6 miles north) and Bonaly (6 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Bonnyrigg (6 miles north-east), Dalkeith (8 miles north-east), Loanhead (5 miles north), Gorebridge (6 miles east), Newtongrange (7 miles north-east) and Mayfield (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Howgate
Recent enquiries here include premises near Penicuik High School, among other places. Nearby you will also find Ravensneuk Castle (1.6 miles west) and Penicuik Paper Heritage Museum (1.1 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Turnhouse Hill and Edgelaw Reservoir.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. For work around Howgate, we aim for one trip, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- 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.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.
Related advice
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
Nearby places to Howgate
Also in Howgate
Signs you need mastic sealing in Howgate
Occasionally the substrate fails, not the sealant, such as crumbling render, brick arrises or frame edges. If the edges are unsound, we say so before quoting the sealing.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Damp patches beside frames
Trustees of buildings like Howgate Church can bring frame and external mastic into a planned maintenance list.
Comparing quotes
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Proof of insurance
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Aftercare for building managers
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
- Log resealing dates block by block
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we will look at it. Beyond that, routine checks spot the next round of repairs.
The longer failed joints are left, the more likely the substrate edges break up. Once that happens, repairs come before resealing and the job grows.