Edinburgh · Scotland
Chesser Floor Joint Sealing
Floor joints in Chesser need attention? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
Why deal with it now?
Open joints along wet floors let water into the subfloor and behind skirting. Dealing with it early keeps the repair to the joint. For landlords in Chesser, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference.
What you get with us
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- Old sealant always removed completely
Read our cost guide or what customers say.
About our floor joint sealing in Chesser
Gaps along the bottom of skirting are common in new and older homes alike. Decorators’ caulk normally cracks where there’s movement, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We work on skirting boards, tiled floors and wet room & bathroom floors, and common reasons people get in touch are perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout and dirt and water collecting in open floor joints.
Older tenement flats generally have timber floors on joists, so skirting joints open and close through the year. In Chesser, a flexible sealant suits those joints better than filler.
Each job carries a 12-month guarantee, whatever its size.
- Place
- Chesser (EH14, EH11, EH12)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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How it works
The work is kept neat and contained to the area we’re working on, so you can carry on as normal. The job usually takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Chesser, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- We clear the edges of the floor so the joints are easy to reach.
- We take out the cracked caulk, grout or old sealant.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- We apply a flexible sealant suited to the floor and tooled.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
Getting a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Related advice
For landlords and businesses
Hotels need rooms back in use, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Can I do it myself?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
Common questions in Chesser
Is floor joint sealing in Chesser guaranteed?
All our work, in Chesser and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We’re fully insured, and an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Is Chesser in your area for floor joint sealing?
Yes, Chesser is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we are fully insured.
Do you seal warehouse floor joints?
Yes. Old filler is cleaned out and the joint resealed with a floor-joint product. Tell us what runs over the floor.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Usually, yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available, and we agree the colour with you before we start.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No, because it fails. We remove every bit of old sealant first, so the new joint bonds to clean surfaces.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. More than one area can go on one quote.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before resealing.
How we quote for floor joint sealing
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We look at:
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Any mould that needs treating
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
A few things move the cost up or down: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to know:
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- If someone has resealed it before
- Where the property is
- Whether it’s a home or a business
If you are in Chesser and need floor joint sealing, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
Joints and finishes in Chesser homes
Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, so skirting and sealant joints can open up as the building settles. Floors around Edinburgh run from suspended timber in older homes to concrete in newer houses and units, and each moves in its own way. That’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
For buildings such as Stenhouse Saughton Church, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear. If you let a flat or house near Slateford station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Chesser is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We provide floor joint sealing to homes and businesses in Chesser, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Chesser is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh we cover.
Our applicators cover all of the EH14, EH11 and EH12 postcode area for floor joint sealing and the streets around it. If you need floor joint sealing at a property on Appin Lane, Ford's Road and Gorgie Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Chesser: Slateford (1 mile east), Parkhead (1 mile south-west), Redhall (1 mile south-west), Stenhouse (1 mile north-west) and Longstone (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north-east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Chesser
We work in homes and buildings around Cross Keys Tavern, Gabrielle Keiller Library and Merchiston Castle School, among other places. Also close by are Saughton Park (less than half a mile north) and Firrhill High School (1.1 miles south-east). Chesser has its own railway station: Slateford station. A little further out are Merchiston Tower (1.4 miles east) and Murrayfield Experience (0.9 miles north). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Common problems we fix in Chesser
Wheels crossing an unfilled concrete joint chip its edges. Pallet trucks and trolleys knock the edges away.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Balgreen Primary School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they hold
- How long the guarantee is
- What the cure time is
- How much experience the applicator has
When something else is needed
We won’t take on work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
- A tiled floor that needs relaying
If you’re not sure, just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Chesser
- Tiled floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Thresholds
- Commercial floors
- Skirting boards