Prestonfield washroom sealing
We carry out sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas in Prestonfield. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Black mould inside silicone joints that cleaning can’t shift
- Open joints along basins and vanity units
- Failed joints along IPS and cubicle panels
Washroom sealing across Prestonfield
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle washroom sealing in Prestonfield
Our washroom work covers offices, hotels, schools and colleges, leisure centres and gyms, clinics and care homes, plus the kitchens and tea points that go with them. Product and method follow how hard each area is used and cleaned. If you’re dealing with sealant laid over old silicone and now peeling and kitchen worktop joints that can’t be kept clean, we can help. For commercial sealant work in Prestonfield, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Scottish city buildings, from student residences to hospitals and offices, are full of washrooms and wet areas. Phased resealing, agreed with the estates or facilities team, keeps buildings working.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Location
- Prestonfield (EH16, EH9, EH8)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Vanity carcasses that have swollen
- Loose panels, vanity units or tiles, which need fixing first
- Mould caused by poor ventilation, which will return until the extract is fixed
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Prestonfield
- Urinals and WCs
- Vanity units and basins
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- IPS panels and cubicles
- Kitchens and tea points
Places near Prestonfield
Also in Prestonfield
Busy facilities in and around Prestonfield
Prestonfield sits close to the coast, within about 3 miles, and places by the sea often rely on visitors, so their hotels and holiday lets see heavy seasonal use. Heavy seasonal use is hard on shower and basin sealant, so we plan the work for quieter weeks where possible. Prestonfield has six care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. In care settings, wet rooms, assisted bathrooms and en suites rely on clean, sound sealant. Each room is kept out of use only as long as the sealant needs.
Units at estates like Peffermill Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles east of Prestonfield, have welfare blocks whose showers and toilets see shift after shift. Student showers at universities like University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus (1.2 miles south-east of Prestonfield) see more use than most, and their silicone shows it. At a college such as Royal College of General Practitioners Edinburgh (2.1 miles north-west of Prestonfield), washroom and kitchen sealant is best renewed in the holidays or in phases during term.
Prestonfield is about 2 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Looking for washroom sealing in Prestonfield? We can help. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Work on washrooms and wet areas is covered throughout EH16, EH9 and EH8, whatever the building. For a building on Lady Road, Cobden Road and Gilmour Road or nearby, we can quote for washrooms and wet areas. Main routes into Prestonfield include the A7, useful when we plan access and materials. Close to Prestonfield, our area also takes in Cameron Toll (1 mile south), Mayfield (1 mile west), Bridge End (1 mile south-east), St Leonard's (1 mile north-west) and Newington (1 mile west). Nearby towns on our patch include Leith (3 miles north), Bonnington (3 miles north), Stockbridge (3 miles north-west), North Leith (3 miles north), West Coates (3 miles west) and Queensferry (10 miles west).
Near you in Prestonfield
We work on buildings around Duddingston Kirk, Scottish Poetry Library and Peffermill Playing Fields and the streets around them. You’ll also find Leslie's Bar (0.6 miles west), Sciennes Primary School (1.1 miles west) and Royal Blind School (0.5 miles south-west). Prestonfield’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.7 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Morita Museum of Fine Art (0.5 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (0.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
How a job runs
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a morning or so for a small washroom, longer where showers and changing rooms are included, and we clear our waste as we work. City jobs in Prestonfield typically need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- 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.
- The right sanitary or food-safe sealant is applied.
- We give you a reopening time for every room.
Preparing the site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
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.
Advice
FAQs: Prestonfield
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is it possible to just clean mouldy silicone?
Cleaning may lighten it, but the mould returns. New anti-mould sanitary silicone is the treatment and check the ventilation isn’t the cause.
Do you phase washroom resealing?
Only the area we’re working in is closed. Rooms go back into use once the sealant has cured, then we move on.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Leave it or put it right?
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. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Prestonfield
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Maintenance after handover
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Note failing joints building by building
- Don’t leave trays and floors sitting wet
- Mention any site permits or estates rules at quote stage
- Act on the first split you see at a shower tray
Squeegeeing showers and trays after heavy use helps. Standing water on a joint all day shortens its life.
A few failed joints can be resealed with hardly any disruption. Left until every washroom is affected, it becomes a bigger programme with more phasing to plan.
Surface by surface
IPS and cubicle panels
Cubicle and IPS panels move when leaned on or knocked so the bead needs to cope with it. We check fixings before sealing.
Kitchens and tea points
We plan kitchen sealing around when the kitchen is in use. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Cost factors for washrooms and wet areas
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Which sealant the job calls for
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- When you need the work done
- Specification clauses that apply
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.