Midlothian · Scotland
Commercial sealant contractors in EH23
We cover every part of the EH23 postcode district, which takes in Gorebridge, Birkenside and North Middleton. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Mastic and sealant across EH23
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Places in EH23
Sealant work we offer in EH23
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
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Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll come back with a price: give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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About commercial sealant contractors in EH23
Mastic Doctor has been sealing joints for businesses and contractors since 2005: we’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, our applicators hold CSCS cards, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. If your site needs RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, say so and we will confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead and window and door perimeter joints that have cracked open, across external facade joints, movement joints in walls and floors and washrooms and tea points.
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you, and each area is checked before we leave it.
- First, details come to us: photographs, drawings or a schedule of the areas, or we arrange a site visit.
- The failure is diagnosed and a fixed quote issued for the work agreed.
- Before anything is cut out, we agree access, timings and sequence.
- We strip the failed bead and prepare both faces of the joint.
- Backing and primer go in where needed, then the chosen sealant is applied and tooled.
- Each area is inspected, signed off and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Pricing in EH23
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why clients in EH23 choose us
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
Request a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Local landmarks in Gorebridge
We work on buildings around Gorebridge Parish Church and Newbattle Community High School. There’s a railway station in Gorebridge itself: Gorebridge station. Nearby you’ll also find Catcune Castle (1 mile south-east) and Midlothian Community Hospital (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Edgelaw Reservoir.
Shops, offices and hotels in EH23
Across EH23, from Gorebridge, Newtongrange and Birkenside to the smaller places between, commercial buildings run from high-street shops and offices to hotels, schools and business parks. We cover the whole area, so occupiers with several sites can use one contractor and one point of contact.
Work in EH23 comes under Scotland’s own building standards and technical handbooks. We seal to what has been specified, on every job.
Gorebridge: Industrial estates such as Butlerfield Industrial Estate (1.4 miles north-west of Gorebridge) have offices, trade counters and welfare areas whose sealant ages like any other building’s. Premises within reach of Gorebridge station, under half a mile south of Gorebridge, often have busy frontages where joints are seen by everyone passing.
Building owners, agents and FMs in EH23
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. EH23 can form part of a wider programme across Midlothian.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around EH23. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Why it fails
Resealing over the top is a false economy we come across often. New silicone has nothing to key into, so the top layer lifts, holds water and hides what’s going on. Getting back to a clean joint then means removing every layer.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
- Damp patches where an external joint has failed
- Frame sealant that has cracked, shrunk or pulled away
- Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
What happens if it’s left?
Fixing joints complaint by complaint is a costly way to manage sealant. Planning the work across a year or a portfolio means fewer separate visits and a predictable spend. We will suggest an order, worst sealant joints first.
Questions to ask before you book
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Leaks from pipework, wastes or valves (that’s plumbing)
- Suspect materials that need testing and specialist removal
- Broken glass or blown double-glazed units
Your questions answered
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Can you handle sealant work across several sites?
Yes. We regularly take on multi-site work and planned maintenance programmes, quoted per building or as a package.
Is it OK to apply fresh sealant over existing beads?
The old bead is stripped out first. Then the joint is cleaned, primed where the maker specifies, backed to depth and resealed.
Can areas stay open during the work?
Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.