Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Liberton, Edinburgh
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Liberton. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
Mastic sealing across Liberton
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Liberton, done properly
We diagnose before we prescribe: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Failed mastic is stripped, the faces taken back to sound material, primed where the manufacturer specifies and resealed, with backing rod setting the depth where it’s needed. Site teams most often ask us about a mix of products and colours from past repairs and leaks at window and door perimeters, on window and door perimeters on blocks, balcony and threshold joints and communal kitchens and washrooms. Most enquiries from Liberton start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
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, with residents given notice through the landlord.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Where
- Liberton (EH16, EH17, EH9)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Building owners, agents and FMs in Liberton
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
What we’re called out for in Liberton
Previous repairs often sealed new mastic over old. New silicone has nothing to grip on old silicone, so these repairs rarely last.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
Older community buildings, Liberton Parish Church among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies.
What to look for in a quote
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Their public liability cover
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Nearby places to Liberton
What else we do in Liberton
For owners and agents in Liberton
Being in the east of Scotland, Liberton gets less rain than the west coast. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on. We plan block programmes with some give for it The 2 miles around Liberton include three care or nursing homes. 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 Shawfair station (2.8 miles east of Liberton) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building. If you manage student housing near a university such as University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus (1 mile north-east of Liberton), the summer turnaround is the time for mastic.
Liberton is about 3 miles south-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. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Liberton.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH16, EH17 and EH9, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on Orrok Lane, Little Road and Kedslie Road or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. With the A701 nearby, Liberton is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Just outside Liberton, we also work in Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-east), Inch (1 mile north-east), Alnwickhill (1 mile south-west), Gracemount (1 mile south) and Howden Hall (1 mile south). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north), Greenside (3 miles north), Broughton (3 miles north) and Bellevue (3 miles north).
Local landmarks in Liberton
We work on buildings around Inch Park and St Margaret's School and the streets around them. The closest station to Liberton is Shawfair station, about 2.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Natural History Collections (0.8 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Blackford Hill.
Quoting for work in Liberton
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- How accessible the joints are
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- The product specified
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What to include in your enquiry
We can often quote from photos and a few details. It helps to include:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Your programme or deadline
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we’ll tell you if so)
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Liberton
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
What happens if it’s left?
Failed perimeter mastic lets cold air in around frames, and they often blame the windows. Resealing the perimeters is often the simpler fix when the frames themselves are sound. Getting access arranged for a building in Liberton takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
Liberton: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Liberton, such as Blackford Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Liberton and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Blackford Business Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Who do we deal with for shared-part sealing on a tenement in Liberton?
Normally the owners agree it together, and a property factor often handles the arrangements. We can quote to the factor or to the owners, for a single close or a whole block.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can you reseal a whole block or estate?
Yes. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order starting wherever is most urgent.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
What do you charge?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Include photos or drawings if you have them.