Mastic Sealing in Maybury
Mastic sealing in Maybury, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Failed external movement joints
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
Mastic sealing across Maybury
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Communal areas
Joints at low level in communal areas take knocks from bins, bikes and buggies and tend to fail first.
External movement joints
Failed sealant is removed, backing rod inserted to control depth and the joint resealed with a grade whose movement class fits.
About our mastic sealing in Maybury
Across Maybury and the rest of Edinburgh, we work the same way: you send details, we return a fixed quote, the joints are resealed and the 12-month guarantee follows. Addresses, photos of typical joints and a rough idea of quantities let us give a quick quote or we can visit. If you have water getting in round frames after rain and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block, we can put it right. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Maybury, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Scotland’s city blocks are largely sandstone or, in Aberdeen, granite, and replacement windows set into those walls need a perimeter sealant that won’t mark the stone.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Maybury (EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When to call us in Maybury
Many failed joints were sealed without backing rod so the mastic is bonded on three sides. That three-sided adhesion stops it stretching and it tears.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Failed external movement joints
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Older buildings near Maybury, from historic houses such as Caroline Park (4 miles north-east of Maybury) to more modest stock, need compatible products when frames are resealed.
What your quote should include
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Building owners, agents and FMs in Maybury
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, these steps help:
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Prioritise elevations facing the weather
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Group repairs into a planned programme
Encourage occupiers to report water or draughts at frames. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings so spending is spread.
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Towns and villages near Maybury
Also in Maybury
Questions about Maybury
Will you work in a care home in Maybury without moving residents out?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
We manage a building near Edinburgh Gateway station. Can you help?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. We work to your notice and access arrangements.
What about access for upper-floor joints?
We talk through access for each building when we quote. Tell us the number of storeys and whether scaffold or other access is planned, and we’ll tell you how we’d approach it.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote. We hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership.
On site: what to expect
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work typically takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. City jobs in Maybury typically need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- 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.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Preparing the site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
Planned mastic for Maybury portfolios
Maybury sits close to the coast, within about 3 miles. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first, and they deserve more regular inspection. Maybury is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on. Block programmes are built with that in mind
Student accommodation around universities such as Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus, 1.5 miles to the south-east of Maybury, is normally managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme. For owners of several units at places like Gyle Shopping Centre, less than half a mile south of Maybury, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot.
Maybury is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH12, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Maybury.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH12, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Niven Road, Windle Road and Gyle Avenue are within our area. Close to Maybury, our area also takes in West Craigs (1 mile north-west), East Craigs (1 mile north), Gogar (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile north) and Cammo (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around Maybury
There’s a railway station in Maybury itself: Edinburgh Gateway station. Other landmarks nearby include Corstorphine Hospital (1.6 miles east) and Craigcrook Castle (2.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Maybury include Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.