Edinburgh · Scotland
External Mastic in Edinburgh Waterfront
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for Edinburgh Waterfront, backed by a one-year guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Joints with sealant missing in places
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
Questions from Edinburgh Waterfront
How do repairs to the shared parts of a tenement in Edinburgh Waterfront get organised?
Most tenements arrange shared repairs through the owners or a property factor. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 sets the rules for common parts if the deeds don’t.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Haymarket station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear price.
Do the sealants smell?
Possibly a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. If you can, email a few pictures.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured for every job we do.
Do you work at height?
That depends on the building and the joints. Where joints can be reached safely, we’ll do them. Give us some details and we’ll confirm the access.
What is a movement joint?
It’s a deliberate gap that lets the wall expand and contract without cracking. It should be filled with flexible sealant, never mortar.
Where are you based?
We work from Crawley. Our applicators cover Edinburgh Waterfront, along with the rest of our area.
About our external mastic in Edinburgh Waterfront
For buildings in Edinburgh Waterfront, we reseal external joints of all kinds, from brick movement joints to cladding panels. Every joint gets the same careful preparation: clean joint faces and the right depth. Typical jobs include hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving and moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left, across joints between brick and frames, copings & trims and concrete & block.
In a Scottish city tenement, the roof, gutters and outside walls are shared by all the flats. In Edinburgh Waterfront, work on shared parts of a tenement is generally agreed between owners, often with a factor arranging it.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Place
- Edinburgh Waterfront (EH5, EH4, EH95)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before work begins
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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Should I try it myself first?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We cut it out and start again, so just mention it when you contact us.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
How it works
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we’re working on. Expect the work to take a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. Inside a flat in Edinburgh Waterfront, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- We start by walking round the building and agreeing the joints and the access.
- We cut out the old mastic and rake out anything in the joint.
- The faces are brushed clean and primed where the product requires it.
- Backing rod sized to the joint goes in to set the depth.
- The exterior sealant is applied, tooled and checked along its length.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Mention any tricky access
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
How to get a quote
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that is easier. Describe what needs sealing and we will explain what’s involved.
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External mastic in Edinburgh Waterfront: local notes
Edinburgh Waterfront is close to the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. That is hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. Plenty of Scottish homes have harled walls, and joints where harling meets other materials need a sealant that can grip and flex.
Schools such as Ainslie Park High School are buildings too, and its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s. If you let a flat or house near Haymarket station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. For an older house near a landmark such as Granton Congregational Church, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Edinburgh Waterfront is about 2 miles north-west of Silvermills, in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Waterfront gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. We cover 175 towns and villages across Edinburgh, large and small.
All of EH5, EH4 and EH95 is covered for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Herring Road, Merlin Avenue and Crewe Road West and the roads around them. If you are just outside Edinburgh Waterfront, we cover West Pilton (1 mile south), Granton (1 mile south-east), Pilton (1 mile south), Muirhouse (1 mile south-west) and Crewe Toll (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles south-east), Leith (3 miles east), Bonnington (3 miles east), Greenside (3 miles south-east), Broughton (3 miles south-east) and West End (3 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Edinburgh Waterfront
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Starbank Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, roughly 2.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Craigcrook Castle (2 miles south-west) and Western General Hospital (1.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
How to look after the new joints
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. A few tips:
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
- Deal with leaking gutters that soak the joints below
- Clear growth from the base of walls and joints
Have a quick look at the joints each spring. Splits, gaps at the edges or plants in the joint are early warning signs.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, generally as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
How the job changes by surface
Concrete and blockwork
Concrete faces can be dusty and porous, so cleaning and priming matter. A primer goes on where the product requires one before sealing.
Render joints
The face of render can be soft, so a sealant that stretches easily protects the edges. Priming is done where the sealant calls for it.
Why deal with it now?
Mortar or ordinary filler might look like a quick way to close an open joint, but it locks the joint solid. The wall then cracks somewhere else. A flexible sealant over backing rod is what the joint needs. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in Edinburgh Waterfront, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That’s why we ask about the job first and give you a clear quote before we start.
Why book with us
- We never seal over old sealant
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- We are fully insured
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What affects the quote in Edinburgh Waterfront
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Access and height
- The number of rooms or windows
- Which sealant suits the joint
Doing several joints on one visit is normally more efficient than separate visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. You’ll get one clear quote for the whole job.
What to tell us for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The address or postcode of the job
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
There’s no standard price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Edinburgh Waterfront
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.