Edinburgh · Scotland
Craigmillar Floor Joint Sealing
Floor joint sealing for Craigmillar and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Open joints that fill with dirt
Keeping the joints in good condition
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Have a cracking tiled floor checked before tiles break
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
- Do not fill floor joints with caulk where they move or get wet
Follow the cure time before walking on or cleaning the joint. Feet are usually fine before mopping or wheeled traffic, and we will tell you both.
Cracks along tile grout lines come back unless the movement is dealt with. A flexible joint added early helps protect the tiles themselves.
Floor joint sealing in Craigmillar
Every floor moves a little, so its edges need a joint that can flex. Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor joints and concrete joints are all sealed using a product that suits the floor. If you are dealing with worn sealant at door thresholds and gaps between floors and kitchen plinths, we can help.
Offices, shops and commercial units in Scotland’s cities have floors with movement joints and thresholds that take heavy wear. In Craigmillar, we cover those floor joints as well as plot mastic for developers.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Where
- Craigmillar (EH16, EH15)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the quote in Craigmillar
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- The size of the job
- When we can work, for business premises
- Whether the work is at height
Leaving a failed joint normally makes the job bigger, not smaller, because water and mould keep working on it. If you’re not sure whether it needs doing, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to know:
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- The type of property
- The address or postcode of the job
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Floor joint sealing in Craigmillar: local notes
Many new homes in Scotland are timber-framed, 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 they don’t all move the same way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Schools such as Castlebrae Community High School are buildings too, and entrance and corridor floor joints take a lot of traffic. Community buildings like Robin Chapel are part of the picture too: floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
Craigmillar is about 2 miles east of Newington, in Edinburgh. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Craigmillar is covered for floor joint sealing. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, Craigmillar among them.
We cover every part of the EH16 and EH15 postcode area for floor joint sealing and the streets around it. Local streets include Dunkirk Road, Harewood Road and Seacole Square, all of which we cover. Close by, we work in Greendykes (1 mile east), Bridge End (1 mile south-west), Duddingston (1 mile north), Bingham (1 mile north-east) and Niddrie Mains (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (4 miles north), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west), Bellevue (3 miles north-west) and Silvermills (3 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Craigmillar
In Craigmillar, that means homes and buildings near Craigmillar Castle Park, Duddingston Kirk and Sheep Heid Inn, among other places. You will also find Portobello Library (1.8 miles north-east) and St Margaret's School (1.1 miles west). The nearest railway station is Brunstane station, about 1.7 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Morita Museum of Fine Art (1.3 miles west) and Craigmillar Castle (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Also near Craigmillar
Also in Craigmillar
What we cannot put right
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not solve:
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
- Concrete repairs beyond the joint
If you are not sure, just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Skirting boards
- Thresholds
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Craigmillar
Floors and walls move a little with the seasons. Heating dries timber and opens gaps along the skirting and they change again in summer.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
- Open joints that fill with dirt
If you let a flat or house near Brunstane station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
What to look for in a quote
- Is VAT in the price?
- How much experience the applicator has
- What insurance they hold
- What guarantee comes with the work
Surface by surface
Tiled floors
When grout cracks along a straight line, the floor is telling you it needs to move. That line is converted to a flexible joint if it’s in the right place.
Commercial floors
Floor joint work in businesses can be planned around your hours. Out-of-hours working can be arranged if the floor is busy.
How it works
You do not need to clear the whole room or building before we come, just the space around the work. Everything nearby is protected, and the work takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint in most cases. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. For a job in Craigmillar, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- We take out the cracked caulk, grout or old sealant.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied and smooth it.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every job is different. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
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For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Craigmillar
Is floor joint sealing in Craigmillar guaranteed?
Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee, wherever it is. We’re also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Do you work for landlords with property near Brunstane station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Can you use decorators’ caulk instead?
Caulk can’t cope with movement or water. Skirting joints move with the floor, so we use a flexible sealant that stretches.
What information do you need?
The location, the problem and the rough size of the job. If you can, email a few photos.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. New silicone will not bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. We remove it all first.
Is there any odour?
Possibly a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
Where do you work from?
We’re a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Is it messy?
We keep the work tidy. Nearby surfaces are protected.