Scottish Borders · Scotland
External & façade joints in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for Innerleithen, backed by a one-year guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
How we quote for external mastic
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- How much there is to do
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How many areas need sealing
- Which sealant suits the joint
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you are not sure whether it needs doing, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Helping us quote
To make quoting easier, please include:
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- Roughly how big the job is
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Where the job is, and your postcode
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is. Whenever you’re ready, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
External mastic in Innerleithen
We cut out failed sealant, set the joint depth with closed-cell backing rod and reseal with a low-modulus exterior sealant. The colour is chosen to suit the brick or render so the line blends in. If you are dealing with water getting into walls through failed joints and gaps where render, brick and frames meet, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
Outside joints can only be sealed when they’re dry, so work in Innerleithen depends on the weather, and longer journeys are planned in advance. Let us know about access to every wall and roofline.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our 12-month guarantee in Innerleithen and across the Scottish Borders.
- Place
- Innerleithen (EH44)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Also in Innerleithen
Do you need external mastic in Innerleithen?
Every building moves. Brickwork grows a little over the years, blockwork and concrete shrink, and all of it moves with heat and moisture. All of that ends up in the joint sealant.
Common reasons people contact us are:
- Joints with sealant missing in places
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
In and around Innerleithen, as anywhere, good external mastic starts with a clean, dry, properly prepared joint.
What to look for in a quote
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- What product goes in the joint
Why act early in Innerleithen
Done well, a resealed joint is a neat, straight line that suits the wall. A hurried job with smeared edges and no backing looks worse and fails sooner so it’s worth doing right. When the nearest tradesperson is a drive away, it’s tempting to leave a small leak, but water behind a failed seal does the most damage when nobody’s watching.
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Why Innerleithen customers choose us
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Old sealant always removed completely
- 20+ years of sealant experience
Take a look at what affects the cost and what customers say.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits help new joints last longer. A few tips:
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Clear growth from the base of walls and joints
- Keep water from gutters off the wall
- Ask before painting over external sealant
Keep pressure washers away from the sealant. High-pressure water can lift the edges over time.
Leave a failed movement joint and water keeps getting into the wall. Over time it can mean damp inside, stained render or frost-damaged brick.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Innerleithen questions
Do you cover smaller places like Innerleithen?
Yes. Innerleithen is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across all of Scotland. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is external mastic in Innerleithen guaranteed?
All our work, in Innerleithen and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We are also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
What should I tell you?
A short description and the location, with photos by email if possible. We will ask anything else we need to know.
Can tenants book the work?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Many landlords are glad to have it sorted.
Is it OK to fill a movement joint with cement?
No, not where the gap is a movement joint. Filling it with mortar defeats its purpose and can lead to cracking. A flexible sealant is the right fill.
What colours does the sealant come in?
We choose a sealant colour to suit the brick, stone or render so the joint blends in. There’s a wide choice of exterior colours.
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.
Is it messy?
No. We protect the surfaces around the joints, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
The process
A visit follows a simple pattern: we check the joints, protect the area around them, do the work and tidy away. It usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. In smaller Scottish places, parking is normally less of an issue than access and distance. Let us know how to find you and how to reach the joints.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- Primer is applied wherever the sealant needs it.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Mention any tricky access
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Advice
Innerleithen buildings and the weather
Harled (roughcast) walls are common in Scotland, and where harling meets frames, pipes and other materials, the joint needs a flexible sealant that grips a rough surface. Private landlords in Scotland must meet the Repairing Standard, which includes keeping a home wind and watertight, and sound outside sealant is part of that.
In the older streets around Innerleithen Parish Church, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
Innerleithen is about 10 miles west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Every kind of property in Innerleithen can book us for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our area takes in 89 places across the Scottish Borders, large and small. Our Edinburgh page covers work nearby.
All of EH44 is within our area for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include High Street, Pirn Road and Horsbrugh Terrace, and we cover them all. Main roads around Innerleithen include the A72 and B709, so getting to you is simple. We also cover Walkerburn (2 miles east), Cardrona Village (2 miles north-west), Cardrona (2 miles north-west), Peebles (6 miles north-west) and Ashiestiel (6 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Galashiels (10 miles east), Selkirk (10 miles south-east), Melrose (13 miles east), West Linton (15 miles north-west), Earlston (15 miles east) and Lauder (14 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in the Scottish Borders, Innerleithen has every kind of property, from flats to offices.
Landmarks near Innerleithen
Well-known places in the area include Horsburgh Castle (3.3 miles north-west) and Robert Smail's Printing Works (under half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Lee Pen.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room. We have worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
From a single let to a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.