Edinburgh · Scotland
External & façade joints in Craigentinny, Edinburgh
External mastic for Craigentinny and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Joints with sealant missing in places
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
What external mastic looks like in Craigentinny
Craigentinny is close to the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. With historic houses such as Whitefoord House (about 1.7 miles west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Craigentinny as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
Schools such as Portobello High School are buildings too, and larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. If you live in an older home near Restalrig Parish Church, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
Craigentinny is about 2 miles south-east of Bonnington, in Edinburgh. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Craigentinny is covered for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Craigentinny is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: EH7, EH8 and EH15. Whether your property is on Goff Avenue, King's Road and Loaning Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. With the A199 and A1140 close by, Craigentinny is simple for us to get to for external mastic. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Mountcastle (1 mile south), Piershill (1 mile south-west), Northfield (1 mile south), Restalrig (1 mile west) and Jock's Lodge (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles west), Silvermills (3 miles west), West End (3 miles west), Stockbridge (3 miles west), Canonmills (3 miles west) and West Coates (4 miles west).
What’s near Craigentinny
Around Craigentinny, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Portobello Library, Public House and Mannafields Christian School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Brunstane station, about 1.7 miles south-east. A little further out are Hibernian Football Club Museum (1.3 miles west) and St. James Centre (2.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whinny Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
How we handle external mastic in Craigentinny
Joints in render and cladding are easy to overlook until a damp patch appears. We look over the joints, agree the ones to renew and reseal with a flexible, weatherproof product. We work on concrete & block, façade panels and render & cladding joints, and common reasons people get in touch are failed seals between different materials and old sealant gone brittle and cracked.
In a Scottish city tenement, the roof, gutters and outside walls are shared by all the flats. For a tenement in Craigentinny, repairs to shared parts are normally agreed between the owners, often through a property factor.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything is not right with it, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Where
- Craigentinny (EH7, EH8, EH15)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
When to call us in Craigentinny
Joints sealed without backing rod, or far too deep, rarely last. If the sealant sticks to the back as well as the sides, it can’t stretch and tears as soon as the joint widens.
Common reasons people contact us are:
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Panel joints letting water in
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
Letting a property close to Brunstane station? Then split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether you can choose the colour
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether they’re fully insured
When something else is needed
It helps to know what we can’t do:
- Rising or penetrating damp from elsewhere in the wall
- Subsidence or other structural problems
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
If you are not sure, just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
How to look after the new joints
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
- Fix overflowing gutters above sealed joints
- Keep high-pressure jets off the joints
Look over the joints once a year, ideally after winter. Splits, gaps at the edges or plants in the joint are early warning signs.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, normally as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Catch it early and you reduce the risk.
Landlord and commercial work in Craigentinny
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s quick to put right between tenancies. We can quote for more than one property at once.
For anyone letting property in or around Craigentinny, several properties can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.
Your questions about external mastic in Craigentinny
Is external mastic in a coastal place like Craigentinny any different?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so preparation and the right sealant matter all the more. Walls facing the sea are normally the first to need attention.
Do you work for landlords with property near Brunstane station?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
How do I get a quote for external mastic in Craigentinny?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Call for a quick quote and we will talk you through it.
Do the sealants smell?
There can be a smell while the sealant cures, which fades as it sets. Ventilation helps.
How long does external mastic last?
That depends on the wall, the weather and the movement. Look for splits, hardening or edges coming away, and reseal at that point.
Can I do it myself?
Some simple jobs can be done by a careful DIYer. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
What’s an expansion joint in brickwork?
Walls move with heat, cold and moisture, and planned joints take up that movement. The gap is sealed with a flexible sealant over backing rod.
Do you seal joints where cladding meets other materials?
Yes. Materials like render, brick, metal and uPVC all move differently, so a flexible sealant is needed where they meet. The sealant is matched to both sides.
Places near Craigentinny
What else we do in Craigentinny
What happens on the day
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Show us the job and we will take it from there. The work itself takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Craigentinny, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- We take out the old sealant until the faces are sound.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- Primer is applied wherever the sealant needs it.
- We gun in low-modulus sealant and tool it neatly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You’ll have a clear quote before we start.
Related advice
Can I do it myself?
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.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
How the job changes by surface
Joints between dissimilar materials
Each side of the joint may need its own preparation. Both surfaces are cleaned and primed as the product requires.
Cladding and façade panels
Panel systems often rely on sealant between and around the panels. We reseal them with a sealant suited to the panel material.