West Coates mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for West Coates, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Movement joints with sealant missing
Need mastic sealing in West Coates?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in West Coates
For over 20 years we have resealed joints for owners, agents and landlords. Our applicators are CSCS-carded and we hold public liability insurance. Each building we complete carries a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. If you are dealing with the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block, we can help, on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal kitchens and washrooms and communal entrances and stairwells alike. For commercial sealant work in West Coates, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Tenements are a large part of the housing in Scotland’s cities, and shared repairs often go through a property factor. Shared-part mastic work is typically agreed by the owners, often through the factor, and can cover a whole close or block.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- West Coates (EH11, EH3, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
Ask residents or tenants to report draughts or leaks round windows early. A quick report keeps a small repair small.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Once that happens, repairs come before resealing.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
On site: what to expect
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building, and we clear our waste as we work. For premises in West Coates, tell us about access times, shared entrances and any building rules, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
- Dates, areas and access are agreed so residents or tenants can be told in advance.
- Old sealant is stripped and each face prepared back to firm material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Quotes
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Piecemeal repairs over the years often leave mismatched sealant. Resealing a whole building gives a consistent finish and one 12-month guarantee. Getting access arranged for a building in West Coates takes time, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in West Coates choose us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Public liability insurance in place
- One contact handling all your sites
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
See our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
What else we do in West Coates
West Coates: questions and answers
Will you take on work at estates like Russell Road Industrial Estate, close to West Coates?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around West Coates, Russell Road Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Our building in West Coates is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
What do you charge?
We don’t publish prices, as every site differs. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Block-wide and estate programmes are common. You get a fixed quote per building or for the whole job.
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 photographs and a postcode.
How long does a job like this take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Looking after buildings in and around West Coates
West Coates lies within about 2 miles of the sea. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first; plan inspections around that. Five care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from West Coates. Care home owners need frame and external mastic kept sound without unsettling residents.
Site managers at schools like St Mary's Music School can fit frame mastic into the summer works. If you look after a block within reach of Haymarket station, under half a mile east of West Coates, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme.
West Coates is about 1 mile west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. West Coates sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Commercial sites across EH11, EH3 and EH12 are covered. If your site is on Duff Road, Dalry Road and Bryson Road or close by, we can quote for mastic joints. Nearby places we also cover include Dalry (1 mile south-east), Roseburn (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Dean Village (1 mile north-east) and Edinburgh (1 mile east) for mastic joints. Bigger towns within reach include Leith (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (7 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), Lochend (3 miles east) and South Portobello (4 miles east).
Near you in West Coates
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Boroughmuir High School, Ryrie's pub and Tollcross Primary School, among other places. Other local landmarks include St Cuthbert's Church (0.8 miles east), Gabrielle Keiller Library (under half a mile north) and Harrison Park (0.8 miles south). West Coates has its own railway station: Haymarket station. Well-known places in the area include Murrayfield Experience (0.7 miles south-west) and Edinburgh Castle (1 mile east). The countryside around West Coates includes Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
Signs you need mastic sealing in West Coates
Previous repairs often sealed new mastic over old. New silicone has nothing to grip on old silicone, so these repairs rarely last.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Damp patches beside frames
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Failed external movement joints
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
Student accommodation around universities such as Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus, 1 mile south-east of West Coates, is typically managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme.
Before you book anyone
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?