Edinburgh · Scotland
External & façade joints in St Leonard's, Edinburgh
Problem with your movement joints in St Leonard's? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
DIY versus a professional finish
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, then guaranteed for a year.
A DIY attempt does not rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
How we handle external mastic in St Leonard's
We are ARBOMaster approved applicators, and each external joint gets a sealant suited to it. Some surfaces need a primer before sealing. We work on façade panels, joints between brick and frames and brickwork movement joints, and people most often call us about failed sealant between panels on a façade and moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left.
Stone-built tenements in Scotland’s cities share their roof, gutters and outside walls between every flat in the building. For a tenement in St Leonard's, repairs to shared parts are normally agreed between the owners, often through a property factor.
You get a one-year guarantee, the same in St Leonard's as everywhere else we work.
- Location
- St Leonard's (EH8, EH9, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, agents and businesses in St Leonard's
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can be quoted together.
Outside joints around St Leonard's
St Leonard's is within about 3 miles of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. That’s hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 sets out how owners share the upkeep of common parts like the roof and outside walls, often through a property factor. The title deeds set out which parts are common.
If you look after a building such as St Trinnean's School, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside. Historic houses such as Whitefoord House, about 0.9 miles north, show how far back building around St Leonard's goes, and older homes nearby need a sealant that suits their walls.
St Leonard's is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you need external mastic in St Leonard's, it’s easy to get a quote: please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. We are based in Crawley and cover Edinburgh, St Leonard's included. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, large and small.
Work in EH8, EH9 and EH16 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes homes and businesses on Dalkeith Road, Salisbury Road and Newington Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Newington (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile north-west), Sciennes (1 mile west), Mayfield (1 mile south) and Burgh Muir (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), Southhouse (3 miles south), Newhaven (3 miles north) and Gilmerton (3 miles south-east).
What’s near St Leonard's
Around St Leonard's, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Duddingston Kirk, The Meadows and National Museums Scotland Library. Also close by are Sciennes Primary School (0.5 miles west), 1 pub (within half a mile south-west) and Royal Blind School (0.7 miles south). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1 mile north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1 mile south-east) and Deaconess Hospital (0.5 miles north-west). The countryside around St Leonard's includes The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
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What we do, step by step
There’s no need to move everything out before we come, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building in most cases. In a city area like St Leonard's, parking may be by permit or pay-and-display, so tell us what’s nearby. If you’re in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- 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.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Getting ready for the visit
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Getting a quote
We quote each job on its own, so the first step is telling us about yours. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details.
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Quotes for external mastic in St Leonard's
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Which sealant suits the joint
- The number of rooms or windows
We do not show prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a quick quote.
Asking for a quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Whether it has been sealed before
- How we’d reach the joints
- The problem you’ve noticed
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know what needs doing and where. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we’ll come back to you with a quote.
Why act early in St Leonard's
A properly done movement joint is an even line in a colour that suits the wall. A rushed bead with no backing looks untidy and doesn’t last, so it pays to do it properly once. 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.
The cost depends on how much there is to do, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- You choose the colour before work begins
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
Take a look at what affects the cost or what customers say.
Questions from St Leonard's
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
Is external mastic in a coastal place like St Leonard's 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 generally the first to need attention.
Will you leave a mess?
Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected.
How do I get a quote for external mastic in St Leonard's?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Ask us for a quote.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before resealing.
Do you do commercial work?
Yes. Larger jobs can be planned room by room or area by area.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It may look fine at first, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Can you match the colour of my brickwork?
There’s a good range of exterior colours, including greys, browns, whites and stone tones. We pick the one that suits your wall best so it does not stand out.
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Rising or penetrating damp from elsewhere in the wall
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Subsidence or other structural problems
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Concrete & block
- Copings & trims
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Joints between brick and frames
Surface by surface
Joints between dissimilar materials
Joints where frames, sills or panels meet the wall are common leak points. The old joint is removed and a sealant that bonds to both sides goes in.
Render joints
Render has movement joints and stop beads that need sealing. We reseal them with a flexible exterior sealant that suits the render colour.