Edinburgh · Scotland
Floor & skirting joints in Craigentinny, Edinburgh
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for Craigentinny, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Grout cracking in a straight line across a floor
Honest limits
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Tiles that have lifted or broken
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Skirting boards
- Thresholds
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
How we handle floor joint sealing in Craigentinny
Thresholds are where two floors, or a floor and a door, meet. We use a flexible product that suits both floors. We are often asked to deal with cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint and open joints that fill with dirt, on concrete floor joints, thresholds and wet room & bathroom floors.
In a Scottish city, commercial floors have movement joints and thresholds that wear under traffic. Those joints, and plot mastic for developers, are part of the work we cover in Craigentinny.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Where
- Craigentinny (EH7, EH8, EH15)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you and explain the cure time. The work normally takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors, depending on the size of the job. Parking in city streets around Craigentinny can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. If you’re in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- First, the floor type, the gap and the traffic are checked.
- Any old caulk, grout or sealant is raked or cut out.
- We vacuum out the joint and add backing where the depth needs setting.
- The chosen sealant goes in, coloured to suit the floor.
- We tool it neatly and tell you when it can be walked on and cleaned.
How to prepare
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
How to get a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we will take it from there.
Related advice
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
Places near Craigentinny
Also in Craigentinny
Floor joint sealing in Craigentinny: local notes
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 they do not all move the same way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Rented homes near Brunstane station change hands often, and a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant. If you look after a building such as Portobello High School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. Community buildings like Restalrig Parish Church are part of the picture too: joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Craigentinny is about 2 miles south-east of Bonnington, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Craigentinny to the outskirts, we cover floor joint sealing for every kind of property. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, and Craigentinny is one of them.
Every address in EH7, EH8 and EH15 is covered for floor joint sealing. Whether your property is on Goff Avenue, King's Road and Loaning Road or a nearby road, we can help. Craigentinny sits on or near the A199 and A1140, which makes travel easy. We also cover the places around Craigentinny: Mountcastle (1 mile south), Piershill (1 mile south-west), Northfield (1 mile south), Restalrig (1 mile west) and Jock's Lodge (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles west), Silvermills (3 miles west), West End (3 miles west), Stockbridge (3 miles west), Canonmills (3 miles west) and West Coates (4 miles west).
Near you in Craigentinny
Around Craigentinny, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Portobello Library, Public House and Mannafields Christian School, among other places. Craigentinny’s nearest station is Brunstane station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Hibernian Football Club Museum (1.3 miles west) and St. James Centre (2.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whinny Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What happens if it’s left?
Left open, concrete joints break down under traffic. Resealing it early protects the edges before they need a bigger repair. In a tenement flat in Craigentinny, a failed seal is rarely just your problem: a leak can come through the ceiling below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-rated joints matter to every flat.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why book with us
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Full insurance on every job
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
Read what affects the cost and customer reviews.
Common questions in Craigentinny
Is there a guarantee on floor joint sealing in Craigentinny?
All our work, in Craigentinny and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We are fully insured, and an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Is Craigentinny in your area for floor joint sealing?
Yes. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, and Craigentinny is part of that. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Will I be able to paint over the new joint?
On joints you want to paint, yes. Silicone in bathrooms and kitchens can’t be painted so mention it when you get a quote.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes, and it often makes sense. Doing several areas at once is generally more efficient, so mention them when you ask for a quote.
What sealant do you use?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. Brands we use include Arbo and Everbuild.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We will explain which colours are available.
What information do you need?
A short description and the location, with pictures by email if possible. If we need more, we will ask.
Can you add a movement joint to a tiled floor?
Often, yes, where it suits the floor. We remove the grout and seal the line with flexible sealant, giving the floor room to move.
For landlords and businesses
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.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
How we quote for floor joint sealing
The price is agreed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The size of the job
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Mould in or behind the old joints
Combining jobs into one visit usually makes better use of the time than several visits. We’ll send you a clear quote for the lot.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to know:
- The problem you’ve noticed
- The rough size of the job
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
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.
How the job changes by surface
Concrete floor joints
We clean concrete joints out thoroughly before sealing. Backing goes in where the depth needs controlling.
Tiled floors
The edge of a tiled floor, where it meets the wall or skirting, should be a flexible joint. We rake out any grout there and reseal.