Mastic sealant contractors in St Leonard's
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations across St Leonard's, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Draughts at frames across a block
Need mastic sealing in St Leonard's?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Mastic sealing in St Leonard's, done properly
Treatment starts with a proper look: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Old mastic is removed entirely, the faces prepared, primer used where the maker specifies it and new sealant tooled in and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. Most enquiries involve water getting in round frames after rain and brittle perimeter mastic across a building, on communal kitchens and washrooms, communal entrances and stairwells and balcony and threshold joints. Most enquiries from St Leonard's start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Housing associations and councils in Scotland’s cities manage large estates of flats and maisonettes. Planned mastic programmes can renew frame and external joints block by block, with residents given notice through the landlord.
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 spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- St Leonard's (EH8, EH9, EH16)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for mastic joints
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- The total length or number of joints
- Phasing around occupants
- Access and working height
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The site address and postcode
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Questions about St Leonard's
Does the sea air around St Leonard's change the choice of sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Does your area include sites such as Blackford Business Park, near St Leonard's?
Yes. We cover St Leonard's and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Blackford Business Park. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
What will the job cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Do you work in St Leonard's?
Yes. We cover St Leonard's, and you can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to get started.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
Access is discussed and agreed before the quote is fixed. Tell us the number of storeys and whether scaffold or other access is planned, and we’ll tell you how we’d approach it.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos removal isn’t part of our work. Anything suspect is tested before we carry on, and the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder.
Different surfaces, different methods
Planned maintenance
Adding mastic to planned maintenance avoids reactive repairs and keeps budgets predictable.
External movement joints
Joint size and product are matched to the expected movement with the width-to-depth ratio set as the manufacturer advises.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- We agree the programme and dates with you.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Doing it in-house
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Frames, entrances and external joints in St Leonard's
The sea is no more than about 3 miles from St Leonard's. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather usually needs its mastic renewed first. Six care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from St Leonard's. Frame mastic on care buildings is best renewed elevation by elevation, with the manager deciding timings.
With historic buildings such as Whitefoord House, 0.9 miles to the north of St Leonard's, in the wider area, owners of older properties around St Leonard's should expect mastic to need a product that suits old masonry. Owners of student blocks near University of Edinburgh (0.6 miles north-west of St Leonard's) can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation. Buildings close to stations like Edinburgh Waverley station (1 mile north-west of St Leonard's) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound.
St Leonard's is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover St Leonard's and the rest of Edinburgh, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including St Leonard's.
Postcode districts covered here: EH8, EH9 and EH16. Buildings on Dalkeith Road, Salisbury Road and Newington Road are within our area. If your building is just outside St Leonard's, we cover Newington (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile north-west), Sciennes (1 mile west), Mayfield (1 mile south) and Burgh Muir (1 mile south-west). A short drive away, we cover Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), Southhouse (3 miles south), Newhaven (3 miles north) and Gilmerton (3 miles south-east).
Around St Leonard's
Recent enquiries here include premises near Duddingston Kirk, The Meadows and National Museums Scotland Library. You’ll also find Sciennes Primary School (0.5 miles west), 1 pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Royal Blind School (0.7 miles south). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1 mile north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1 mile south-east) and Deaconess Hospital (0.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
Aftercare for building managers
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
- Check sealant joints during planned building inspections
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Make it easy for occupiers to report draughts
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.
The longer failed joints are left, the more likely the substrate edges break up. Then the edges may need repairing first.
Why deal with it now?
Open external joints let water into walls and around frames. Damp patches, stained plaster and decorating claims can follow, which is harder to deal with than resealing. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, and failed external joints let it into stone walls and around frames. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
Pricing mastic joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Colour agreed before work starts
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.