Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Shandon, Edinburgh
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Shandon and across Edinburgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Damp patches beside frames
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
Mastic sealing near Shandon
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 Shandon?
Sunlight and weather break mastic down over time. It stiffens, stops stretching and cracks, especially on south and west faces.
Look out for the following:
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
Buildings close to stations like Slateford station (0.7 miles south-west of Shandon) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound.
Questions to ask before you book
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Mastic sealing in Shandon
Most buildings come with mastic joints nobody has looked at since handover, and it ages quietly: window perimeters, door frames, external joints and communal junctions all rely on it. When it hardens, splits or pulls away, water and draughts follow along with complaints. Most enquiries involve cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block and water getting in round frames after rain, across balcony and threshold joints, communal kitchens and washrooms and window and door perimeters on blocks. Searching for sealant specialists in Shandon? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Scotland’s city blocks are largely sandstone or, in Aberdeen, granite, so perimeter mastic around replacement windows has to be neutral-cure and kind to the masonry.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Shandon (EH11, EH14, EH10)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before the next one starts. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Shandon, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- 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.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
What we need from you
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Getting a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Related advice
Why act early in Shandon
Failed perimeter mastic lets cold air in around frames and the windows usually get the blame. In many cases, new perimeter sealant deals with it where the frames themselves are sound. Getting access arranged for a building in Shandon takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why us?
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Colour agreed before work starts
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Nearby places to Shandon
What else we do in Shandon
What the job involves on each surface
Estate-wide resealing programmes
Consistent products and colours across an estate make future maintenance simpler and easier to manage.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Mixed-use buildings combine shops below with flats or offices above the programme has to suit everyone. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.
Questions we’re asked in Shandon
Does the sea air around Shandon change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can work in a care setting near Shandon go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Do you work in Shandon?
Yes. Shandon is in our area. To discuss a job, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Can you seal joints high up on a block?
Every block is different. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so the fixed quote reflects it.
Can you reseal a whole block or estate?
Block-wide and estate programmes are common. The quote can be split however suits your budgeting.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Frames, entrances and external joints in Shandon
Shandon is within about 3 miles of the coast. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first. The east of Scotland, where Shandon is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. We plan block programmes with some give for it
Owners of student blocks near Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus, 0.6 miles to the east of Shandon, can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation. Schools and community buildings such as Craiglockhart Primary School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building.
Shandon is about 1 mile south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Shandon. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh.
Business premises anywhere in EH11, EH14 and EH10 are within our area. For a building on Appin Lane, Cowan Road and Gorgie Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. Sites close to Shandon are covered too, including Polwarth (1 mile south), Gorgie (1 mile west), Westfield (1 mile north-west), Slateford (1 mile south-west) and Holy Corner (1 mile east). Bigger towns within reach include Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), Pilrig (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (7 miles north-west) and Powderhall (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Shandon
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Harrison Park, Gabrielle Keiller Library and Boroughmuir High School and the streets around them. You’ll also find Iain Tomlin School of Music (0.6 miles east) and The Athletic Arms (0.5 miles north-east). The nearest railway station is Slateford station, about 0.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Royal Edinburgh Hospital (0.7 miles south-east) and Merchiston Tower (0.6 miles east). Open spaces near Shandon include Craiglockhart Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
What sealant work can’t fix
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Shandon
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
Commercial clients in Shandon
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.