Moredun mastic sealing
Work needed on a mastic joint in Moredun? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Need mastic sealing in Moredun?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our mastic sealing in Moredun
For over 20 years we have resealed joints for owners, agents and landlords. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and the work is backed by public liability insurance. Resealed mastic joints in Moredun carry our 12-month guarantee. If you are dealing with old repairs sealed over failed mastic and no planned programme for sealant, we can help. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Moredun is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In Scotland’s cities, housing associations look after blocks and estates of every age. A planned programme deals with failed mastic across an estate, block by block.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Moredun (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Dealing with failed joints one report at a time is slow and scattered. A planned programme treats each building once and is simpler to manage and budget. Failed sealant in a shared building in Moredun can affect more than one owner. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Public liability insurance in place
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Your questions answered
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 will quote and plan to suit.
Our building in Moredun is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
How long before the joints can be used?
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.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?
In older buildings, old mastic can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords and work can be quoted per building or as a whole.
Surface by surface
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Mixed-use buildings combine shops below with flats or offices above, so phasing has to suit both. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Tenement and older buildings
Natural stone can be marked by the wrong sealant and we choose accordingly.
Blocks and managed buildings in Moredun
With the shore within about 3 miles, Moredun counts as a coastal location. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. Moredun is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. We plan block programmes with some give for it
If you manage student housing near a university such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter (0.5 miles north of Moredun), the summer turnaround is the time for mastic. For agents with blocks near Shawfair station, 1.8 miles east of Moredun, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go. Churches, halls and community buildings such as Liberton Parish Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Moredun is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH17, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, Moredun among them.
If you need mastic sealing in EH17 and EH16, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Drum Avenue, Gilmerton Road and Craigour Avenue are within our area for mastic joints. With the A772 nearby, Moredun is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Moredun, we cover Craigour (1 mile north-west), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Moredun
We work on buildings around Drum Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, about 1.8 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.4 miles north-west) and Craigmillar Castle (0.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- External wall and movement joints
Quoting for work in Moredun
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- How accessible the joints are
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Whether the work must be split into stages
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- The site address and postcode
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- When you need the work done
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
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On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
What we need from you
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Silicone normally can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it unless told otherwise.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Then the edges may need repairing first and the job grows.