Edinburgh · Scotland
Bathroom & kitchen resealing in Fernieside, Edinburgh
Bath, shower, basin, wet room, worktop and sink resealing for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Fernieside. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Sealant that has split, shrunk or peeled away
- Black spots spreading through the bead
- Damp behind the bath or under the tray
Why it’s worth doing now in Fernieside
Tired sealant isn’t a reason to replace a bath or shower. Replacing the joint is normally all it takes, as long as the fittings themselves are sound. If we find a deeper problem, you’ll hear it from us. For landlords in Fernieside, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That is why we ask a few questions first and give you a clear quote before work begins.
Why book with us
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Full insurance on every job
- A choice of colours where the product allows
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
See our cost guide or customer reviews.
About our bathroom resealing in Fernieside
Showers work their sealant harder than baths. Tray edges, screen profiles and wet room joints all rely on silicone to stay watertight. They’re resealed with anti-fungal sanitary silicone, finished smooth so water drains away rather than collecting. We work on baths, wet rooms and shower trays & enclosures, and the jobs we see most are water getting behind the kitchen upstand and splits where the tray meets the wall.
In Scotland’s cities, including the area around Fernieside, many older flats had their bathrooms added into small rooms later on. Rooms like that are often small and slow to dry out, and steam with nowhere to go is what turns sealant black and grout grey.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Fernieside (EH17, EH16, EH22)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we cannot put right
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- A bath or tray that moves because it isn’t properly supported
- Loose or hollow tiles, or failed tanking behind them
- Cracked or missing grout between tiles (that is regrouting)
Not sure which it is? You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Baths
- Wet rooms
- Sinks & splashbacks
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Basins & vanity units
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you and tell you how long to leave it. The visit itself usually takes around two hours for one bath or shower, longer for a whole bathroom, depending on the size of the job. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in Fernieside, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We look at every joint first and check for movement or leaks.
- The old silicone is cut out completely, along with the film it leaves 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.
- The bead is tooled smooth and you’re told the cure time, usually around 24 hours.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Tell us about any water getting in
Get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. Whenever you’re ready, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
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Landlords, agents and businesses in Fernieside
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies keeps a property looking cared for.
Hotels need rooms back in use, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
How we quote for bathroom resealing
There’s no set price list. The quote depends on:
- The number and length of the joints
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Access and height
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What to tell us for a quote
To help us quote quickly, let us know:
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- How we’d reach the joints
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- Roughly how big the job is
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Fernieside: your questions answered
Could a leaking bath seal in my Fernieside flat reach the neighbours below?
It can. Tenement floors are generally timber, and water from a failed seal can find its way down to the flat below. It’s worth sorting sealant and grout before it gets that far.
Do you work for landlords with property near Shawfair station?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
How long does it take to reseal a bath or shower?
It depends on how many joints there are and how much old sealant has to come out. For most single baths or showers, allow a couple of hours.
How long before the new sealant can get wet?
We give you the cure time before we leave, and it’s usually around 24 hours. Using it sooner can damage the bead.
Do you reseal kitchen worktops and sinks too?
Yes, often alongside a bathroom. Where it’s needed by the sink, we use a food-safe sealant.
Do the sealants smell?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
Is it worth trying it myself?
That depends on the joint. High-level, external movement and fire-rated joints are professional jobs.
How much does bathroom resealing cost in Fernieside?
Every job is different, so each one gets its own quote. To get one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with a short description of the job.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Dry worktop joints after washing up
- Never pick at the silicone with a blade
- Let new sealant cure fully before it gets wet
- Keep bottles off the sealant line
In a kitchen, do not let water sit along the back of the worktop and keep hot pans away from the silicone. A dry joint lasts longer.
Each shower pushes a little more water through a failed joint. Over time that water reaches floors, walls and ceilings. Resealing early stops it.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Fernieside homes and their sealant
Fernieside is close to the coast. Coastal homes, holiday lets and guest houses can see heavy bathroom use in busy months, which wears sealant and grout out faster than in a quiet home. Tenement flats are common across Edinburgh, and in a tenement, a leaking seal can reach the neighbours below.
Homes close to Liberton Parish Church include some older properties, and bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant. Schools such as Liberton High School are buildings too, and its toilets, changing areas and kitchens need their sealant renewed like any other building’s. For landlords with property near Shawfair station, a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for.
Fernieside is about 3 miles north of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Jobs in Fernieside get the same care as everywhere else we work: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. 175 places in Edinburgh are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages.
Jobs for bathroom resealing in EH17, EH16 and EH22 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on Drum Avenue, Gilmerton Road and Craigour Avenue or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. Main roads around Fernieside include the A772. Nearby, we also carry out bathroom resealing in Ferniehill (1 mile south), Moredun (1 mile north-west), Craigour (1 mile north-west), Gilmerton (1 mile south) and Little France (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Fernieside
In Fernieside, that means homes and buildings near Drum Park. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 1.6 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Natural History Collections (1.8 miles north-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Nether Hill and Duddingston Loch.