Washroom Sealing contractors in Newcraighall
Need washroom sealing in Newcraighall? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Split or peeling sealant at shower trays
- Sealant laid over old silicone and now peeling
- Kitchen worktop joints that can’t be kept clean
Washroom sealing for businesses in Newcraighall
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our washroom sealing in Newcraighall
Facilities managers, contractors and building owners have used us for washroom sealing for over 20 years. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We are fully insured. Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. We work on showers, trays and wet room floors, accessible toilets and changing rooms and IPS panels and cubicles, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are open joints along basins and vanity units and kitchen worktop joints that can’t be kept clean. Most enquiries from Newcraighall start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Hospitality businesses in Scotland’s cities rely on washrooms and kitchens that look right and clean easily. Washrooms get anti-mould sanitary silicone and kitchens hygienic sealant, food-safe where needed.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Newcraighall (EH21, EH15, EH22)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Newcraighall
Is a hospital such as Shawfair Park Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Will our hotel in Newcraighall need to close for the work?
Almost never. The work is phased so most rooms stay available. The plan is built around your bookings.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Is it OK to put new silicone on top of the old?
We always remove it. New silicone won’t stick to the old, so sealing over it soon peels.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Washroom sealing around Newcraighall: points for this area
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Newcraighall, and seaside hospitality normally has a peak season that works washrooms hard. Washrooms used guest after guest wear their sanitary silicone faster, so we plan the work for quieter weeks where possible. The area within 2 miles of Newcraighall holds several hotels. En suite bathrooms, staff changing rooms and kitchens all need their sanitary silicone renewed in time. The work can go floor by floor, agreed with housekeeping.
For a college such as Edinburgh College - Milton Road Campus, 0.7 miles north-west of Newcraighall, half-term and summer give the windows for washroom work. For centre management at a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre (1.7 miles west of Newcraighall), washroom work is planned around footfall.
Newcraighall is about 1 mile west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover Newcraighall and the rest of Edinburgh, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Newcraighall.
Postcode districts covered here: EH21, EH15 and EH22 for washrooms and wet areas. If your site is on Benhar Road, Glennie Road and Denholm Road or close by, send details and we will quote for washrooms and wet areas. We also cover Shawfair (1 mile south), Eastfield (1 mile north), Joppa (1 mile north), Old Craighall (1 mile south-east) and Musselburgh (1 mile east) for washrooms and wet areas. Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (5 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Newcraighall
Around Newcraighall, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Portobello Library and Abercorn Park. Newcraighall has its own railway station: Newcraighall station. A little further out are Craigmillar Castle (2.1 miles west) and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (2 miles south-west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and Whinny Hill.
When to call us in Newcraighall
Cubicle panels, IPS panels and vanity units flex when people lean on them or doors are slammed, and shower trays shift under foot. If the joint wasn’t laid to take that movement, it tears or peels away.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Sealant lifting along a tray edge
- Open joints along basins and vanity units
- Washrooms that look worn because of the sealant
- Sealant laid over old silicone and now peeling
Welfare facilities in units on estates such as Newhailes Industrial Estate, 0.5 miles to the north-east of Newcraighall, have showers, toilets and kitchens with sealant that works hard.
What to look for in a quote
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Nearby places to Newcraighall
Also in Newcraighall
Owners, agents and contractors
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
What sets the cost
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Any access equipment needed
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Whether the work must be split into stages
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- When you need the work done
- Specification clauses that apply
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before the next one starts. City jobs in Newcraighall usually need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We start by inspecting the fittings and joints and flagging problems sealant can’t solve.
- The phasing is agreed so there are always facilities open.
- Failed silicone is removed completely and the surfaces cleaned of every trace.
- Each joint is degreased and left dry, because silicone won’t bond to damp or soapy surfaces.
- A bead of anti-mould sanitary silicone goes in and is tooled to a smooth, cleanable profile.
- Rooms reopen after the product’s cure time, and we move to the next.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Agree which areas must stay open
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
General trades versus a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
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.
Why deal with it now?
When a washroom looks worn, a refit isn’t the only answer. Where tiles, panels and fittings are sound, new sealant may be enough to put it right while bigger works are planned. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
A quote for washrooms and wet areas depends on quantities, condition and access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Newcraighall
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Fully insured
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.