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Regrouting in Newington, Edinburgh
Specialist regrouting for Newington: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Corners filled with grout instead of silicone
- Gaps where the shower grout has gone
- Greasy, stained grout behind the hob
Regrouting for homes and businesses in Newington
Our applicators rake out the old grout to an even depth, without damaging the edges of the tiles. The joints are then vacuumed, regrouted and cleaned off, and the corners get fresh silicone. Typical jobs include grout that makes sound tiles look old and greasy, stained grout behind the hob, across wet rooms, bathroom wall tiles and kitchen splashbacks.
Scotland’s cities have a lot of flats, from sandstone or granite tenements to modern blocks, as well as houses in the suburbs. Scottish water is generally soft, so limescale is less of a problem than in hard-water areas, but mould still grows into sealant and grout in a steamy bathroom.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Place
- Newington (EH9, EH8, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Should I try it myself first?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
Also near Newington
What else we do in Newington
Do you need regrouting in Newington?
Movement behind the tiles cracks grout. That can be a loose tile, a flexing floor or a stud wall, so we check the tiles before any work starts.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Grout in a colour the owner wants to change
- Dirty, worn grout on a tiled floor
- Discoloured grout on otherwise sound tiles
- Grout washed out of a shower
If you look after a building such as St Trinnean's School, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes.
Before booking anyone
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- How much experience the applicator has
- How long to leave it before use
Newington questions
Can a failed shower seal in a tenement flat in Newington leak into the flat below?
Yes, it can. In a tenement, water that gets past failed sealant or cracked grout can run under the bath or tray and through to the ceiling below, and then the repair involves your neighbours too. Replacing tired sealant early is the simplest way to avoid that.
Do you work in hotels near Newington?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
What guarantee comes with the work?
Our 12-month guarantee covers every job, including regrouting.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes, always, and completely. New silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
How long will you be here?
A typical job takes a few hours for a shower enclosure, longer for a whole room, including the preparation. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
Where are you based?
Our base is Crawley, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. It all has to come out first.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured.
What happens on the day
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building before we come, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the work takes a few hours for a shower enclosure, longer for a whole room for a typical job. Parking in city streets around Newington can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. If you are in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- Every tile area is checked for hollow or loose tiles first.
- The old grout is removed to an even depth.
- The joints are vacuumed clean.
- We regrout the joints and clean the tile faces.
- Silicone goes into the corners and along the edges.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Ask for a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and email photos if that is easy.
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Landlord and commercial work in Newington
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. Several sites can be quoted together.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Why deal with it now?
Colouring the surface of old grout is a quick cosmetic fix. They don’t fill cracks or stop water, and stains can show through again. A proper regrout puts new grout in the joint. Private landlords in Newington must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so it’s worth fixing failed sealant before a tenant reports it.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why us?
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Fully insured
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced or what customers say.
What we can’t put right
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Tiles that are chipped or split
- Failed tanking or waterproofing under the tiles
- Tiles that are loose or hollow behind
Not sure which it is? You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Newington
- Tiled floors
- Bathroom floors
- Shower walls
- Wet rooms
- Kitchen splashbacks
- Bathroom wall tiles
Regrouting in Newington: local notes
Newington is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the coast, holiday lets and guest houses can see bathrooms used by one guest after another, which wears sealant and grout out faster than in a quiet home. Edinburgh has a lot of tenement flats, in the Old and New Towns and well beyond, and in a tenement, a leaking seal can reach the neighbours below.
If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, clean grout and fresh sealant between tenancies make a bathroom look cared for again. Homes close to Salisbury Church include some older properties, and timber floors under older bathrooms flex, so joints need a sealant that moves with them.
Newington is about 1 mile south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Newington gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage runs to 175 places, and Newington is one of them.
We cover every part of EH9, EH8 and EH16 for regrouting. That includes homes and businesses on Lauder Road, Cobden Road and Meadow Lane. We also cover the places around Newington: St Leonard's (1 mile north-east), Burgh Muir (1 mile south-west), Sciennes (1 mile west), Mayfield (1 mile south-east) and The Grange (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Leith (3 miles north), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), Southhouse (3 miles south) and Newhaven (3 miles north).
What’s near Newington
In Newington, that means homes and buildings near National Museums Scotland Library, The Meadows and Duddingston Kirk and the streets around them. Nearby too are Sciennes Primary School (within half a mile west), 1 pub (less than half a mile north) and Royal Blind School (0.5 miles south). The closest station to Newington is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (0.9 miles south-east) and Deaconess Hospital (0.6 miles north). Not far away are Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.
What the job involves on each surface
Bathroom wall tiles
We can regroute all the walls in a bathroom, depending on size. It’s a good time to change the grout colour.
Bathroom floors
Cracked floor grout can point to movement underneath. We look for loose tiles first.