Edinburgh · Scotland
Floor & skirting joints in Colinton, Edinburgh
Problem with your floor joints in Colinton? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
Floor joint sealing in Colinton
A threshold joint has to cope with feet, movement and sometimes water. We seal them with a flexible sealant suited to the floor finishes either side. We’re often asked to deal with open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards and perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout, across skirting boards, tiled floors and commercial floors.
In older Scottish city flats, floors are often timber over joists, so skirting joints open and close through the year. In Colinton, a flexible sealant suits those joints better than filler.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Where
- Colinton (EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Wet room and bathroom floors
In a wet room, the floor-to-wall joint is a key line of defence. It’s resealed with a sanitary silicone and we’ll say if the problem looks like more than the joint.
Skirting boards
On painted skirting, we can use a flexible sealant that takes paint. Where water is involved, silicone is the better choice.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Colinton
From a single let to a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
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Keeping the joints in good condition
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Don’t slide heavy items over sealed joints
- Keep floor cleaning water to a minimum at the edges
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
Do not paint over silicone. If you plan to paint, we’ll use a paintable product.
Open skirting gaps let in draughts, dust and sometimes insects. Sealing it keeps the room tidier and stops it getting worse.
When it isn’t the sealant
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
- Tiles that have lifted or broken
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Thresholds
- Commercial floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Skirting boards
Floor joint sealing around Colinton
Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, so skirting and sealant joints can open up as the building settles. Across Edinburgh, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
If you look after a building such as Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. If you let a flat or house near Kingsknowe station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Colinton Parish Church, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Colinton is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Whether you are in the middle of Colinton or further out, we cover floor joint sealing for every kind of property. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Colinton among them.
All of EH13 and EH14 is covered for floor joint sealing. Local streets include Bridge Road, Elliot Road and Grant Avenue, and we cover them all. Close by, we work in Redford (1 mile east), Firrhill (1 mile north-east), Kingsknowe (1 mile north-west), Colinton Mains (1 mile east) and Clovenstone (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Around Colinton
In Colinton, that means homes and buildings near Saughton Park, Firrhill High School and Cross Keys Tavern. Colinton’s nearest station is Kingsknowe station, about 0.9 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include War Poets Collection (1.8 miles north-west) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (3.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Colinton include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Colinton
I let a flat near Kingsknowe station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners, and several properties can be quoted together. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Do you cover Colinton for floor joint sealing?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and Colinton is part of that. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are ARBOMaster approved, the scheme for applicators of Arbo sealants.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured for every job we do.
Do you seal floor joints in bathrooms and kitchens?
Yes. We cut out any old sealant or caulk and reseal with flexible silicone, colour-matched where it shows.
Should I try DIY first?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Where are you based?
Our base is in Crawley, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
What affects the cost of floor joint sealing
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- When we can work, for business premises
- Whether the work is at height
- The size of the job
- Mould in or behind the old joints
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Try to tell us:
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Where the property is
- The problem you’ve noticed
- Whether it has been sealed before
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we’ll explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
The process
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so there’s nothing for you to buy. Once we’ve agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Parking in city streets around Colinton can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. For flats, mention the door entry system and any shared-stair arrangements.
- 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.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Getting a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so start by telling us what you need. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details, and pictures are welcome.
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Why act early in Colinton
Left open, concrete joints break down under traffic. Resealing it early protects the edges before they need a bigger repair. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in a tall building in Colinton, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Combining jobs into one visit is usually more efficient than separate visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why Colinton customers choose us
- Old sealant always removed completely
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
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