Mastic Sealing in West Craigs
Looking for mastic sealing in West Craigs? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
Mastic sealing across West Craigs
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in West Craigs
There isn’t one mastic for every joint on a building. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. We work on external wall and movement joints, window and door perimeters on blocks and communal kitchens and washrooms, and what we’re called in for most is leaks at window and door perimeters and estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out. For commercial sealant work in West Craigs, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Scotland’s city blocks are largely sandstone or, in Aberdeen, granite, and replacement windows set into those walls need a perimeter sealant that won’t mark the stone.
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.
- Place
- West Craigs (EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work typically takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- 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.
- The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
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Leave it or put it right?
Failed perimeter mastic lets cold air in around frames and the windows typically get the blame. Resealing the perimeters is often the simpler fix when the frames themselves are sound. Getting access arranged for a building in West Craigs takes time, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in West Craigs
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- CHAS accredited
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Frames, entrances and external joints in West Craigs
West Craigs lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do, and they deserve more regular inspection. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of West Craigs. Owners of care premises can bring window and door mastic into a phased programme planned around the home.
Historic properties like Caroline Park, 4 miles to the north-east of West Craigs, show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone. Student blocks close to universities like Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill Campus (to the south-east of West Craigs) are easiest to work on between tenancies. Schools and community buildings such as Craigmount High School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building.
West Craigs is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to West Craigs for work on mastic joints. West Craigs is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout EH12, whatever the building. Streets here include Niven Road, Windle Road and Gyle Avenue. Nearby places we also cover include Maybury (1 mile south-east), East Craigs (1 mile north-east), Gogar (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile north-east) and Cammo (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around West Craigs
There’s a railway station in West Craigs itself: Edinburgh Gateway station. Other landmarks nearby include The Gyle Shopping Centre (under half a mile south) and Craigcrook Castle (2.1 miles north-east). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Prioritise elevations facing the weather
Add mastic joints to your cyclical inspections. Watch for splits, open gaps, hard or chalky surfaces and mastic pulling away and record where they are.
Budgets are easier to plan when sealant is part of planned maintenance. A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down the list.
What sets the cost
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- How much there is to seal
- How accessible the joints are
- Travel to remote or island sites
- The size and state of each joint
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
What we need to price the job
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Access details, including height
- What the building is and how it’s used
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Also in West Craigs
Questions we’re asked in West Craigs
Will you work in a care home in West Craigs without moving residents out?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
How is mastic work on a tenement’s shared parts in West Craigs usually organised?
Typically through the property factor, once the owners have agreed. We can quote to the factor or to the owners, for a single close or a whole block.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee, backed by public liability insurance.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms