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Bathroom & kitchen resealing in Pilrig, Edinburgh
Specialist bathroom resealing for Pilrig: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Failed sealant on the screen profile
- Mouldy sealant that has gone black
- Smears of silicone across the tiles
Bathroom resealing in Pilrig
With over 20 years in the trade, we reseal baths, showers and kitchens in homes across Pilrig. We’re ARBOMaster approved and fully insured, and the work comes with a 12-month guarantee. Typical jobs include black spots spreading through the bead and damp behind the bath or under the tray, across sinks & splashbacks, baths and basins & vanity units.
Tenement flats are common in all four of Scotland’s big cities, alongside houses and newer flats. In a tenement, most bathrooms sit above someone else’s ceiling, so failed sealant around a bath or shower can soon become a neighbour’s problem.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee in Pilrig and across Edinburgh.
- Location
- Pilrig (EH6, EH7, EH1)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Aftercare tips
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Never pick at the silicone with a blade
- Let new sealant cure fully before it gets wet
- Do not let bottles sit on the bead
- Wipe up water along the back of the worktop
Clean the silicone with care: a mild bathroom cleaner and a soft cloth is enough. Avoid scouring pads and anything sharp, and a nicked bead lets mould in sooner.
Small signs come before a leak: lifting ends, gaps, dark shadows under the bead or a stain downstairs. If you spot one, it’s time to reseal.
Pilrig: your questions answered
I’m in a tenement in Pilrig. Could worn sealant affect the flat downstairs?
Yes. With flats above and below, a leak from a failed seal rarely stays in one flat. Cutting out the old sealant and laying a fresh bead puts a stop to it.
Do you work in hotels near Pilrig?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. Sealing over old sealant is the main reason resealing fails early, so we never do it.
Does the resealing come with a guarantee?
Yes. Every job carries our 12-month guarantee.
My sealant has gone black. Can you sort it?
Yes, by replacing the sealant. Cleaning products may lighten it, but the lasting fix is new anti-fungal silicone on a clean, treated joint. Airing the room well helps stop it returning.
Which products do you use?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Movement, water and weather all affect the choice, and we will tell you what we’re using.
When can I use the bath or shower again?
We give you the cure time before we leave, and it’s generally around 24 hours. Using it sooner can damage the bead.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we are fully insured.
For landlords and businesses
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
If you manage several properties in or around Pilrig, several properties can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs, and pictures by email help.
Do you need bathroom resealing in Pilrig?
Sealing over old silicone is one of the commonest mistakes we find. Fresh silicone can’t grip the old bead underneath, so it lifts, lets water in and traps mould underneath.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Black mould in the silicone that will not clean off
- A messy, uneven bead from a previous reseal
- Water getting behind the bath panel
- Failed sealant on the screen profile
In the older streets around Pilrig Dalmeny Street Church, older homes can move a little, which is hard on rigid grout and tired sealant.
Before you book anyone
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- Whether VAT is included
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
Surface by surface
Wet rooms
Wet room floors move slightly as they’re used, so the internal corners need silicone rather than grout. Cracked grout in a corner can be cut out and replaced with silicone.
Sinks & splashbacks
Water getting under the rim of an inset sink can soak the worktop. Where the sealant around the visible edge has failed, we renew it.
Leave it or put it right?
You don’t need a new bathroom because the sealant looks bad. A new bead often brings the whole room back. If something else is wrong, we will tell you. In a Scottish city tenement, failed sealant affects more than one flat: a leak can come through the ceiling below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-rated joints matter to every flat.
Doing several joints on one visit is normally more efficient than separate visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why Pilrig customers choose us
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- Fully insured
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Arbo and Everbuild products
When something else is needed
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- A cracked shower tray or bath (that needs repair or replacement)
- Cracked or missing grout between tiles (that is regrouting)
- A bath or tray that moves because it is not properly supported
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
- Wet rooms
- Sinks & splashbacks
- Basins & vanity units
- Baths
Bathrooms and kitchens in Pilrig
Pilrig 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. Scotland’s water is generally soft, so sealant and grout see less limescale than in much of England. But mould still grows into sealant and grout in a room that doesn’t dry out.
Rented homes near Edinburgh Waverley station change hands often, and a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for.
Pilrig is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We carry out bathroom resealing for homes and businesses in Pilrig and nearby, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Pilrig is one of them.
We work across the EH6, EH7 and EH1 postcode area for bathroom resealing. We cover properties on Fyfe Lane, Haig Lane and Easter Road. Pilrig is on the A900, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for bathroom resealing. If you are just outside Pilrig, we cover Bonnington (1 mile north), Gayfield (1 mile south-west), Powderhall (1 mile west), Greenside (1 mile south) and Broughton (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Queensferry (9 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles south-east), Southhouse (5 miles south), Gilmerton (5 miles south-east), Shandon (3 miles south-west) and Muirhouse (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Pilrig
In Pilrig, that means homes and buildings near 23 Elm Row and 2 Montgomery Street pub, McDonald Road Library and Taylor Gardens. Other local landmarks include London Street Primary School (0.5 miles south-west) and Drummond Community High School (0.5 miles south-west). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1 mile south-west. Nearby you will also find St. James Centre (0.8 miles south-west) and Leith Community Treatment Centre (0.5 miles north). For a walk, there’s Dunsapie Loch and Salisbury Crags.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs the same way: we look at the joints together, protect the area around them, carry out the job and clear up. Most jobs take a morning or an afternoon for most single baths and showers. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Pilrig, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- We cover the area around the joints we’re working on.
- We cut away the old sealant and clean off what’s left.
- We treat any mould and let the joint dry properly.
- Any bath is filled with water, then we lay a bead of anti-fungal silicone in white, clear or a matching colour.
- We finish the joint, clear up and tell you how long to leave it before it gets wet.
Preparing for the visit
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
Getting 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 is easy.