Washroom Sealing contractors in Old Pentland
Sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas in Old Pentland and across Midlothian. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Failed joints along IPS and cubicle panels
- Shower tray joints that have opened up
- Washrooms that look worn because of the sealant
Washroom sealing for Old Pentland sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle washroom sealing in Old Pentland
Accessible toilets, shower rooms and changing rooms have joints that work harder than most: shower trays, wet-room floor edges, basins and floor-to-wall junctions. Gaps in those places let water get under the floor or behind panels so they get particular attention. If you have shower tray joints that have opened up and washrooms that look worn because of the sealant, we can put it right. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Old Pentland? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around smaller places such as Old Pentland, washrooms and kitchens are found in hotels, pubs, schools, care homes and halls. Black sealant usually can’t be cleaned, so it is removed and replaced with anti-mould sanitary silicone.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Old Pentland (EH20, EH10)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Sanitary sealant for Old Pentland buildings
The east of Scotland, where Old Pentland is, gets less rain than the west. Inside, ventilation and use decide how fast washroom sealant moulds, whatever the weather.
Customer toilets and staff facilities at retail sites such as Straiton Retail Park (0.6 miles south-east of Old Pentland) need sealant that stays clean under heavy use. Healthcare estates like Ellen's Glen Community Hospital (2.2 miles north-east of Old Pentland) expect contractors to follow their permits and cleaning rules in every washroom.
Old Pentland is about 3 miles west of Bonnyrigg, in Midlothian. Looking for washroom sealing in Old Pentland? We can help, as we do across Midlothian. Old Pentland is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian for washrooms and wet areas.
Business premises anywhere in EH20 and EH10 are within our area for washrooms and wet areas. Nearby places we also cover include Hillend (1 mile west), Bilston (1 mile south), Loanhead (1 mile east), Burdiehouse (1 mile north-east) and Roslin (2 miles south). A short drive away, we cover Bonnyrigg (3 miles east), Dalkeith (5 miles east), Penicuik (4 miles south-west), Gorebridge (6 miles south-east), Newtongrange (5 miles east) and Mayfield (6 miles east).
Around Old Pentland
For rail, the closest station is Slateford station, roughly 3.8 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north) and Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Caerketton Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Looking after the joints
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Keep a record of which washrooms need attention
- Don’t leave trays and floors sitting wet
- Avoid scourers and harsh descalers on silicone
- Add sealant joints to planned maintenance checks
Any failure in our workmanship within the 12-month guarantee is ours to put right. After that, a routine look catches failing joints early.
A few failed joints can be resealed with hardly any disruption. Left until every washroom is affected, it becomes a bigger programme and more closures to manage.
How a job runs
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Where we can, we combine work around Old Pentland with other jobs nearby. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- First, the phasing is agreed so facilities stay open.
- Leaks, loose panels or damp are pointed out first.
- Old sealant is stripped and the faces prepared.
- We reseal with the grade suited to each area.
- We give you a reopening time for every room.
Before we start on site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Ask for a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
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Questions about Old Pentland
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus for the vacation?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
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.
Is Old Pentland in your area?
Yes. We cover Old Pentland, and the simplest way to start is to phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
What do you charge?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote.
What guarantee comes with washroom resealing?
Our workmanship has a 12-month guarantee backed by public liability insurance.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
What affects the price in Old Pentland
What shapes the price:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Details that help us quote
However big the job, the same details help:
- Your programme or deadline
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any specification or named product
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
How the job changes by surface
Basins and vanity tops
Water getting past a vanity top joint can swell the board beneath. Resealing early protects the unit.
IPS and cubicle panels
IPS panels and cubicle systems have joints at the wall, the floor and the worktop. They stop water reaching the panel boards.
What we are called out for in Old Pentland
Commercial cleaning is harder on sealant than everyday use. Harsh products, abrasive pads and pressure washing break down a joint’s surface and edges, and dirt and mould then get a foothold.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Stained sealant around pans and urinals
- Failed sealant behind washroom basins
- Failed sealant in a tea point or staff kitchen
- Black mould inside silicone joints that cleaning can’t shift
Halls of residence and teaching buildings at universities such as University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus (to the south-west of Old Pentland) are easiest to reseal during vacations.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Who will actually carry out the work
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Panel boards already damaged by water
- Leaks through tanking or membranes below the finishes
- Leaking pipes, traps, wastes or cisterns, which need a plumber
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- IPS panels and cubicles
- Vanity units and basins
- Urinals and WCs
- Kitchens and tea points