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West Craigs Glazing Silicone
Glazing silicone in West Craigs from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Glazing silicone that has cracked or come away
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- A quick top-up bead that didn’t last
The process
We work through the job in order: protect, prepare, seal, tidy. For most jobs that takes a few hours, depending on how many joints need doing, and the area is left clean. Parking in city streets around West Craigs can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. If you’re in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- First we agree the joints to be done.
- Old sealant is removed from the glass and frame.
- The surfaces are cleaned with a suitable solvent.
- We apply and tool the new silicone.
- We inspect the work and test it where we can.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention any tricky access
- Mention any parking rules near the property
Get a quote
We quote each job on its own, so the first step is telling us about yours. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details, and photos are welcome.
Related advice
Glazing silicone in West Craigs, done properly
We renew glazing silicone on conservatories, rooflights and glass panels, as well as frameless shower screens and glass balustrade bases. Each joint is cut out, cleaned and resealed. We work on glass-to-frame joints, rooflights and glass-to-glass joints, and people most often call us about stained, discoloured glazing silicone and cracked silicone between glass panels.
Scotland’s cities are full of stone-built tenements and terraces, in sandstone or granite. Stone needs a sealant that suits it, so acetoxy silicones, which can attack some stone, are best avoided.
We stand behind the work with a 12-month guarantee, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Location
- West Craigs (EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for West Craigs
Does the coastal weather in West Craigs affect outside sealant?
Near the coast, wind-driven rain and, nearer the shore, salt air make outside sealant work harder. The right product, a clean joint and the right depth all help it cope.
I let a flat near Edinburgh Gateway station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders, and several properties can be quoted together. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details for a clear quote.
Can you work on commercial sites?
Yes. Hotels, offices and other businesses use us and we are fully insured.
How long should I leave it?
That depends on the sealant used, so please follow the time we give you when we finish.
What information do you need?
Let us know what needs doing and where, plus pictures if you have them. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
Can you reseal the base of a glass balustrade?
We can, if the base joint is sealed. Photos help us see what’s there when you drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Will you leave a mess?
No. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
Is it worth trying it myself?
Sometimes. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
What else we do in West Craigs
Different surfaces, different methods
Shower screens
Silicone holds the water in on frameless screens. We reseal without scratching the glass.
Glass-to-frame joints
We cut the old silicone from the glass without scratching it and reseal with glazing silicone.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Aftercare is simple:
- Get a new leak looked at quickly
- Use gentle products around the joints
- Don’t use a blade near the sealant
- Wipe the screen down after showering
Clear the conservatory gutters regularly, so water drains away from the joints. Blocked gutters can push water where it shouldn’t go.
If silicone on glass has cracked, water is already getting in. Resealing now is a small job, compared with repairing damaged frames or plaster.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
Hotels need rooms back in use, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
West Craigs homes and the weather
West Craigs is within about 3 miles of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on glazing joints and frame seals, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. Historic houses like Caroline Park (about 4 miles north-east) are a reminder that the area around West Craigs has older buildings as well as new. In older buildings, older timber frames in brick or stone need a different approach from a modern uPVC window.
Managing a site like Craigmount High School? Then its window and door frames need their mastic kept sound, just like a home’s. If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Gateway station, a shower screen or conservatory joint that leaks is easier to reseal while the property is empty. Historic houses such as Caroline Park, about 4 miles north-east, show how far back building around West Craigs goes, and older homes nearby need a sealant that suits their walls.
West Craigs is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Every kind of property in West Craigs can book us for glazing silicone. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, West Craigs among them.
Postcode districts we cover here for glazing silicone: EH12. We cover properties on Niven Road, Windle Road and Gyle Avenue and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for glazing silicone include Maybury (1 mile south-east), East Craigs (1 mile north-east), Gogar (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile north-east) and Cammo (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around West Craigs
There’s a railway station in West Craigs itself: Edinburgh Gateway station. A little further out are The Gyle Shopping Centre (under half a mile south) and Craigcrook Castle (2.1 miles north-east). The countryside around West Craigs includes The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
A leaking joint won’t fix itself. Left, water can mark floors, damage plaster and rot timber, so it pays to deal with it early. Private landlords in West Craigs must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, along with when we can work on site. Ask us for a quote and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Mr Mastic in West Craigs
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- We leave the area clean and tidy
Take a look at our cost guide and customer reviews.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- A frame that needs repairing or replacing
- Structural problems with a conservatory roof
- A broken pane or roof panel
If you are not sure, just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Rooflights
- Glass-to-glass joints
- Glass-to-frame joints
- Glass balustrade bases
- Shower screens
- Conservatory frames
How we quote for glazing silicone
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- The product the joint needs
- Any working-time requirements on site
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
Combining jobs into one visit generally makes better use of the time than several visits. You’ll get one clear quote for the whole job.
Helping us quote
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Please mention:
- A few photos by email, if you can
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- The address or postcode of the job
To get a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.