Edinburgh · Scotland
External & façade joints in Crewe Toll, Edinburgh
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Crewe Toll. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
How we quote for external mastic
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether the work is at height
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- The size of the job
- Any working-time requirements on site
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, along with when we can work on site. Call for a quick quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- The problem you’ve noticed
- If someone has resealed it before
- Where the job is, and your postcode
For external mastic in Crewe Toll, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
External mastic in Crewe Toll, done properly
A movement joint is only as good as its depth. Backing rod controls how deep the sealant goes and keeps it off the back of the joint, leaving it bonded to two faces so it can move with the wall. Typical jobs include sealant pulling away from one side of the joint and rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint, on brickwork movement joints, render & cladding joints and façade panels.
On a four-storey tenement, gutter joints are a long way from the street, and a slow drip can stain and soak the stone for a long time before it’s spotted. In Crewe Toll, access needs planning, and work on shared parts may need the other owners’ agreement.
All our work is covered by our one-year guarantee.
- Place
- Crewe Toll (EH4, EH5, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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What happens on the day
On the day, we start by going over the job with you. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. Most jobs take 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. For a job in Crewe Toll, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We look at every joint and agree a colour to suit the wall.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Backing rod goes in so the sealant can stretch between the two faces.
- We prime the faces where required.
- We gun in low-modulus sealant and tool it neatly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Getting a quote
To get a quote, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.
Advice
Surface by surface
Concrete and blockwork
The face of concrete or block is often dusty, so cleaning and priming matter. A primer goes on where the product requires one before the bead.
Joints between dissimilar materials
Each side of the joint may need its own preparation. Both surfaces are cleaned and primed as the product requires.
Walls and rooflines in Crewe Toll
Crewe Toll 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. Historic houses like Caroline Park (about 1 mile north) are a reminder that the area around Crewe Toll has older buildings as well as new. Where a home is older, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
Caroline Park, about 1 mile north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Crewe Toll, and older homes nearby need a sealant that suits their walls. For landlords with property near Haymarket station, outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Crewe Toll is about 2 miles north-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH4 area, our applicators can take on external mastic. We cover 175 towns and villages across Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
We cover every part of EH4, EH5 and EH3 for external mastic and the streets around it. Local streets include Ferry Road, Grigor Avenue and Davidson Road, and we cover them all. We also cover East Pilton (1 mile south-east), Pilton (1 mile north), Craigleith (1 mile south-east), Drylaw (1 mile south-west) and West Pilton (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Leith (3 miles east), Buccleuch (3 miles south-east), Dumbiedykes (3 miles south-east), Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Newington (3 miles south-east) and Queensferry (6 miles west).
Around Crewe Toll
Around Crewe Toll, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Starbank Park, Gabrielle Keiller Library and St Columba's Parish Church, among other places. The closest station to Crewe Toll is Haymarket station, roughly 1.7 miles south. A little further out are Palestine Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and Craigcrook Castle (1.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Corstorphine Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
When to call us in Crewe Toll
A lot of failed joints come down to preparation: joint faces that were dusty or damp, unprimed where they needed it, or still carrying old sealant. The sealant never bonds properly.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
Schools such as Craigroyston Community High School are buildings too, and movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- How the colour is chosen
Keeping the joints in good condition
A little care helps the new joints last. We recommend:
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
Have a quick look at the joints each spring. Splits, gaps at the edges or plants in the joint are early warning signs.
Small splits are the time to act. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Not every job suits DIY: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Questions from Crewe Toll
Who arranges sealant work on the shared parts of a tenement in Crewe Toll?
Shared parts of a tenement, such as the roof and outside walls, are generally repaired with the agreement of the owners, often through a property factor. Where the title deeds are silent, the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 fills the gaps. Windows often belong to the individual flat, but it’s worth checking your deeds.
Is external mastic in a coastal place like Crewe Toll any different?
Near the coast, wind-driven rain and, nearer the shore, salt air make outside sealant work harder. Choosing the right sealant for the frame and wall, laid at the right depth, helps it last.
How much does external mastic cost in Crewe Toll?
Every job is different, so each one gets its own quote. To get one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing and where.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No. The old sealant always comes out first.
What do you put in the joint?
The product depends on the job: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. Brands we use include Arbo and Everbuild.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we’ve been doing sealant work for more than 20 years.
Will you leave a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
When something else is needed
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what sealant can’t fix:
- Subsidence or other structural problems
- Render that is blown, hollow or coming away
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work in Crewe Toll
- Render & cladding joints
- Concrete & block
- Joints between brick and frames
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Façade panels