Edinburgh · Scotland
East Craigs Floor Joint Sealing
Floor joint sealing for East Craigs, by sealant specialists with 20+ years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
About our floor joint sealing in East Craigs
Floor joint sealing is mostly about choosing the right product and preparing the joint. Old caulk, grout or failed sealant comes out first, then clean, back and seal the joint. We work on wet room & bathroom floors, tiled floors and concrete floor joints, and common reasons people get in touch are caulk that has cracked where the floor moves and skirting that has pulled away from the floor.
In older Scottish city flats, floors are often timber over joists, so skirting joints open and close through the year. For a flat in East Craigs, a flexible sealant copes with that movement where filler would crack.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our one-year guarantee.
- Place
- East Craigs (EH12, EH4)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Honest limits
Sealant isn’t the answer to every problem, and we will tell you before work begins. It won’t solve:
- Failed waterproofing under a wet room floor
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- A tiled floor that needs relaying
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Tiled floors
- Skirting boards
- Commercial floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Thresholds
FAQs for East Craigs
Do you cover East Craigs for floor joint sealing?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and East Craigs is part of that. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
What guarantee comes with floor joint sealing in East Craigs?
All our work, in East Craigs and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We’re fully insured, and an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Do you seal kitchen plinths to the floor?
Yes. Floor edges in bathrooms and kitchens get wet at every clean, so we seal them with silicone suited to wet areas.
What causes gaps between the floor and skirting?
Movement from drying timber and settling floors pulls the skirting and floor apart. Rigid fillers split, so we use a flexible sealant.
Is it worth trying it myself?
You can, for simple jobs. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Can sealant along the skirting be painted?
Where you plan to paint, we do. Silicone doesn’t take paint, so tell us your plans.
Do I need to be at home?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Is there any odour?
Possibly a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures.
For landlords and businesses
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will quote.
When to call us in East Craigs
Water and dirt collect in open floor joints. In kitchens and bathrooms, mop water gets into the gap and can reach the subfloor.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
Letting a property close to Edinburgh Gateway station? Then a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- What guarantee comes with the work
Joints and finishes in East Craigs homes
Many new homes in Scotland are timber-framed, 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’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Managing a site like Craigmount High School? Then floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early.
East Craigs is about 4 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you need floor joint sealing in East Craigs, it’s easy to get a quote: please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. We’re based in Crawley and cover Edinburgh. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for floor joint sealing: EH12 and EH4. Streets in the area include Niven Road, Craigs Road and Maybury Road, all of which we cover. If you’re just outside East Craigs, we cover Bughtlin (1 mile north), West Craigs (1 mile south-west), Maybury (1 mile south), Cammo (1 mile north) and Barnton (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles east), Bonnington (5 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around East Craigs
For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Gateway station, about 0.7 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Craigcrook Castle (1.7 miles east) and Corstorphine Hospital (1.5 miles east). Not far away are Corstorphine Hill and Dundas Loch.
Keeping the joints in good condition
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Use a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor
- Vacuum floor joints regularly to stop grit building up
- Get cracks along tile grout lines looked at early
Have a look at the joints once the heating season is over. Small gaps at the ends can be touched up.
Concrete joints damaged by traffic get worse quickly. Sealing them early protects the edges and the surface smoother.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Why act early in East Craigs
Not every floor joint takes the same sealant: flexible sealant for skirting and tiles, silicone in wet areas, and floor-joint products for concrete. Getting that choice wrong is a common reason joints fail. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in East Craigs, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
Combining jobs into one visit usually makes better use of the time than several visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. We’ll give you a clear price for the lot.
Why choose Mr Mastic in East Craigs
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- You choose the colour before work begins
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
What we do, step by step
A visit follows a simple pattern: we check the joints, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, do the work and tidy away. Most jobs take a few hours, depending on the length of joint. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in East Craigs, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We clear the edges of the floor so the joints are easy to reach.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- We apply a flexible sealant suited to the floor.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
How to prepare
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
How to get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and add photos by email if you can.