Edinburgh · Scotland
West Coates External Mastic
Specialist external mastic for West Coates: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
What affects the cost of external mastic
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We look at:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Any mould that needs treating
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- The product the joint needs
We do not show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- If someone has resealed it before
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
Every job is quoted individually, so start by telling us what you need. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details.
External mastic in West Coates
As ARBOMaster approved applicators, we choose exterior sealants to suit the joint and the surfaces. Some surfaces need a primer before sealing and we use one wherever it does. If you have movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant and gaps where render, brick and frames meet, we can help, on façade panels, concrete & block and copings & trims alike.
Gutters and downpipes on tall city tenements are a long way up, so a leaking joint can run down the stone for months before anyone notices. For a building in West Coates, access is planned first, and shared parts may need the other owners to agree.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our one-year guarantee.
- Place
- West Coates (EH11, EH3, EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about external mastic in West Coates
How do repairs to the shared parts of a tenement in West Coates get organised?
It usually goes through the owners together, or through the factor if the building has one. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 covers the common parts where the deeds do not, and we can quote for the factor or the owners directly.
I let a flat near Haymarket station. Can you help?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear quote.
Does someone need to be in?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Is it OK to fill a movement joint with cement?
No, not where the gap is a movement joint. Pointing it stops it working. A flexible sealant is the right fill.
When will the joints need doing again?
That depends on the wall, the weather and the movement. Signs to watch for are cracking, hardening and gaps at the edges.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes. Tell us about everything you’d like done and we’ll quote it together.
Is there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
Will it make a mess?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
For landlords and businesses
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. Several properties can be quoted together.
How it works
When we get to you, we check the joints match what you told us. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. Most jobs then take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. For a tenement in West Coates, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. Tell us which applies when you book.
- We look at every joint and agree a colour to suit the wall.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- We prime the faces where required.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Let us know about parking restrictions
How to get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we will talk you through what we’d do. When it suits you, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
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Looking after it afterwards
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Fix overflowing gutters above sealed joints
- Make sure movement joints are not pointed over
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Keep high-pressure jets off the joints
Do not paint over the new sealant unless we have said the product is paintable. Many exterior sealants aren’t designed to be painted and spoil the finish.
Act while the splits are small. Then it’s a straightforward cut-out and reseal.
What else we do in West Coates
West Coates buildings and the weather
West Coates is within about 2 miles of the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. Both are hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Georgian New Town is known for its sash windows. For listed homes and conservation areas, check with the council before changing how windows or walls look.
Whitefoord House, about 1.9 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around West Coates. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Mary's Music School, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. Letting a property close to Haymarket station? Then outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
West Coates is about 1 mile west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Whether you are in the middle of West Coates or further out, external mastic is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. West Coates is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: EH11, EH3 and EH12. External mastic is available to properties on Duff Road, Dalry Road and Bryson Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Dalry (1 mile south-east), Roseburn (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Dean Village (1 mile north-east) and Edinburgh (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Leith (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (7 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), Lochend (3 miles east) and South Portobello (4 miles east).
Near you in West Coates
In West Coates, that means homes and buildings near Boroughmuir High School, Ryrie's pub and Tollcross Primary School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include St Cuthbert's Church (0.8 miles east), Gabrielle Keiller Library (less than half a mile north) and Harrison Park (0.8 miles south). West Coates has its own railway station: Haymarket station. Well-known places in the area include Murrayfield Experience (0.7 miles south-west) and Edinburgh Castle (1 mile east). For a walk, there’s Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
How the job changes by surface
Render joints
Render is weaker at the surface than brick, so a sealant that stretches easily protects the edges. Priming is done where the sealant calls for it.
Joints between dissimilar materials
Each side of the joint may need its own preparation. Both surfaces are cleaned and primed as the product requires.
Why act early in West Coates
It often makes sense to reseal all the failing joints on an elevation together. They’ve weathered the same way and it means sorting access once. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in a tall building in West Coates, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Leaving a failed joint usually makes the job bigger, not smaller, as water and mould keep getting in. If you are unsure, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you an honest view and a quote.
Why us?
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
Read what affects the cost and what customers say.
When something else is needed
We will not take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Loose or hollow render, which needs re-rendering
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
- Damp that is not coming from the joint
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block