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Glazing Silicone in Rubislaw
Glazing silicone for Rubislaw, by sealant specialists with 20+ years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Water escaping where a screen meets the wall
- Water running down inside the glass
- Split or lifting silicone on glass
How to look after the new joints
Looking after new joints is easy, and it makes a real difference:
- Open vents or windows to let moisture out
- Wipe the screen down after showering
- Inspect the sealant on glazing annually
- Stick to mild cleaners on glass
On shower screens, wipe or squeegee after use and keep the room ventilated. It helps stop mould getting into the silicone.
Shower screen leaks can go unnoticed. Water can soak into the floor or reach the room below long before you see it.
Glazing silicone in Rubislaw, done properly
Glazing joints need a sealant made for glass. Our applicators use neutral-cure glazing silicone, which suits glass and most frame materials, finished with a neat, even bead. We work on shower screens, glass-to-glass joints and conservatory frames, and the jobs we see most are mouldy sealant around glass panels and leaks where conservatory glass meets the frame.
Tenement flats in Scotland’s cities often have windows high above the street, where failing mastic is easy to miss. Access is the first thing to plan for a job in Rubislaw, and in a tenement the outside of the building may be a shared repair.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same 12-month guarantee in Rubislaw and across Aberdeen.
- Location
- Rubislaw (AB15, AB10, AB16)
- Wider area
- Aberdeen
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Rubislaw homes and the weather
Rubislaw is close to the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. Both are hard on glazing joints and frame seals, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. Aberdeen’s nickname, the Granite City, comes from its stone buildings, and granite is hard and dense, so any sealant against it needs clean, sound edges to grip.
Homes close to Rubislaw Church include some older properties, and the windows may be timber, sash or later replacements, and each needs the right sealant against the wall. Managing a site like Albyn School? Then the mastic around its windows and doors needs looking after like any other building’s.
Rubislaw is about 1 mile south-west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Wherever you are in the AB15 postcode area, we cover glazing silicone for homes and businesses. Our Aberdeen coverage runs to 63 places, Rubislaw among them.
Every address in AB15, AB10 and AB16 is covered for glazing silicone, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need glazing silicone at a property on Forest Road, Harlaw Road and Bayview Road or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. You’ll find Rubislaw on the A9119, which makes it straightforward to reach. Nearby, we also carry out glazing silicone in Midstocket (1 mile north), West End (1 mile south), Queen's Cross (1 mile east), Summerhill (1 mile north-west) and Craigiebuckler (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dyce (5 miles north-west), Portlethen (6 miles south), Cove Bay (3 miles south-east), Bucksburn (3 miles north-west), Peterculter (6 miles south-west) and Kingswells (3 miles west).
What’s near Rubislaw
Around Rubislaw, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Rubislaw and Queens Terrace Gardens, Airyhall Primary School and North East of Scotland Music School. The nearest railway station is Aberdeen station, about 1.6 miles east. A little further out are Trinity Centre (1.5 miles east) and Gordon Highlanders Museum (0.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Rubislaw Quarry and Gallows Hill.
Do you need glazing silicone in Rubislaw?
The wrong sealant is a common cause. Some products don’t bond well to glass and vinegar-smelling acetoxy silicone can attack some metals.
Most people get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Black or yellowed silicone on glass joints
- Leaking glazing joints on a rooflight
- Water running down inside the glass
- Leaks where conservatory glass meets the frame
Rented homes near Aberdeen station change hands often, and glazing joints are worth checking at the end of a tenancy, before a small leak grows.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they hold
- How long the guarantee is
- Whether you can choose the colour
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
How it works
Our applicators work methodically: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes anything from an hour or two to most of a day, depending on the size of the job. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Rubislaw, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- First, we trace the leak and check it’s coming through a sealant joint.
- The old sealant is removed from the glass and frame without scratching them.
- Surfaces are cleaned with a solvent suited to glass and the frame.
- We apply a neutral-cure glazing silicone and tool it smooth.
- We look over every joint and, where we can, test it with water.
Before we arrive
- Mention any tricky access
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
Get a quote
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or send an email if you’d rather. Describe what needs sealing and we will explain what’s involved.
Advice
For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll give you a quote.
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
Different surfaces, different methods
Glass-to-glass joints
These joints are on show, so we take care to leave a neat bead.
Glass-to-frame joints
We cut the old silicone from the glass without scratching it and reseal with glazing silicone.
Rubislaw questions
Does living near the coast affect glazing silicone in Rubislaw?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so preparation and the right sealant matter all the more. It’s worth checking the walls that face the sea first.
Who arranges sealant work on the shared parts of a tenement in Rubislaw?
It normally goes through the owners together, or through the factor if the building has one. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 covers the common parts where the deeds do not.
Is a special sealant needed for glass?
Glass needs a sealant made for glazing. We use neutral-cure glazing silicone with anti-fungal products in bathrooms.
Can you work on commercial sites?
Yes. Hotels, offices and other businesses use us, and we’re fully insured.
Can a conservatory leak be sealed?
If the water is coming in through failed sealant joints, yes. If it’s a broken panel, failed unit or roof problem, we’ll tell you.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on the job. Inside work needs someone to give us access.
Do you guarantee glazing sealant work?
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee, and we are fully insured.
What affects the quote in Rubislaw
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
Helping us quote
To make quoting easier, let us know:
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- If someone has resealed it before
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- A few pictures by email, if you can
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.