Edinburgh · Scotland
Lauriston Floor Joint Sealing
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for homes and businesses in Lauriston and across Edinburgh. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Lauriston
In kitchens and bathrooms, the joint where the floor meets a bath panel, plinth or skirting takes mop water every day. A flexible silicone seal keeps it out. We work on thresholds, skirting boards and commercial floors, and common reasons people get in touch are floor edges that trap water and grime and worn sealant at door thresholds.
In a Scottish city, commercial floors have movement joints and thresholds that wear under traffic. In Lauriston, we cover those floor joints as well as plot mastic for developers.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Lauriston (EH3, EH1, EH8)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Ask before painting over a sealed joint
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
Follow the cure time before walking on or cleaning the joint. Light foot traffic is usually fine sooner than wet cleaning or wheels so we will give you each time.
Concrete joints damaged by traffic get worse quickly. Early resealing helps keep the joint intact and the floor safer.
The process
Our applicators work methodically: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. For most jobs that takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes and we leave things clean and tidy. For a tenement in Lauriston, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. Tell us which applies when you book.
- First, the floor type, the gap and the traffic are checked.
- We remove what’s in the joint now.
- The joint is vacuumed clean and backing fitted where needed.
- We apply the sealant in a colour that suits the floor.
- We tool it neatly and tell you when it can be walked on and cleaned.
Getting ready 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
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You will have a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
When to call us in Lauriston
Some floors were never given a perimeter gap or movement joint. It pushes against the walls and skirting as it expands, and the sealant or grout breaks.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
If you look after a building such as Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, entrance and corridor floor joints take a lot of traffic.
Before you book anyone
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- How much experience the applicator has
- How hidden problems are handled
- When the joint can take water or movement
Other services in Lauriston
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We cut it out and start again, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Floor joint sealing in Lauriston: local notes
Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, 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 each moves in its own way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
For buildings such as Lauriston Church, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others. If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty.
Lauriston is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. From the centre of Lauriston to the outskirts, floor joint sealing is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh.
Every address in EH3, EH1 and EH8 is within our area for floor joint sealing. Streets in the area include Lothian Road, Forrest Road and Lister Square, all of which we cover. Lauriston sits on or near the A700, which makes travel easy. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include Old Town (1 mile north-east), Marchmont (1 mile south), Buccleuch (1 mile east), Sciennes (1 mile south-east) and Holyrood (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (3 miles south-east), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east) and Muirhouse (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Lauriston
In Lauriston, that means homes and buildings near Tollcross Primary School, St Cuthbert's Church and James Gillespie's High School and the streets around them. Nearby too are The Meadows (within half a mile south), The Beehive Inn (within half a mile north) and National Museums Scotland Library (within half a mile north-east). The closest station to Lauriston is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh Dental Institute (less than half a mile south) and Waverley Mall (0.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include The New Leaf Co-op and Salisbury Crags.
Leave it or put it right?
An open concrete floor joint gets wider every time something heavy crosses it. Resealing it early protects the edges before they need a bigger repair. In a tenement flat in Lauriston, 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.
What you pay reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we ask about the job first and send you a clear quote before we start.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Lauriston
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- You choose the colour before work begins
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Read how sealant jobs are priced or our reviews.
When it isn’t the sealant
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It won’t solve:
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Thresholds
- Tiled floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Skirting boards
- Commercial floors
- Concrete floor joints
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Questions from Lauriston
Do you cover Lauriston for floor joint sealing?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and Lauriston is part of that. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details of the job, and we will send you a clear quote.
Do you work for landlords with property near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address or postcode, what’s wrong and any access issues. Then drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we are part of it.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for a year. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we will sort it.
Do you seal kitchen plinths to the floor?
Yes. Where a floor meets a bath panel, kitchen plinth or skirting in a wet area, we use a flexible silicone.
Why has a gap opened under my skirting?
Timber floors and skirting shrink and swell through the year. We close it with a flexible sealant that moves with the floor.
Will I be able to paint over the new joint?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. Joints that will be painted get a paintable product and wet areas get silicone.