Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in South Gyle, Edinburgh
Work needed on a mastic joint in South Gyle? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
Need mastic sealing in South Gyle?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle mastic sealing in South Gyle
Blocks are lived in, so access and disruption have to be thought through. The sequence, the areas and the dates are settled with you so you can let residents know what is happening. Entrances and stairwells are kept in use throughout. If you’re dealing with window mastic that has split and shrunk and the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio, we can help, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in South Gyle tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Sandstone tenements in most Scottish cities, and granite in Aberdeen, need mastic that suits the stone, and replacement windows set into those walls need a perimeter sealant that won’t mark the stone.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Place
- South Gyle (EH12, EH11)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. 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.
- 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.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Before we start on site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Related advice
Quoting for work in South Gyle
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Phasing around occupants
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How much there is to seal
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Before you send an enquiry
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- The postcode of the building
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The product your specification calls for
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Places near South Gyle
Also in South Gyle
Looking after buildings in and around South Gyle
South Gyle lies within about 3 miles of the sea. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather typically needs its mastic renewed first. Being in the east of Scotland, South Gyle gets less rain than the west coast. External mastic still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, and winter mornings can be frosty. Programmes allow for that
If you own or manage units on a site such as South Gyle Trade Park, under half a mile to the south of South Gyle, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit. Site managers at schools like Forrester High School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
South Gyle is about 3 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in South Gyle use us for work on mastic joints, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
We cover the EH12 and EH11 postcode districts for mastic joints. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Gylemuir Road, Gylemuir Lane and Craigs Avenue. Nearby places we also cover include Wester Broom (1 mile north-east), Corstorphine (1 mile north-east), Broomhouse (1 mile south-east), Sighthill (1 mile south-east) and Carrick Knowe (1 mile east). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in South Gyle
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Torfin pub and Saughton Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in South Gyle itself: South Gyle station. Other landmarks nearby include The Gyle Shopping Centre (0.7 miles north-west) and Corstorphine Hospital (1.2 miles north-east). The countryside around South Gyle includes The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
Common problems we fix in South Gyle
Buildings move with temperature and moisture, and every joint has to stretch and squeeze with them. If the joint or the product wasn’t suited to the movement, it splits and fails early.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Damp patches beside frames
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Student blocks close to universities like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (to the south-east of South Gyle) are easiest to work on between tenancies.
Before you book anyone
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Their public liability cover
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
Questions about South Gyle
Can you work at a site such as South Gyle Trade Park, by South Gyle?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around South Gyle, South Gyle Trade Park among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you work in occupied care homes around South Gyle?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we’ll work to them.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We ask for the asbestos register or survey before work starts and suspect material is tested first.
Do you work in South Gyle?
Yes. South Gyle is in our area and the rest of Edinburgh. To discuss a job, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Building owners, agents and FMs in South Gyle
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units 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.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in South Gyle can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
If paintable sealant was used, decoration can follow once it has cured. Silicone usually can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Early resealing is far simpler than repairs inside.