Edinburgh · Scotland
Fire-rated sealant in Sighthill, Edinburgh
We cover Sighthill for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
What the job involves on each surface
Door frames
Our work is the joint between frame and wall. The door leaf, its seals and closer need a door specialist and we will mention anything we notice.
Service penetrations
New gaps tend to show up where services have been added. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Sighthill
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. Typical jobs include unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall and old fire sealant that has split or come away, on service penetrations, plasterboard & masonry and flats & HMOs.
In Scotland’s cities, hotels and student accommodation need sealant work done without emptying the building, so work in Sighthill can be planned room by room, and out of hours where needed.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Location
- Sighthill (EH11, EH14, EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. Our advice:
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Include fire stopping when you schedule refits
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
Don’t add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. Ask us if you are not sure which product was used.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Leave them and each new job adds another hole.
Towns and villages near Sighthill
Other services in Sighthill
Fire rated sealant in Sighthill: local notes
Sighthill has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed. In Scotland, building work comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations and their technical handbooks. Fire-rated sealant is installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, though we don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments.
If you let a flat or house near Wester Hailes station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through. Around Sighthill, as everywhere, fire rated sealant is only as good as the preparation behind it.
Sighthill is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you need fire rated sealant in Sighthill, it’s easy to get a quote: please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. We cover Edinburgh from our Crawley base, Sighthill included. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, Sighthill among them.
Here we cover the EH11, EH14 and EH12 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Whether your property is on Calder Road, Sighthill Road and Westburn Avenue or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Sighthill: Wester Hailes (1 mile south-east), The Calders (1 mile south-west), Broomhouse (1 mile north-east), Baberton (1 mile south) and Clovenstone (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Near you in Sighthill
In Sighthill, that means homes and buildings near Merchiston Castle School and Saughton Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wester Hailes station, roughly 0.5 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include The Gyle Shopping Centre (1.6 miles north-west) and War Poets Collection (within half a mile north-west). Green spaces nearby include Craiglockhart Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Common questions in Sighthill
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Sighthill?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Are the rules for fire-rated sealant different in Scotland?
Scotland has its own building regulations, the Building (Scotland) Regulations, with their own technical handbooks. Whatever the rules, fire-rated sealant has to be installed to the manufacturer’s tested details, and that is how we fit it. We don’t certify buildings or do fire risk assessments; your assessor or building control can tell you what’s required.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
What sealant do you use?
Quality sealants from brands including Arbo and Everbuild, chosen to suit the joint. We’ll tell you what we’re using and why.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. Fresh sealant does not stick to old sealant, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.
Can tenants book the work?
We are happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Get your landlord’s agreement first.
Is it messy?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we tidy up before we go.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
We help you choose a colour that suits. The choice depends on the product the joint needs.
For landlords and businesses
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
What happens if it’s left?
Doing it once, properly, beats doing it twice. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing once someone inspects it. For landlords in Sighthill, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
We don’t show prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a quick quote, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Why book with us
- We never seal over old sealant
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
See what affects the cost and our reviews.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
How the visit works
There is not much for you to do on the day. Show us the job and we’ll take it from there. The job generally takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access from start to finish. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in Sighthill, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed and the gap cleaned.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your records.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
How to get a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and add pictures by email if you can.
Advice
How we quote for fire rated sealant
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- The type of sealant required
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Any mould that needs treating
- How many areas need sealing
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. The price is agreed before we begin.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- Whether it has been sealed before
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Roughly how big the job is
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
There’s no standard price list. Instead, we give you a clear price for your job. To get started, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.