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Floor & skirting joints in Greenhill, Edinburgh
Floor joint sealing for Greenhill and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
Do you need floor joint sealing in Greenhill?
A new floor or screed shrinks and settles as it dries. Gaps at the edges appear in the first year or so, and rigid fillers crack.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Morningside United Church, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Before you book anyone
- The length of the guarantee
- What insurance they hold
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether you can choose the colour
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Greenhill
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. We work on concrete floor joints, thresholds and commercial floors, and people most often call us about failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels and grout cracking in a straight line across a floor.
Older tenement flats normally have timber floors on joists, with skirting joints that open and close with the seasons. For a flat in Greenhill, a flexible sealant copes with that movement where filler would crack.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Place
- Greenhill (EH10, EH9, EH11)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Also near Greenhill
Also in Greenhill
Aftercare tips
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Use a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor
- Check skirting joints after the heating season
- Vacuum floor joints regularly to stop grit building up
- Cone off fresh joints until they’re ready
Don’t 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 early keeps the room cleaner and stops it getting worse.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. Everything old must be removed first.
How we quote for floor joint sealing
You will get a clear quote before we start. It takes into account:
- Which sealant suits the joint
- How much there is to do
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- When we can work, for business premises
Every job is a little different, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference, and we’ll explain the quote if you ask.
What we need to know
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- Roughly how big the job is
- Where the property is
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- Photos by email, if that is easy
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Greenhill: your questions answered
Do you cover Greenhill for floor joint sealing?
Yes, Greenhill is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details of the job.
Is there a guarantee on floor joint sealing in Greenhill?
All our work, in Greenhill and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We are fully insured, and an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before applying anything new.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Do you seal floor joints in bathrooms and kitchens?
Yes. The old joint comes out and a flexible silicone replaces it.
Will it make a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Can you add a movement joint to a tiled floor?
In many cases, yes. We replace the grout along a suitable line with flexible sealant coloured to suit. Loose or cracked tiles need a tiler first.
How it works
Most of a good job is in the preparation, and we do not rush it. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In Greenhill, 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 smooth it.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
Getting a quote
For a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
What sealant work can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant won’t fix:
- Water getting under the tiles from elsewhere
- Large cracks that need a surveyor
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Commercial floors
- Tiled floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Thresholds
- Concrete floor joints
- Skirting boards
New homes and floors in Greenhill
Floors around Edinburgh run from suspended timber in older homes to concrete in newer houses and units, and each moves in its own way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that. Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up.
If you look after a building such as Iain Tomlin School of Music, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. Rented homes near Haymarket station change hands often, and a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
Greenhill is about 1 mile south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators cover floor joint sealing for householders, landlords and businesses in Greenhill and the surrounding area, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Greenhill among them.
Every address in EH10, EH9 and EH11 is within our area for floor joint sealing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your property is on Eden Lane, Spylaw Road and Canaan Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Burghmuirhead (1 mile south-west), Holy Corner (1 mile west), Church Hill (1 mile south-west), Merchiston (1 mile north) and Bruntsfield (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Leith (4 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (8 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east) and Lochend (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Greenhill
Typical jobs here are in homes near Bruntsfield Links, National Museums Scotland Library and Tollcross Primary School, among other places. Other local landmarks include Boroughmuir High School (within half a mile north), St Cuthbert's Church (1.1 miles north) and Golf Tavern (under half a mile north). The nearest railway station is Haymarket station, roughly 0.9 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Merchiston Tower (under half a mile west) and Waverley Mall (1.4 miles north-east). Not far away are Blackford Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
What the job involves on each surface
Thresholds
Thresholds between rooms meet two floors and often a door frame. A flexible sealant suits both floor finishes.
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.