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Floor Joint Sealing in Marchmont
Floor joint sealing in Marchmont from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Marchmont
Painted skirting can be sealed with a flexible product that can be painted over. In wet areas we’d normally use silicone because it handles water. We work on thresholds, tiled floors and commercial floors, and people most often call us about cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint and caulk that has cracked where the floor moves.
Scotland’s cities are still adding new flats and houses, and in new homes, sealant and floor joints are often among the first snags, in Marchmont as anywhere.
All our work is covered by our 12-month guarantee.
- Where
- Marchmont (EH9, EH8, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we are called out for in Marchmont
Concrete floor joints break down when traffic runs over open or failed joints. Hard wheels damage the joint edges and the joint gets wider.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
Community buildings like West St Giles' Parish Church are part of the picture too: floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
Before booking anyone
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- How hidden problems are handled
- How long to leave it before use
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Places near Marchmont
What else we do in Marchmont
Surface by surface
Skirting boards
Skirting gaps are one of the most common floor joints we seal. The old caulk is removed first so the bead sits on a clean surface.
Commercial floors
Washroom and kitchen floors in commercial buildings need sound edge joints. We reseal them with a sealant suited to wet areas.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the joints last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Keep floor cleaning water to a minimum at the edges
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
Keep heavy furniture from dragging across the joints. Dragging can tear the bead before it has fully cured.
A gap under the skirting collects dust and lets draughts through. Sealing it keeps the room tidier and stops it getting worse.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we look over the joints with you first, so you know exactly what we’re doing. Surfaces next to the work are protected before we start. The work usually takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. For a tenement in Marchmont, 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.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the area around the work
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Get a quote
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that’s easier. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we will explain what’s involved.
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Marchmont: your questions answered
Do you work for landlords with property near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Is there a guarantee on floor joint sealing in Marchmont?
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever it is. We’re also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
How much does floor joint sealing cost in Marchmont?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you match the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We’ll tell you which colours the right product comes in.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured.
Do I need to be at home?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
It’s normally the floor moving: heating drying the timber, or a filler that’s too rigid. A flexible sealant stays closed as the floor moves.
How long before the joint can take traffic?
We’ll tell you before we leave. That depends on the product, and light foot traffic is usually fine before wet cleaning or wheels.
Why deal with it now?
Regrouting a cracked line in a tiled floor rarely fixes it. If the floor needs to move there, the grout will crack again. Replacing that line with flexible sealant gives it somewhere to go. For landlords in Marchmont, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What you get with us
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- A choice of colours where the product allows
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Every job guaranteed for a year
Honest limits
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not solve:
- Tiles that have lifted or broken
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
Not sure which it is? You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Commercial floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Skirting boards
- Tiled floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Thresholds
Joints and finishes in Marchmont homes
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’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Schools such as Sciennes Primary School are buildings too, and entrance and corridor floor joints take a lot of traffic. Rented homes near Edinburgh Waverley station change hands often, and a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
Marchmont is about 1 mile south-west of Buccleuch, in Edinburgh. Every kind of property in Marchmont can book us for floor joint sealing. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. 175 places in Edinburgh are on our list.
Here we cover the EH9, EH8 and EH3 postcode area for floor joint sealing. Floor joint sealing is available to properties on Lauder Road, Meadow Lane and Grange Road. With the A700 close by, Marchmont is easy for our applicators to reach. Nearby, we also carry out floor joint sealing in Sciennes (1 mile east), The Grange (1 mile south-east), Lauriston (1 mile north), Burgh Muir (1 mile south-east) and Newington (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Leith (3 miles north), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), South Portobello (3 miles east) and Southhouse (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Marchmont
Typical jobs here are in homes near Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 22 pub and St Cuthbert's Church, among other places. Other local landmarks include The Meadows (less than half a mile north), National Museums Scotland Library (0.6 miles north) and James Gillespie's High School (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1 mile north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Waverley Mall (1 mile north) and Meadows Dental Clinic (within half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Marchmont include Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.
What affects the cost of floor joint sealing
Jobs vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The type of sealant required
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- The size of the job
- The number of rooms or windows
What it costs depends on the amount of work, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- Whether it has been sealed before
- The address or postcode of the job
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. When it suits you, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.