Edinburgh · Scotland
Abbeyhill Bathroom Resealing
Professional bathroom resealing in and around Abbeyhill, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Leaking joints on a shower screen
- A messy, uneven bead from a previous reseal
- Damp behind the bath or under the tray
How we quote for bathroom resealing
Your quote is based on your job. We take into account:
- How easy the joints are to reach
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- The product the joint needs
- Working hours on commercial sites
The cost reflects the work involved, not a rough estimate. That’s why we ask a few questions first.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach the joints
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- The address or postcode of the job
- Roughly how big the job is
Every job is quoted individually. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details and send photos if you have them.
How we handle bathroom resealing in Abbeyhill
Before a bath is sealed, it’s filled with water. The weight settles the bath to its lowest point, so the bead isn’t stretched the first time someone gets in. Quick jobs often leave it out, and it makes a real difference. We work on basins & vanity units, shower trays & enclosures and sinks & splashbacks, and people most often call us about gaps where the bath or tray has moved and shrunken sealant along the back of a worktop.
Stone-built tenements are part of every Scottish city, alongside houses and newer flats. With flats above and below, a leak from a tired seal can reach the flat underneath.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our one-year guarantee in Abbeyhill and across Edinburgh.
- Location
- Abbeyhill (EH7, EH6, EH8)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Abbeyhill: your questions answered
Can a failed shower seal in a tenement flat in Abbeyhill leak into the flat below?
Yes. With flats above and below, a leak from a failed seal rarely stays in one flat. A proper reseal, with all the old sealant cut out, stops it at the source.
Do you take on hotel work around Abbeyhill?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
What information do you need?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
Can you reseal around my kitchen sink and worktop?
Yes. Worktops, sinks and splashbacks are all part of the job, in a kitchen-suitable sealant, matched to the worktop where it’s on show.
Can you just seal over the old silicone?
No. Fresh silicone can’t stick to the old bead, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old sealant comes out first.
How long does it take to reseal a bath or shower?
It takes a couple of hours for one bath or shower, or most of a day for a full bathroom and kitchen. You will know how long to expect before any work starts.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Many landlords are glad to have it sorted.
Is it messy?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Signs you need bathroom resealing in Abbeyhill
With age, silicone loses its stretch. In kitchens it often shrinks away from the back edge, opening a hairline gap that lets water and crumbs in. Hot pans and harsh cleaners do not help.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Leaks into the floor or ceiling below
- A joint torn by a bath that flexes
- Cracked, shrunken or lifting silicone
- Smears of silicone across the tiles
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Mannafields Christian School, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes.
Comparing quotes
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What happens if the job turns out different
- How long the guarantee is
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
What we do, step by step
Our applicators work methodically: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes a couple of hours for one bath or shower, or most of a day for a full bathroom and kitchen and we leave things clean and tidy. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. For a job in Abbeyhill, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We protect the area and cut out all of the old sealant.
- The joint is cleaned, degreased and treated for mould.
- Once it’s dry, any bath is filled so the bead is laid with it at its heaviest.
- A single bead of anti-fungal sanitary silicone is applied and tooled smooth.
- We tidy up and give you the cure time, normally around 24 hours.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Mention any tricky access
Ask for a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email pictures if that’s easy.
Advice
How to look after the new joints
Good habits help new joints last longer. A few tips:
- Dry worktop joints after washing up
- Use gentle cleaners on the silicone
- Let new sealant cure fully before it gets wet
- Open a window or run the fan so the room dries
Wipe up standing water along the worktop joint. A dry joint lasts longer.
Each shower pushes a little more water through a failed joint. Left alone, it soaks into the floor, the wall behind the tiles or the ceiling below. Early resealing closes the gap before damage is done.
What else we do in Abbeyhill
Surface by surface
Sinks & splashbacks
Around the sink, we use a product suited to kitchens, including a food-safe sealant where that is needed. The joint is laid neatly so it’s easy to wipe.
Baths
Acrylic baths flex the most, while steel and cast iron baths move less but still settle when full. Filling the bath first allows for that movement.
Should I try it myself first?
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.
A DIY attempt does not rule out a professional job. We cut it out and start again, so just mention it when you contact us.
Abbeyhill homes and their sealant
Abbeyhill is close to the coast. Near the coast, holiday lets and guest houses can see bathrooms used by one guest after another, and sealant and grout that work that hard wear out sooner. Edinburgh has a lot of tenement flats, in the Old and New Towns and well beyond, and in a tenement, a leaking seal can reach the neighbours below.
If you live in an older home near London Road Church, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant. Letting a property close to Edinburgh Waverley station? Then fresh sealant around the bath, shower and sink between tenancies helps a property present well and keeps leaks at bay.
Abbeyhill is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Jobs in Abbeyhill get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Abbeyhill among them.
Every address in EH7, EH6 and EH8 is within our area for bathroom resealing. If you need bathroom resealing at a property on Abbey Lane, Calton Road and Hutton Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. Main roads around Abbeyhill include the A900. Other places close to Abbeyhill include Meadowbank (1 mile east), Lochend (1 mile north-east), Canongate (1 mile south-west), Greenside (1 mile west) and Holyrood (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Shandon (3 miles south-west), Muirhouse (3 miles west) and Slateford (3 miles south-west).
Around Abbeyhill
Around Abbeyhill, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Scottish Poetry Library, Old Royal High School and 1 pub. You’ll also find London Street Primary School (0.7 miles west) and Lochend Park (within half a mile north-east). The closest station to Abbeyhill is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 0.9 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh Castle (1.3 miles south-west) and Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh (1 mile south-west). Open spaces near Abbeyhill include Whinny Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
What sealant work can’t fix
We won’t take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Leaks from a shower valve, waste or pipework (a plumber’s job)
- A cracked shower tray or bath (that needs repair or replacement)
- Failed grout lines across the wall
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Abbeyhill
- Basins & vanity units
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Wet rooms
- Baths
- Sinks & splashbacks