Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing in Macmerry, East Lothian
We carry out sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas in Macmerry and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Stained sealant around pans and urinals
- Complaints from staff, guests or users about tired washrooms
- Shower tray joints that have opened up
Washroom sealing for Macmerry sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Honest limits
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Leaks through tanking or membranes below the finishes
- Water from plumbing, not from a joint
- Mould caused by poor ventilation, which will return until the extract is fixed
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- Urinals and WCs
- Vanity units and basins
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- IPS panels and cubicles
- Kitchens and tea points
Washroom sealing in Macmerry, done properly
In healthcare and care settings, sealing is part of keeping surfaces cleanable. We work to your organisation’s estates and infection-control requirements and any site permits. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on urinals and WCs, accessible toilets and changing rooms and vanity units and basins, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are open joints along basins and vanity units and sealant stained black around basins and showers. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Macmerry? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Around smaller places such as Macmerry, washrooms and kitchens are found in hotels, pubs, schools, care homes and halls. Black sealant normally can’t be cleaned, so it is removed and replaced with anti-mould sanitary silicone.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Macmerry (EH33)
- Wider area
- East Lothian
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
How the job changes by surface
Basins and vanity tops
Vanity tops and basins are splashed all day, so the wall joint and bowl surrounds tend to fail before anything else. They are resealed with anti-mould sanitary silicone.
IPS and cubicle panels
Panel systems meet walls, floors and vanity tops at sealed joints. Those joints protect the boards behind from water.
Signs you need washroom sealing in Macmerry
Decorators’ caulk and general sealants sometimes end up where sanitary silicone belongs. They don’t stand up to constant water and they discolour and fail early.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Open joints along basins and vanity units
- Sealant laid over old silicone and now peeling
- Split or peeling sealant at shower trays
- Open joints at the base of cubicle panels
Healthcare washrooms on sites such as Roodlands General Hospital (4.3 miles east of Macmerry) are resealed area by area, under the site’s own infection-control rules.
Questions to ask before you book
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Leave it or put it right?
Waiting for a holiday closure can leave failing joints in place for a long time. Phasing lets it happen now, with facilities kept in use. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why us?
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
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Questions about Macmerry
Is a smaller place like Macmerry outside your area?
Not at all. Macmerry is within our area. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Will the toilets in our Macmerry building be out of use?
Not all at once. We take one block of facilities at a time. Sanitary silicone needs time to cure before the area is used, and we’ll tell you how long for the product used.
Do you use special sealant for toilets and showers?
Each area gets the grade that suits it. Washrooms and showers take anti-mould sanitary silicone while kitchens may need a food-safe grade.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
What will the job cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. For yours, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with a description of the work.
Can washrooms stay open while you work?
We phase it so users always have somewhere to go. One washroom, one bank of cubicles or one changing room is done at a time around your site hours and access windows.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself normally taking half a day to a day per washroom, depending on the number of fittings. For a building near Macmerry, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We start by inspecting the fittings and joints and flagging problems sealant can’t solve.
- We agree which rooms close and when, so users always have somewhere to go.
- We strip out the old bead and clean off the residue left behind.
- Joints are cleaned, degreased and dried before sealing.
- A bead of anti-mould sanitary silicone goes in and is tooled to a smooth, cleanable profile.
- Each room is handed back once the sealant has had its cure time.
What we need from you
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Getting a fixed quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Keeping Macmerry washrooms open while we work
Macmerry is within about 3 miles of the coast, and seaside hospitality typically has a peak season that works washrooms hard. Showers and en suites in constant use are where silicone moulds and splits first, and the quieter months are the natural time to reseal. The east of Scotland, where Macmerry is, gets less rain than the west. Drier weather outside doesn’t help a washroom with poor extraction, where mould gets into silicone fast.
Pupil toilets at schools like Ross High School take heavy daily use, and the holidays give the window to reseal. For buildings on a site such as Macmerry Business Park, which lies north-east of Macmerry, washrooms and tea points can be resealed in phases through the working week.
Macmerry is about 5 miles west of Haddington, in East Lothian. We cover commercial sites throughout Macmerry. 48 places across East Lothian fall within our area, including Macmerry. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page (12 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: EH33. Streets here include Westbank Court, Main Road and St Germains Terrace, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Macmerry, we also work in New Winton (1 mile south-west), Tranent (2 miles west), Seton (2 miles north-west), Ormiston (3 miles south-west) and Cockenzie and Port Seton (3 miles north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Musselburgh (6 miles west), Haddington (5 miles east), Dunbar (15 miles east), North Berwick (10 miles north-east), Prestonpans (3 miles west) and Wallyford (4 miles west).
Around Macmerry
The nearest railway station is Longniddry station, about 2.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Roodlands General Hospital (4.3 miles east) and Battle of Prestonpans Jacobite Museum (3.3 miles west).