Mastic Sealing in Kaimes
Work needed on a mastic joint in Kaimes? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- No planned programme for sealant
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Movement joints with sealant missing
Mastic sealing for businesses in Kaimes
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our mastic sealing in Kaimes
There isn’t one mastic for every joint on a building. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. We work on communal entrances and stairwells, shopfronts below residential blocks and window and door perimeters on blocks, and the failures we are asked to look at most are failed external movement joints and old repairs sealed over failed mastic. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Kaimes is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Housing associations and councils in Scotland’s cities manage large estates of flats and maisonettes. Planned mastic programmes can renew frame and external joints block by block.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Kaimes (EH16, EH17)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Kaimes: questions and answers
Will you take on a block within reach of Shawfair station?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Give us the building’s details and say how residents are notified, and we’ll quote and plan to suit.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Kaimes, such as Eldin Industrial Estate?
Yes. Our area takes in Kaimes and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Eldin Industrial Estate included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. Buildings are scheduled in turn with dates agreed in advance.
How do you choose the sealant?
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.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Planned mastic for Kaimes portfolios
Being in the east of Scotland, Kaimes gets less rain than the west coast. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions.
If your remit includes a building such as Gracemount High School, frame and door mastic can be programmed for the holidays. Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Shawfair station (3.2 miles east of Kaimes) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building.
Kaimes is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Kaimes use us for work on mastic joints. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Kaimes among them.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH16 and EH17, for business premises of every kind. For a building on Tor Lane, Soutra Road and Mansion Lane or nearby, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. Close to Kaimes, our area also takes in Howden Hall (1 mile north), Alnwickhill (1 mile north), Southhouse (1 mile east), Gracemount (1 mile north-east) and Mortonhall (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Near you in Kaimes
Recent enquiries here include premises near Liberton Parish Church and Drum Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Shawfair station, roughly 3.2 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Craigmillar Castle (2 miles north-east) and Natural History Collections (1.6 miles north). Open spaces near Kaimes include Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
How the job changes by surface
Estate-wide resealing programmes
Consistent products and colours across an estate make future maintenance simpler.
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.
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
When to call us in Kaimes
Poor preparation explains many failed joints. Where the faces weren’t cleaned or primed as specified, the bead peels off one side.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Failed external movement joints
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
If you own or manage units on a site such as Eldin Industrial Estate, 1.2 miles south-east of Kaimes, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit.
Comparing quotes
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their public liability cover
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
What else we do in Kaimes
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Quoting for work in Kaimes
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Distance, for remote addresses
A quote for mastic joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- The site address and postcode
- When you need the work done
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme, and we clear our waste as we work. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Preparing the site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.