Edinburgh · Scotland
Regrouting in Fernieside
Raking out old, cracked or stained grout and regrouting tiled walls and floors for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Fernieside. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Grout stained black or orange that won’t clean
- Floor grout that has worn and darkened
- Gaps where the shower grout has gone
Regrouting around Fernieside
Fernieside is close to the coast. Near the coast, holiday lets and guest houses can see bathrooms used by one guest after another, and sealant and grout that work that hard wear out sooner. In Scotland, private landlords have to meet the Repairing Standard, which includes keeping fixtures and fittings in reasonable repair. Failed sealant around a bath or shower is worth sorting between tenancies.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Liberton High School, its toilets, changing areas and kitchens need their sealant renewed like any other building’s. For an older house near a landmark such as Liberton Parish Church, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.
Fernieside is about 3 miles north of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Our applicators cover regrouting for homes and businesses in Fernieside and nearby, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, Fernieside among them.
Every address in EH17, EH16 and EH22 is within our area for regrouting, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need regrouting at a property on Drum Avenue, Gilmerton Road and Craigour Avenue or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Fernieside include the A772, which makes travel easy. Nearby, we also carry out regrouting in Ferniehill (1 mile south), Moredun (1 mile north-west), Craigour (1 mile north-west), Gilmerton (1 mile south) and Little France (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Fernieside
We work in homes and buildings around Drum Park and the streets around them. Fernieside’s nearest station is Shawfair station, about 1.6 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Natural History Collections (1.8 miles north-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Nether Hill and Duddingston Loch.
About our regrouting in Fernieside
We take the old grout out to a consistent depth, taking care not to chip the tile edges. The joints are then vacuumed, regrouted and cleaned off, with silicone renewed in the corners. Typical jobs include kitchen splashback grout stained by grease and grout that stays dark however much it’s cleaned, on shower walls, tiled floors and kitchen splashbacks.
Stone-built tenements are part of every Scottish city, alongside suburban houses and modern blocks. With flats above and below, a leak from a tired seal can reach the flat underneath.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, in Fernieside and everywhere else we cover.
- Where
- Fernieside (EH17, EH16, EH22)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Fernieside: your questions answered
I let a flat near Shawfair station. Can you help?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you cover Fernieside for regrouting?
Yes. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, and Fernieside is part of that. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Is resealing included with regrouting?
Yes, in most cases. New grout beside old sealant wouldn’t look right and could still leak.
Is the work guaranteed?
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can be quoted together.
Can you regrout if a few tiles are loose?
Loose tiles need refixing before regrouting. We will show you which ones at the start.
Is there any odour?
There can be a smell while the sealant cures, which fades as it sets. Ventilation helps.
Where do you work from?
We’re a Crawley-based firm. Our area covers South East England, London and Scotland.
How it works
We bring everything the job needs with us. Once we have agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take a few hours for a shower enclosure, longer for a whole room. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Fernieside, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- We start by checking the tiles for any that are loose or hollow.
- The old grout comes out to a consistent depth, without damaging the tiles.
- We vacuum the joints and clean out the dust.
- New grout is worked into the joints and cleaned off the tile faces.
- Corners and edges are resealed with flexible silicone, not grout.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Let us know about parking restrictions
Get a quote
If you’re in Fernieside and need regrouting, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you will get a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
How to look after the new joints
Aftercare is simple:
- Use a soft brush rather than a wire one
- Get any tile that moves checked promptly
- Clean grout with a mild bathroom cleaner
- Check the corner silicone every few months
Wipe the tiles down after a shower stops soap and water sitting on the grout. Ventilate the room well to help it dry out.
Stains that will not clean are a sign the grout is breaking down. At this point it’s a simple regrout, before the joints open up.
DIY versus a professional 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. All the old material has to come out first.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
Why it’s worth doing now in Fernieside
Once grout cracks, water can get behind the tiling. Leave it, and the adhesive or the wall behind can suffer, and then you are looking at retiling. Dealing with it now keeps it small. For landlords in Fernieside, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so it’s worth fixing failed sealant before a tenant reports it.
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. We give a clear quote before we start.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Fernieside
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- Tidy, careful work
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
When to call us in Fernieside
Harsh cleaners and scrubbing wear grout away. Some bleaches and acid descalers break grout down with repeated use, until the joints are rough and low.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Gaps where the shower grout has gone
- Grout in corners that has cracked
- Discoloured grout on otherwise sound tiles
- Grout in a colour the owner wants to change
If you let a flat or house near Shawfair station, stained grout drags a rental down, and regrouting between lets puts that right.
What your quote should include
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- How much experience the applicator has
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- How long the guarantee is
What we cannot put right
In fairness, some problems need a different trade:
- Waterproofing that has failed below the tiling
- Cracked or broken tiles
- A leaking shower valve or waste
Not sure which it is? You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Shower walls
- Bathroom floors
- Bathroom wall tiles
- Wet rooms
- Kitchen splashbacks
- Tiled floors
How we quote for regrouting
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- The type of sealant required
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- When we can work, for business premises
Combining jobs into one visit is generally more efficient than separate visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- A few photos by email, if you can
- The rough size of the job
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- The address or postcode of the job
Need a quote? Please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with a few details. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear price before work begins.