Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Newington, Edinburgh
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Newington and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
Mastic sealing for Newington sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
For owners and agents in Newington
Newington is within about 3 miles of the coast. Blocks and commercial buildings facing the sea take the most weather on their window perimeters and external joints, and they deserve more regular inspection. Being in the east of Scotland, Newington gets less rain than the west coast. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Block programmes are built with that in mind
Landlords with units on estates such as Blackford Business Park, 0.8 miles to the south-west of Newington, can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme. Owners of student blocks near University of Edinburgh (to the north-west of Newington) can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation.
Newington is about 1 mile south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Newington is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Newington.
Postcode districts covered here: EH9, EH8 and EH16 for mastic joints. For a building on Lauder Road, Cobden Road and Meadow Lane or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. We also cover St Leonard's (1 mile north-east), Burgh Muir (1 mile south-west), Sciennes (1 mile west), Mayfield (1 mile south-east) and The Grange (1 mile west) for mastic joints. A short drive away, we cover Leith (3 miles north), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), Southhouse (3 miles south) and Newhaven (3 miles north).
Around Newington
Around Newington, our work takes us to commercial buildings near National Museums Scotland Library, The Meadows and Duddingston Kirk, among other places. Nearby too are Sciennes Primary School (less than half a mile west), 1 pub (less than half a mile north) and Royal Blind School (0.5 miles south). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (0.9 miles south-east) and Deaconess Hospital (0.6 miles north). Not far away are Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.
Mastic sealing in Newington, done properly
We work for building owners, landlords with commercial or block portfolios, managing agents and housing associations. Many prefer a planned programme to one-off visits and we quote and schedule each building in turn. Most enquiries involve old repairs sealed over failed mastic and estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out, across communal kitchens and washrooms, window and door perimeters on blocks and balcony and threshold joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Newington first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Many of Scotland’s city tenements are looked after by property factors. Shared-part mastic work is typically agreed by the owners, often through the factor, and can cover a whole close or block.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: 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
- Newington (EH9, EH8, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
Commercial clients in Newington
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
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.
Common problems we fix in Newington
Frames, panels and masonry expand and contract through the year, and the sealant takes up that movement. If the joint or the product wasn’t suited to the movement, it splits long before it should.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
Site managers at schools like St Trinnean's School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
What your quote should include
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- What site paperwork they can supply
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Add mastic joints to your cyclical inspections. Check for splits, open joints, brittle mastic and lifting edges, and note the building and elevation.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. We can quote buildings in priority order so spending is spread.
Nearby places to Newington
What else we do in Newington
How a job runs
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. City jobs in Newington 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.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Related advice
Newington: questions and answers
Will you take on a block within reach of Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes. Managing agents, landlords, property factors and housing associations are who this service is for. Send the address, photos of the elevations and your access arrangements, and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Will you work in a care home in Newington without moving residents out?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
What paperwork can you provide?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. For specific documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can you reseal a whole block or estate?
Yes. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order, and the programme can start with the worst.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, backed by public liability insurance.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Cost factors for mastic joints
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The site’s rules and procedures
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any specification or named product
- Your programme or deadline
- The postcode of the building
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.