Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Newbridge, Edinburgh
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Newbridge and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Damp patches beside frames
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Mastic sealing across Newbridge
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself usually takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a building near Newbridge, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- 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.
- Failed mastic is removed and the faces taken back to sound, dry material.
- Backing rod and primer go in where the joint and the product need them, then new sealant is applied and tooled.
- Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
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Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Newbridge
Before work starts, most agents and landlords want the documents in order. For documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with public liability insurance. If you have complaints coming in block by block and draught complaints from residents or tenants, we can put it right. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Newbridge is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
In smaller Scottish places like Newbridge, managed property is mostly small blocks, sheltered housing, hotels and community buildings. Frames on exposed elevations are where mastic normally fails first.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- Newbridge (EH28)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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Your questions answered
Is Newbridge Industrial estate, near Newbridge, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Newbridge and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Newbridge Industrial estate included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is Newbridge too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Newbridge is within our area. We cover the whole of Scotland. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
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.
Do you take on small jobs?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Can you quote from photographs?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
Cost factors for mastic joints
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The total length or number of joints
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Any specification or named product
- The type of building and who uses it
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
Owners, agents and contractors
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
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.
Do you need mastic sealing in Newbridge?
Much failed sealant was laid on dirty, dusty or damp surfaces. Without clean, sound faces and a primer where the product needs one, the bead peels off one side.
Look out for the following:
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Movement joints with sealant missing
Schools and community buildings such as Clifton Hall School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building.
Before you book anyone
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their public liability cover
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Looking after buildings in and around Newbridge
Newbridge is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on. We plan block programmes with some give for it
If you own or manage units on a site such as Newbridge Industrial estate, which lies south-east of Newbridge, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit. Student blocks close to universities like Heriot-Watt University (3.7 miles south-east of Newbridge) are easiest to work on between tenancies.
Newbridge is about 5 miles north-east of Livingston, in Edinburgh. Across the EH28 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Newbridge is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh. Our Edinburgh page has more on work in that area, about 8 miles away.
We take on mastic joints across the EH28 postcode area. For a building on Bridge Street, Edinburgh Road and Chariot Drive or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. Sites close to Newbridge are covered too, including Kirkliston (1 mile north), West Clifton (2 miles south-west), Wilkieston (2 miles south), Linburn (3 miles south) and Winchburgh (3 miles north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (8 miles east), Leith (10 miles east), Bonnington (9 miles east), Greenside (9 miles east), Broughton (9 miles east) and Bellevue (8 miles east).
Near you in Newbridge
The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Gateway station, about 3.4 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Illieston Castle (2.1 miles south-west) and Broxburn Community Museum (3.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Dundas Loch.
What happens if it’s left?
Resealing ahead of leaks keeps it to a maintenance task. After water has got in, there may be damp, damaged plaster or decoration to put right too and occupiers notice. For buildings near Newbridge, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Photos of each area help us quote the whole job.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- CSCS-carded applicators
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.