Edinburgh · Scotland
Boswall Floor Joint Sealing
Our applicators work in Boswall on sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
- Worn sealant at door thresholds
Boswall: your questions answered
Can you do floor joint sealing in Boswall?
Yes, Boswall is within the area we cover. We work across all of Scotland. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before work begins.
What should I tell you?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. If you can, email a few pictures.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before resealing.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, we can. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
Where do you work from?
We are a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. Our area covers South East England, London and Scotland.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to the joints, so we will agree that with you when we book. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Should I try DIY first?
It depends on the job. High-level, external movement and fire-rated joints are professional jobs.
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Boswall
Painted skirting can be sealed with a flexible product that can be painted over. For bathrooms and kitchens, silicone is generally the better choice because it handles water. If you have gaps between floors and kitchen plinths and perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
New flats and houses are still being built in and around Scotland’s cities, and new-home owners often find sealant snags in the first year or two, in Boswall as anywhere.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Place
- Boswall (EH5, EH3, EH4)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords and businesses
Landlords and agents in Boswall can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for before the next move-in.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
What happens on the day
Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we don’t rush it. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In Boswall, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- Edges are cleaned and dried.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied and smooth it.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- Tell us about any water getting in
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
How to get a quote
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.
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How the job changes by surface
Commercial floors
In commercial buildings, we can plan floor joint work around opening hours. We can arrange out-of-hours work where it’s needed.
Thresholds
Where a tiled floor meets timber or carpet, the joint takes movement from both sides. A flexible sealant bridges them.
When something else is needed
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Failed waterproofing under a wet room floor
- Structural movement or subsidence
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Concrete floor joints
- Skirting boards
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds
- Tiled floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
Should I try it myself first?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
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.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Aftercare is simple:
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
- Have a cracking tiled floor checked before tiles break
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Don’t paint over silicone
Avoid flooding the floor when you clean. Less water at the edges helps the joints last.
Open skirting gaps let in draughts, dust and sometimes insects. Sealing it keeps the room tidier and the edges sound.
Why deal with it now?
Left open, concrete joints break down under traffic. Resealing it early protects the edges before they need a bigger repair. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in a tall building in Boswall, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Combining jobs into one visit is usually more efficient than separate visits. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- We agree the colour with you first
- Colour picked to suit the job
- Arbo and Everbuild products
Also near Boswall
What else we do in Boswall
Floor joint sealing in Boswall: local notes
Many new homes in Scotland are timber-framed, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up. Floors around Edinburgh run from suspended timber in older homes to concrete in newer houses and units, and they do not all move the same way. That’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies. Community buildings like Granton Congregational Church are part of the picture too: floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Broughton High School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up.
Boswall is about 1 mile north-west of Bellevue, in Edinburgh. Wherever you are in the EH5 postcode area, our applicators can take on floor joint sealing. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh.
Jobs for floor joint sealing in EH5, EH3 and EH4 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Ferry Road, Wardie Road and Granton Road, all of which we cover. You’ll find Boswall on the A903, which makes it straightforward to reach. Other places close to Boswall include Granton (1 mile west), Goldenacre (1 mile south-east), Inverleith (1 mile south), Trinity (1 mile east) and Pilton (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east), Queensferry (7 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south-east) and Lochend (3 miles south-east).
Around Boswall
Around Boswall, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Starbank Park, Trinity Academy and Old Chain Pier pub. The closest station to Boswall is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Newhaven Heritage Museum (1 mile east) and Western General Hospital (1 mile south-west). Open spaces near Boswall include Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.