Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing in New Town, Edinburgh
Washroom sealing for New Town, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Open joints along basins and vanity units
- Complaints from staff, guests or users about tired washrooms
- Split or peeling sealant at shower trays
Washroom sealing for New Town sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Surface by surface
Urinals and WC pans
Pan and urinal joints face constant cleaning and splashing. Once they discolour or split, they hold odours and look unhygienic.
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.
Washroom sealing in New Town
In a busy washroom, the sealant usually gives up long before the tiles or fittings. Around basins, urinals, cubicles, IPS panels and shower trays it takes water, soap, cleaning chemicals and knocks every day and mould that roots into it can’t be cleaned away. The fix is to remove it completely and reseal with sanitary silicone containing anti-mould additives. If you have kitchen worktop joints that can’t be kept clean and urinal joints that look unhygienic, we can put it right. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in New Town from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Ground-floor premises below tenements in Scotland’s cities often have small staff toilets and kitchens. Small rooms that don’t dry out are where mould gets into sealant first.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- New Town (EH3, EH1, EH2)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Other services in New Town
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. City jobs in New Town usually need parking and loading planned. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- Every room is surveyed and the failed joints listed.
- You get a fixed quote with the phasing plan.
- Old sealant is removed completely and the faces cleaned.
- Joints are degreased and dried.
- New anti-mould sealant goes in and is tooled neat.
- Each area is handed back when ready.
What we need from you
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Leaking pipes, traps, wastes or cisterns, which need a plumber
- Loose panels, vanity units or tiles, which need fixing first
- Vanity carcasses that have swollen
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Urinals and WCs
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- Vanity units and basins
- IPS panels and cubicles
- Kitchens and tea points
Work for main contractors and building owners
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around New Town. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Sanitary sealant for New Town buildings
With the shore within about 2 miles, New Town counts as a coastal location, and places by the sea often rely on visitors, so their hotels and holiday lets see heavy seasonal use. Washrooms used guest after guest wear their sanitary silicone faster, so resealing in the quieter months keeps rooms ready. New Town is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Drier weather outside doesn’t help a washroom with poor extraction, where mould gets into silicone fast.
Halls of residence and teaching buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus (to the south of New Town) are easiest to reseal during vacations. For buildings on a site such as Beaverbank Business Park, 0.7 miles to the north of New Town, washrooms and tea points can be resealed in phases through the working week. At a hospital like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), which lies west of New Town, patient and staff washrooms are best done in short phases agreed with the ward.
New Town is about 1 mile north of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to New Town for work on washrooms and wet areas, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places, large and small.
We cover the EH3, EH1 and EH2 postcode districts for washrooms and wet areas. Buildings on York Lane, Meuse Lane and Canon Lane are within our area for washrooms and wet areas. Close to New Town, our area also takes in Bellevue (1 mile north-east), Broughton (1 mile east), Canonmills (1 mile north), Greenside (1 mile east) and Gayfield (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (4 miles south-east).
Near you in New Town
Around New Town, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Stockbridge public library, Drummond Community High School and King George V Park, among other places. Other local landmarks include St Cuthbert's Church (0.5 miles south-west) and The Standing Order pub (less than half a mile south). There’s a railway station in New Town itself: Edinburgh Waverley station. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh (0.6 miles south-east) and Waverley Mall (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Salisbury Crags.
What sets the cost
What shapes the price:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- The type of building and who uses it
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
FAQs: New Town
Can work in a care setting near New Town go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Can work at a site such as University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus fit around teaching?
Yes. Education sites normally want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us with a description of the work.
Do you work in New Town?
Yes. We cover New Town, and you can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to get started.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
What happens if it’s left?
Open or mouldy joints are hard to keep hygienic which matters most in healthcare, food and education settings. Sound, smooth joints are much easier to keep clean. Getting access arranged for a building in New Town takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
Pricing washrooms and wet areas depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.