Old Craighall mastic sealing
Commercial sealant work in Old Craighall for contractors, FMs and building owners: mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations, quoted at a fixed price.
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Mastic sealing in Old Craighall
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Do you need mastic sealing in Old Craighall?
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.
Things that normally lead to an enquiry:
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Communal area joints that look neglected
If you manage student housing near a university such as Queen Margaret University, 0.6 miles north-west of Old Craighall, the summer turnaround is the time for mastic.
What your quote should include
- Their public liability cover
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Who will actually carry out the work
Mastic sealing in Old Craighall
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. Many prefer a planned programme to one-off visits and we quote and schedule each building in turn. We work on balcony and threshold joints, communal entrances and stairwells and shopfronts below residential blocks, and what we’re called in for most is worn sealant at communal door frames and mastic failing across several blocks on an estate. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Old Craighall, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Old Craighall, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. Programmes allow for the weather.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Old Craighall (EH21)
- Wider area
- East Lothian
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
At the end of each section, 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. Jobs near Old Craighall are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- 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 in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Old Craighall
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
Blocks and managed buildings in Old Craighall
Old Craighall sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather usually needs its mastic renewed first. Old Craighall is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. We plan block programmes with some give for it
Historic properties like Melville Castle (2.6 miles south-west of Old Craighall) show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone. For owners of several units at places like Inveresk Mills Industrial Park, 1 mile north of Old Craighall, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot.
Old Craighall is about 1 mile south of Musselburgh, in East Lothian. Looking for mastic sealing in Old Craighall? We can help. We work across 48 places in East Lothian. Our Edinburgh page has more on work in that area (6 miles or so).
We take on mastic joints across the EH21 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Queen Margaret University Way, Old Craighall Road and Milne Meadows and the roads nearby. Close to Old Craighall, our area also takes in Millerhill (1 mile south-west), Shawfair (1 mile west), Whitecraig (1 mile east), Newton Village (1 mile south-west) and Newcraighall (1 mile north-west). A short drive away, we cover Haddington (11 miles east), Tranent (5 miles east), Prestonpans (4 miles north-east), Cockenzie and Port Seton (5 miles north-east), Longniddry (7 miles north-east) and Gullane (12 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Old Craighall
The nearest railway station is Musselburgh station, roughly 0.8 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Musselburgh Doll Museum (1.4 miles north) and Dalkeith Palace (1.6 miles south). The countryside around Old Craighall includes Duddingston Loch and Whinny Hill.
FAQs: Old Craighall
Is Old Craighall off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover the whole of Scotland. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Can you quote for a block close to Musselburgh station?
Yes. Managing agents, landlords, property factors and housing associations are who this service is for. We work to your notice and access arrangements.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
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.
Will residents or tenants be disturbed?
Residents and tenants carry on as normal. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
We do. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Looking after the joints
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
- Make it easy for occupiers to report draughts
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
Add mastic joints to your cyclical inspections. Check for splits, open joints, brittle mastic and lifting edges and record where they are.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Early resealing is far simpler than repairs inside.
Owners, agents and contractors
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Old Craighall can form part of a wider programme.
Should maintenance staff do it?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.