East Lothian · Scotland
Floor Joint Sealing in Old Craighall
Specialist floor joint sealing for Old Craighall: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
Leave it or put it right?
Dirt builds up in open joints and makes the floor look worn. Sealed joints are easier to keep clean and finishes the floor. Around Old Craighall, water from a failed joint in an older stone home can soak into timber and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the sealant.
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Colour picked to suit the job
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Old sealant always removed completely
- We agree the colour with you first
Read what affects the cost and customer reviews.
Floor joint sealing in Old Craighall, done properly
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Caulk tends to crack there, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We work on tiled floors, concrete floor joints and thresholds, and people most often call us about chipped and open joints in warehouse floors and cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens.
For a place like Old Craighall, the journey and access are planned in advance. Outdoor plot mastic needs dry weather, but indoor floor and skirting joints can be sealed whatever the forecast.
A 12-month guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.
- Place
- Old Craighall (EH21)
- Wider area
- East Lothian
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How the job changes by surface
Thresholds
Threshold joints get a lot of feet, so the sealant has to be tough as well as flexible.
Tiled floors
Perimeter joints in tiled floors should be sealant, not grout. Grout at the edge is removed and replaced with sealant.
Joints and finishes in Old Craighall homes
Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up. Across East Lothian, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and they don’t all move the same way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
Managing a site like Loretto School? Then floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early.
Old Craighall is about 1 mile south of Musselburgh, in East Lothian. From the centre of Old Craighall to the outskirts, floor joint sealing is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Old Craighall is one of 48 towns and villages in East Lothian where we work. Our Edinburgh page covers work nearby, about 6 miles away.
Work in EH21 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need floor joint sealing at a property on Queen Margaret University Way, Old Craighall Road and Milne Meadows or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Old Craighall include Millerhill (1 mile south-west), Shawfair (1 mile west), Whitecraig (1 mile east), Newton Village (1 mile south-west) and Newcraighall (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Haddington (11 miles east), Tranent (5 miles east), Prestonpans (4 miles north-east), Cockenzie and Port Seton (5 miles north-east), Longniddry (7 miles north-east) and Gullane (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Old Craighall
The closest station to Old Craighall is Musselburgh station, about 0.8 miles north. A little further out are Musselburgh Doll Museum (1.4 miles north) and Dalkeith Palace (1.6 miles south). The countryside around Old Craighall includes Duddingston Loch and Whinny Hill.
When something else is needed
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not solve:
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
- Structural movement or subsidence
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Thresholds
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Skirting boards
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
Old Craighall questions
Will you come out to Old Craighall?
Yes, Old Craighall is covered. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Can you do floor joint sealing in Old Craighall?
Yes, Old Craighall is within the area we cover. We work across all of Scotland. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
It’s normally the floor moving: heating drying the timber, or a filler that is too rigid. A flexible sealant stays closed as the floor moves.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We will tell you what we’re using and why.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured.
How long will you be here?
Most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors, including the preparation. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
We’ll suggest a colour to suit the surroundings, from white and clear to greys and other shades. The choice depends on the product the joint needs.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
When to call us in Old Craighall
Grout is rigid, so a tiled floor with nowhere to move cracks along a grout line. Cracks often run straight along a line of joints, showing where a movement joint was needed.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
- Floor edges that trap water and grime
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
Rented homes near Musselburgh station change hands often, and open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty.
What your quote should include
- What guarantee comes with the work
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- Are they insured?
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We also work for property managers and facilities teams. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured for the work.
From a single let to a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
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What happens on the day
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we’re working on. Expect the work to take a few hours, depending on the length of joint, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. Around Old Craighall, distance and access matter more than parking. Tell us how to find the property and how to reach the work, and the visit is planned around that.
- 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.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Mention any tricky access
Ask for a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.