Mastic Sealing in Oxgangs
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Oxgangs and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
- Communal area joints that look neglected
Mastic sealing for businesses in Oxgangs
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Ask for a quote
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.
Related advice
Mastic sealing in Oxgangs
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. A planned, building-by-building programme often works better than reacting to each complaint, with each block quoted and scheduled in turn. Site teams most often ask us about brittle perimeter mastic across a building and damp patches beside frames, on balcony and threshold joints, shopfronts below residential blocks and external wall and movement joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Oxgangs first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Oxgangs (EH10, EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Reacting to every complaint means sending someone out block by block. Planned resealing covers a whole building or estate in one go, under a single quote and a single programme. 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.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Why appoint us
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common questions from Oxgangs clients
Will you take on work at estates like Edinburgh West Retail Park, close to Oxgangs?
Yes. We cover Oxgangs and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Edinburgh West Retail Park. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Who do we deal with for shared-part sealing on a tenement in Oxgangs?
Usually the owners agree it together, and a property factor often handles the arrangements. We can quote to the factor or to the owners, for a single close or a whole block.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
We can. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order starting wherever is most urgent.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
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.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
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How the quote is worked out
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How accessible the joints are
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Your programme or deadline
- The postcode of the building
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Group repairs into a planned programme
Include sealant in planned building inspections. Watch for splits, open gaps, hard or chalky surfaces and mastic pulling away, and note the building and elevation.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Early resealing is far simpler than repairs inside.
Blocks and managed buildings in Oxgangs
Oxgangs is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. Five care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Oxgangs. Frame mastic on care buildings is best renewed elevation by elevation, with the manager deciding timings.
If you manage student housing near a university such as Edinburgh Napier University (1.7 miles north-west of Oxgangs), the summer turnaround is the time for mastic. Historic properties like Whitefoord House (3.5 miles north-east of Oxgangs) show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone.
Oxgangs is about 3 miles south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you’re looking for mastic sealing in Oxgangs, we can help, as we do across Edinburgh. Oxgangs is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for mastic joints.
We cover the EH10, EH13 and EH14 postcode districts for mastic joints. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Oxgangs Road, Camus Avenue and Comiston Road and the roads nearby. We also cover Colinton Mains (1 mile west), Comiston (1 mile north-east), Caiystane (1 mile south-east), Greenbank (1 mile north) and Firrhill (1 mile north-west) for mastic joints. Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (3 miles north), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
What’s near Oxgangs
Recent enquiries here include premises near Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming and Harrison Park, among other places. The closest station to Oxgangs is Slateford station, about 1.6 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Cockburn Geological Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Edinburgh City Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Oxgangs include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Common problems we fix in Oxgangs
Poor preparation explains many failed joints. Where the faces weren’t cleaned or primed as specified it comes away from one face.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Damp patches beside frames
For agents with blocks near Slateford station (1.6 miles north-west of Oxgangs), a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go.
Comparing quotes
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Proof of insurance