Edinburgh · Scotland
Floor Joint Sealing in Merchiston
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for householders, landlords and businesses in Merchiston. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Merchiston
In commercial and industrial units, concrete floor joints take a hammering from wheels and traffic. Each is resealed with a floor-joint product suited to what runs over it. Common call-outs are for gaps at thresholds between rooms and perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout, across skirting boards, wet room & bathroom floors and tiled floors.
Scotland’s cities are still adding new flats and houses, and new-home owners often find sealant snags in the first year or two.
All our work is covered by a one-year guarantee.
- Place
- Merchiston (EH10, EH11, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Aftercare tips
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Avoid sloshing water against skirting
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Mark off resealed joints in warehouses
Keep heavy furniture from dragging across the joints. Dragging can tear the bead.
Once concrete joint edges start to break, wheels make it worse. Sealing them early protects the edges.
Can I do it myself?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
What the job involves on each surface
Concrete floor joints
Old filler, dust and debris are cleaned out of the joint, vacuuming them clean. We fit backing where needed.
Tiled floors
Tiled floors need movement joints at edges and across large areas. Where needed, a line of grout is replaced with flexible sealant coloured to suit.
Nearby places to Merchiston
What else we do in Merchiston
Floor joint sealing around Merchiston
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 each moves in its own way. That’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
For buildings such as Christ Church, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others. Letting a property close to Haymarket station? Then gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Merchiston is about 1 mile south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Merchiston gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
All of EH10, EH11 and EH3 is within our area for floor joint sealing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Eden Lane, Spylaw Road and Bryson Road. We also cover the places around Merchiston: Bruntsfield (1 mile east), Holy Corner (1 mile south), Greenhill (1 mile south), Burghmuirhead (1 mile south) and Church Hill (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Leith (3 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).
Landmarks near Merchiston
Around Merchiston, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Golf Tavern, St Cuthbert's Church and Bruntsfield Links, among other places. Also close by are Tollcross Primary School (0.5 miles north), National Museums Scotland Library (1.1 miles north-east) and Iain Tomlin School of Music (less than half a mile south-west). The closest station to Merchiston is Haymarket station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bruntsfield Hospital (under half a mile east) and Museum of Fire (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Blackford Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Structural movement or subsidence
- A tiled floor that needs relaying
- Damaged concrete that needs breaking out and repairing
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Commercial floors
- Skirting boards
- Concrete floor joints
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Tiled floors
- Thresholds
Questions from Merchiston
I let a flat near Haymarket station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders, and several properties can go on one quote. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Do you cover Merchiston for floor joint sealing?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and Merchiston is part of that. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details of the job, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you work on commercial floors?
Yes. Concrete floor joints in warehouses and units are part of our work. We’ll talk through the traffic and choose a sealant suited to it.
What should I tell you?
The location, the problem and the rough size of the job. If you can, email a few pictures.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
Our base is Crawley, with over 20 years’ experience. Our area covers South East England, London and Scotland.
Can you match the sealant colour?
We will suggest a colour to suit the surroundings. The choice depends on the product the joint needs.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you and explain the cure time. The work normally takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes, depending on the size of the job. Inside a flat in Merchiston, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. Tell us which applies when you book.
- First we check the joint and the floor and agree which sealant suits it.
- Whatever is in the joint now, whether caulk, grout or sealant, comes out.
- The joint is cleaned, vacuumed and backed where depth needs controlling.
- A flexible sealant, or a floor-joint sealant for concrete, is applied in a colour to suit.
- The joint is tooled to a neat finish and we tell you when it can take feet and a mop.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Clear the area around the work
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
Get a quote
For floor joint sealing in Merchiston, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
Advice
Landlord and commercial work in Merchiston
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 that we can handle for you.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
When to call us in Merchiston
Caulk is the usual filler for skirting. In a joint that moves or gets wet, it splits so the gap reappears.
People normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
Schools such as Boroughmuir High School are buildings too, and floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up.
Questions to ask before you book
- What insurance they hold
- The length of the guarantee
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- Whether you can choose the colour