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Bathroom Resealing in Midlothian

Wherever you are in Midlothian, we can help with bathroom resealing. Clear quotes up front, and a one-year guarantee.

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Where we work in Midlothian

Bath, shower, basin, wet room, worktop and sink resealing. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or get in touch for a quick quote.

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Bathroom resealing across Midlothian: what to expect

Kitchens need the same care as bathrooms. Worktop upstands, sink edges and splashback joints get wet every single day, and water that gets into the back edge of a worktop can swell the board. Kitchen joints get a sealant suited to kitchens, colour-matched where it shows. Common call-outs are for water escaping at the shower enclosure and lumpy, uneven sealant from a DIY attempt, on wet rooms, baths and basins & vanity units.

On the day, we start by going over the job with you, so you know exactly what we’re doing. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. Most jobs take two to three hours for a typical bath, depending on how much old sealant there is.

First, each joint is checked for movement and signs of water.
Every trace of the old bead is removed, including the thin smear on the tiles.
Joints are degreased and any mould is treated.
When the joint is dry, and a bath has been filled with water, the new silicone goes on.
We tool the bead to a neat finish and give you the cure time, usually around 24 hours.

What you will pay

What it costs depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.

What you get with us

White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
A 12-month guarantee on all work
Over 20 years’ experience
We never seal over old sealant

Getting a quote

Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is. When it suits you, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.

Near you in Bonnyrigg

Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Bonnyrigg Parish Church, Lasswade High School Centre and Public Library and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Eskbank station, about 1.1 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Dalhousie Castle (1.2 miles south-east) and Midlothian Community Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Edgelaw Reservoir.

Bathrooms and kitchens across Midlothian

Midlothian has homes of every age, old and new, with plenty of rented property in places like Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith and Penicuik. Bathroom resealing keeps bathrooms and kitchens watertight and looking cared for.

The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but outside joints take plenty of weather everywhere. That shapes the choice of sealant for jobs across Midlothian. Along the coast in Midlothian, holiday lets and guest houses can have bathrooms in near-constant use, so their sealant and grout wear faster than most.

Bonnyrigg: If you look after a building such as Lasswade High School Centre, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes. For an older house near a landmark such as Bonnyrigg Parish Church, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.

Honest limits

We will always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:

Loose or hollow tiles, or failed tanking behind them
A leaking waste, trap or valve
Water getting in through the grout rather than the sealant

Aftercare tips

Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:

Stick to a soft cloth and a mild cleaner
Dry the bead with a towel now and then
Wipe up water along the back of the worktop
Do not let bottles sit on the bead

Keep water off the new bead until it has cured, which is normally around 24 hours. Once it’s cured, wiping it down after use keeps it looking new.

A few black dots in the silicone soon become a black line. When it has grown right through, it rarely cleans out. Catching it early keeps it a simple reseal.

Can I do it myself?

Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.

The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.

Why deal with it now?

Leaving a split or mouldy bead only stores up trouble. Once water is behind the bath, it can reach floorboards, panels and the ceiling underneath, turning a small job into a building repair.

Questions to ask before booking

Whether the sealant suits the joint
Whether they’re fully insured
What the quote includes, VAT included or not
How the surfaces are prepared before sealing

Quotes for bathroom resealing in Midlothian

Call for a quick quote. The main things that affect it are:

The number of rooms or windows
How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
The type of sealant required
The size of the job

We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.

What to tell us for a quote

To make quoting easier, please include:

How we’d reach the joints
Whether it’s a home or a business
Where the job is, and your postcode
What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking

The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is.

Common questions in Midlothian

Can you get rid of the black mould in my sealant?

Yes. We strip the bead, treat the joint and lay new anti-fungal silicone.

Are you fully insured?

Yes. We’re fully insured for every job we do.

Do you do kitchens as well as bathrooms?

Yes, often alongside a bathroom. Where it’s needed by the sink, we use a food-safe sealant.

Do you cover Midlothian?

Yes, we do. Midlothian is part of the area we cover, and the service is the same as everywhere else.

Will the old sealant be removed?

Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before resealing.

Is it messy?

Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected, and the area is left clean when we finish.

Are you an approved applicator?

Yes. We’re an ARBOMaster approved applicator, which is run for the Arbo sealant brand.