Mastic Sealing in North Leith
Looking for mastic sealing in North Leith? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
Mastic sealing for North Leith sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Questions we’re asked in North Leith
Is South Fort Trade Park, near North Leith, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in North Leith and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as South Fort Trade Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Will you work in a care home in North Leith without moving residents out?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Can you seal joints high up on a block?
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 will tell you how we’d approach it.
Is North Leith in your area?
Yes. North Leith falls within our area, and the simplest way to start is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
What do you charge?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with a description of the work.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
About our mastic sealing in North Leith
In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops for testing if there’s any doubt. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. Most enquiries involve repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings and failed external movement joints, across balcony and threshold joints, shopfronts below residential blocks and external wall and movement joints. For commercial sealant work in North Leith, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Tenements are a large part of the housing in Scotland’s cities, and shared repairs often go through a property factor. Shared-part mastic work is typically agreed by the owners, often through the factor, and can cover a whole close or block.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- North Leith (EH6, EH7, EH5)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in North Leith
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
Looking after buildings in and around North Leith
With the shore within about 1 mile, North Leith counts as a coastal location. Blocks and commercial buildings facing the sea take the most weather on their window perimeters and external joints; plan inspections around that. The east of Scotland, where North Leith is, gets less rain than the west. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Programmes allow for that
Property owners at sites such as South Fort Trade Park (under half a mile south of North Leith) can have mastic renewed between lettings. Schools and community buildings such as Leith School of Art need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building. If you manage student housing near a university such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, which lies south of North Leith, the summer turnaround is the time for mastic.
North Leith is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH6 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
We take on mastic joints across the EH6, EH7 and EH5 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Fyfe Lane, Haig Lane and Mill Lane and the roads nearby. Just outside North Leith, we also work in Bonnington (1 mile south), Timber Bush (1 mile east), Victoria Park (1 mile west), Leith (1 mile north-east) and Newhaven (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include West Coates (3 miles south-west), Sciennes (3 miles south), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south), Queensferry (8 miles west) and Burgh Muir (3 miles south).
What’s near North Leith
We work on buildings around McDonald Road Library, Taylor Gardens and The Annfield Bar and the streets around them. Nearby too are Leith Academy (0.8 miles south-east) and London Street Primary School (1.1 miles south). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.7 miles south. A little further out are Ocean Terminal (less than half a mile north) and Leith Hospital (under half a mile south-east). The countryside around North Leith includes Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
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Why act early in North Leith
Reacting to every complaint means sending someone out block by block. Planned resealing covers a whole building or estate in one go and is simpler to manage and budget. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why appoint us
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
From enquiry to sign-off
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. For premises in North Leith, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, and we will plan the work to suit, phased where areas need to stay in use.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Quotes
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
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How the quote is worked out
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The size and state of each joint
- Travel to remote or island sites
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Access details, including height
- The site address and postcode
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The type of building and who uses it
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Keeping the joints sound
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Protect entrance and corridor joints from knocks where possible. Knocks cause many early failures in communal areas.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down the list.
Owners, agents and contractors
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. North Leith can form part of a wider programme.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.