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Commercial sealant contractors in EH17
We cover every part of the EH17 postcode district, including Southhouse, Gilmerton and Gracemount. Every joint is properly prepared, with a 12-month guarantee.
Sealant contractors for EH17
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Where we work in EH17
- Southhouse
- Gilmerton
- Gracemount
- Ellen's Glen
- Burdiehouse
- Ferniehill
- Fernieside
- Moredun
- Craigour
- Little France
- Kaimes
- Howden Hall
- Liberton
- Alnwickhill
- Inch
- Mortonhall
Sealant work we offer in EH17
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
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Let us know the job and your postcode for a fixed quote: give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Commercial sealant contractors in EH17: how it works
If you look after more than one building, a single sealant contractor saves a lot of chasing. Single jobs, multi-site packages and planned programmes all come to us, handled with the same process each time: details in, a fixed quote back, the sealing done, then our 12-month guarantee. For sites in EH17, the quickest start is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with a list of addresses. We work on external facade joints, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and floor and threshold joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are external beads that have gone brittle and cracked and greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point.
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area.
- Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
- The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
- Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
- Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
- Each joint gets a suitable sealant, laid to depth and tooled.
- We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.
What affects the price in EH17
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What you get with us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Colour agreed before work starts
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
Request a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings if you’d rather talk the job through.
Around Southhouse
In Southhouse, that means premises near Edinburgh, Gracemount High School and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. Southhouse’s nearest station is Shawfair station, roughly 2.8 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles north) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.8 miles north). Open spaces near Southhouse include Blackford Hill and Duddingston Loch.
Commercial premises across EH17
In EH17, much commercial sealant work follows refits in shops, offices and hotels in places such as Southhouse, Gilmerton and Gracemount. Visible joints call for a matched colour and a clean tooled finish.
The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but external sealing anywhere in Scotland needs a dry joint and the right temperature, so we keep some flexibility in the dates. In the parts of EH17 near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first.
Southhouse: Shops and cafés around stations like Shawfair station, 2.8 miles north-east of Southhouse, trade from early, so work is timed around them. Sites a few miles apart, such as Eldin Industrial Estate and Edgefield Industrial Estate, can share one programme and one point of contact.
Why act early?
A cheaper quote sometimes means the old bead stays in. Sealing over looks tidy at handover, then lifts once the joint starts moving. Our prices always include removal of the failed bead and full joint preparation, which is where the lasting value is.
Questions to ask before you book
- How joint depth will be controlled
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Common problems we fix in EH17
No sealant joint is permanent. How long one lasts depends on the movement it takes, its exposure to sun and weather, the cleaning regime, the traffic and the product itself. In commercial buildings those factors tend to act together.
Look out for the following:
- Window and door perimeter joints that have cracked open
- Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
- External beads that have gone brittle and cracked
- Layers of sealant, all of them failing
Surface by surface
Commercial kitchens and tea points
In kitchens, sealant lines at worktops, sinks and wall panels take heat, grease and daily cleaning. They’re degreased thoroughly before resealing, and a hygienic or food-safe sealant is used where food contact is possible.
Shop fronts and retail fit-outs
Retail work typically has to fit around trading. Tell us your trading hours and access windows and we will plan around them, working in sections where that helps.
Quoting for work in EH17
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Distance, for remote addresses
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
When to bring in a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Questions we are asked in EH17
Does commercial sealant work come with a guarantee?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. Should a joint we sealed give trouble during those 12 months, let us know and we will look at it.
Which site documents can you send us?
Send your site requirements with the enquiry, and we will confirm the RAMS, insurance and CSCS details with the quote. For older buildings we’ll ask for the asbestos register, plus your site induction rules.
Can you take on work for an FM or managing agent?
Yes, and through main contractors too. You send the details, we return a fixed quote, and the job is done and signed off.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Can areas stay open during the work?
That comes down to planning: areas are phased, access windows agreed and enough washrooms or entrances left in use. Let us know what can’t close and we’ll work around it.