Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing in Riccarton, Edinburgh
Sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas in Riccarton. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Open joints at the base of cubicle panels
- Open joints along basins and vanity units
- Failed sealant in a tea point or staff kitchen
Washroom sealing across Riccarton
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle washroom sealing in Riccarton
Washroom joints need the right sealant, not whatever is to hand. Sanitary silicone contains additives that resist mould, and neutral-cure types are used where acetoxy silicone could attack some metals, stone or mirror backings. Where food contact is possible, we use a hygienic, food-safe grade. We work on urinals and WCs, kitchens and tea points and accessible toilets and changing rooms, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are shower tray joints that have opened up and failed joints along IPS and cubicle panels. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Riccarton, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Travel to smaller places like Riccarton is planned so the work is finished on one visit. Send photographs and a room list and we will give a fixed quote.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Riccarton (EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Riccarton
Leaving the job until a shutdown often means living with it for months. With phasing, the work can go ahead while most facilities stay open. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Riccarton, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why clients in Riccarton choose us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Fittings that move too much to hold a bead
- Panel boards already damaged by water
- Failed tanking beneath a wet-room floor or behind tiles
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- Vanity units and basins
- IPS panels and cubicles
- Kitchens and tea points
- Urinals and WCs
Washroom sealing in Riccarton: the local picture
There are two care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Riccarton. Care home wet rooms and en suites are used every day and cleaned hard, which tells on the silicone. Rooms are done a few at a time at times agreed with the home. Being in the east of Scotland, Riccarton gets less rain than the west coast. Inside, ventilation and use decide how fast washroom sealant moulds, whatever the weather.
For a site such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 2.9 miles north-east of Riccarton, sanitary joints in clinical areas need sound, cleanable sealant and a careful method. Student showers at universities like Heriot-Watt University, under half a mile to the south-west of Riccarton, see more use than most, and their silicone shows it. For a college such as Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus, which lies north-east of Riccarton, half-term and summer give the windows for washroom work.
Riccarton is about 5 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Riccarton for washrooms and wet areas. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Riccarton.
Work on washrooms and wet areas is covered throughout EH14, whatever the building. For a building on Research Avenue North, Hermiston Walk and Calder Road or nearby, we can quote for washrooms and wet areas. Close to Riccarton, our area also takes in Hermiston (1 mile north), Warriston (1 mile south-west), Gogar (1 mile north), Maybury (2 miles north) and West Craigs (2 miles north). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (7 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (6 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).
Near you in Riccarton
For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Park station, about 1 mile north-east of the centre. A little further out are Corstorphine Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Craigcrook Castle (3.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Riccarton includes Warklaw Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Avoid scourers and harsh descalers on silicone
- Tell us about infection-control or permit rules before we quote
- Don’t leave an open joint at a basin or tray
- Respect the cure time before reopening each room
Keep extract fans working and vents clear. Constant damp lets mould take hold even on anti-mould grades, so get faulty extract looked at.
Water getting behind IPS panels and vanity units can swell the boards. After that, those parts need replacing rather than resealing.
Common questions from Riccarton clients
Do you work in occupied care homes around Riccarton?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Can work at a site such as Heriot-Watt University fit around teaching?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
It depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
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 external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
What guarantee comes with washroom resealing?
Our workmanship has a 12-month guarantee, and we carry public liability insurance.
Do you need to see the site first?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
How the job changes by surface
Changing rooms and gyms
Shower areas, wet floor edges and vanity areas all have sealant joints, and we survey them together.
Showers and trays
Shower trays move under foot and are wet all day. Tray joints are where many washroom leaks start.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Jobs near Riccarton are often grouped with others in the same area. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- First, the phasing is agreed so facilities stay open.
- Anything behind the joints that needs another trade is flagged.
- Failed sealant and residue are stripped out.
- We reseal with the grade suited to each area.
- We give you a reopening time for every room.
Preparing the site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Owners, agents and contractors
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.