Scotland
Floor Joint Sealing in Scottish Borders
Floor joint sealing in all 89 towns and villages of the Scottish Borders, with every joint properly prepared, quoted clearly before any work starts and a one-year guarantee.
Floor joint sealing across the Scottish Borders
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or get in touch for a quick quote.
Main towns
More services in the Scottish Borders
- Commercial & hotel sealant
- Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing
- Remedial sealant & repairs
- Glazing & conservatory sealant
- New-build mastic & snagging
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing
- External & façade joints
- Regrouting
- Sand mastic for sash & case windows
- Fire-rated sealant
- Window & door mastic
Postcodes in the Scottish Borders
Floor joint sealing across the Scottish Borders: what to expect
Every floor moves a little, so its edges need a joint that can flex. We seal skirting gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints with a sealant suited to the movement and traffic. We work on skirting boards, concrete floor joints and wet room & bathroom floors, and the jobs we see most are skirting that has pulled away from the floor and threshold joints that have opened or worn.
At the end, we look at the finished work together and explain the cure time. The visit itself generally takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes, depending on the amount of work.
- We start by checking the floor, the joint and what traffic it takes.
- We remove what’s in the joint now.
- We vacuum out the joint and add backing where the depth needs setting.
- We apply the sealant in a colour that suits the floor.
- We tool it neatly and tell you when it can be walked on and cleaned.
Pricing in the Scottish Borders
Combining jobs into one visit generally makes better use of the time than several visits. You’ll get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why clients in the Scottish Borders choose us
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- More than 20 years in sealant work
Ask for a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is.
Landmarks near Galashiels
Typical jobs here are in homes near Galashiels, Public House and Galashiels Academy and the streets around them. Galashiels has its own railway station: Galashiels station. Other landmarks nearby include Borders General Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and Castle Holydean (4.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Galashiels includes Eildon Mid Hill.
New homes and floors across the Scottish Borders
Homes across the Scottish Borders range from older properties with timber floors to new builds settling in. Skirting, threshold and floor joints open up in both, as floors move and new buildings settle.
Scottish weather is hard on outside joints, especially in the wetter west, while generally soft water means less limescale indoors but no less mould. That shapes the choice of sealant for jobs across the Scottish Borders. The Scottish Borders includes coastal places, where outside joints face more wind, rain and salt than they would inland. Walls facing the sea are usually the first to need attention.
Galashiels: For landlords with property near Galashiels station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty. Managing a site like Galashiels Academy? Then floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early.
Why act early?
Floor joints left open collect dirt that’s hard to clean out, and they look untidy. A neat sealed joint is easier to clean and finishes the floor.
What your quote should include
- Who turns up on the day
- What happens if the job turns out different
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
How we quote for floor joint sealing
We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. What we look at:
- Access and height
- The number and length of the joints
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
What it costs depends on how much there is to do, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to tell us for a quote
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Try to tell us:
- The type of property
- How we’d reach the joints
- The problem you’ve noticed
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. When it suits you, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Different surfaces, different methods
Tiled floors
A crack running along a grout line is often a sign of a missing movement joint. That line is converted to a flexible joint.
Thresholds
A threshold is where floors and frames meet. We seal them with a flexible sealant that suits both sides.
Why it fails
New floors settle once they’re in use. Gaps at the edges appear in the first year or so, and rigid fillers crack.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
- Mark off resealed joints in warehouses
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Use a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor
Check the joints after the first winter. Small gaps at the ends can be touched up.
Small gaps are quick to seal. Ignored, they fill with dirt and open further and are harder to clean out.
Common questions in the Scottish Borders
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
My floor grout keeps cracking in a line. Can you help?
Often, yes. We replace the grout along a suitable line with flexible sealant in a matching colour. Loose or cracked tiles need a tiler first.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured.
Do you seal floor joints in bathrooms and kitchens?
Yes. These joints get wet every time the floor is cleaned, so a flexible silicone is the right choice.
Will I be able to paint over the new joint?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. Joints that will be painted get a paintable product and wet areas get silicone.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. The old sealant always comes out first, so the new joint bonds to clean surfaces.
Why not just use caulk?
Caulk is fine for dry joints that do not move, but it splits where the joint moves or gets wet. For most floor joints, we use a flexible sealant.
A to Z of places in the Scottish Borders
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- Caddonfoot
- Cardrona
- Cardrona Village
- Chirnside
- Clockmill
- Clovenfords
- Cockburnspath
- Coldingham
- Copshaw Holm
- Cove