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Regrouting in St Leonard's, Edinburgh
Specialist regrouting for St Leonard's: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Kitchen splashback grout stained by grease
- Grout that stays dark however much it’s cleaned
- Shower grout that has worn away
Regrouting in St Leonard's
A bathroom with good tiles can still look worn if the grout has gone. With regrouting, the tiles stay and only the grout is renewed, so there’s no stripping out and no new tiles to choose. Typical jobs include grout in corners that has cracked and grout washed out of a shower, across tiled floors, wet rooms and bathroom wall tiles.
From stone-built tenements to new flats and suburban houses, St Leonard's is in a city with every kind of home. 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 one-year guarantee in St Leonard's and across Edinburgh.
- Where
- St Leonard's (EH8, EH9, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about regrouting in St Leonard's
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in St Leonard's?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can be quoted together. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we will send you a clear quote.
What do you put in the joint?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
How do I get a quote for regrouting in St Leonard's?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Call for a quick quote.
Does someone need to be in?
We need access to the joints, so we will agree that with you when we book. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status.
Can I do it myself?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. The usual mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using too much.
How long will you be here?
Most jobs take 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.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
How the visit works
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes a few hours for a shower enclosure, longer for a whole room and we leave things clean and tidy. Parking in city streets around St Leonard's can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. For flats, mention the door entry system and any shared-stair arrangements.
- Every tile area is checked for hollow or loose tiles first.
- The old grout is removed to an even depth.
- We vacuum the joints so the new grout bonds.
- We regrout the joints and clean the tile faces.
- We finish with silicone in the moving joints.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area around the work
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
Getting a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email photos if that is easy.
Related advice
Bathrooms and kitchens in St Leonard's
St Leonard's 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, and sealant and grout that work that hard wear out sooner. Private landlords in Scotland must be registered and meet the Repairing Standard, which covers keeping fixtures and fittings in a reasonable state of repair. Tired, leaking sealant is worth putting right before a new tenant moves in.
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.
St Leonard's is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We carry out regrouting for homes and businesses in St Leonard's. St Leonard's is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
Postcode districts we cover here for regrouting: EH8, EH9 and EH16. We cover properties on Dalkeith Road, Salisbury Road and Newington Road and the roads around them. Other places close to St Leonard's include Newington (1 mile south-west), Buccleuch (1 mile north-west), Sciennes (1 mile west), Mayfield (1 mile south) and Burgh Muir (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (9 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north), Southhouse (3 miles south), Newhaven (3 miles north) and Gilmerton (3 miles south-east).
Near you in St Leonard's
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Duddingston Kirk, The Meadows and National Museums Scotland Library and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Sciennes Primary School (0.5 miles west), 1 pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Royal Blind School (0.7 miles south). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1 mile north-west. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1 mile south-east) and Deaconess Hospital (0.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near St Leonard's include The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Use a soft brush rather than a wire one
- Run the extractor fan during and after a shower
- Do not use strong acidic cleaners on grout
- Check the corner silicone every few months
We will tell you when the area can be used again. Stick to that time, and avoid scrubbing the new grout hard for the first few days.
Cracked grout does not stay cracked for long. Water gets in behind and the tiles can start to loosen, so regrouting early can save a retile.
Why it’s worth doing now in St Leonard's
Grout pens and paint-on colourants only cover the surface. They do not fill cracks or stop water and stains often come back through. A proper regrout puts new grout in the joint. In a Scottish city tenement, failed sealant affects more than one flat: water can reach the flat below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-stopping affect the whole stair.
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. The price is agreed before we begin.
Why St Leonard's customers choose us
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
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What the job involves on each surface
Corners and edges
Corners flex as the building moves, so we seal them rather than grout them.
Bathroom wall tiles
Splash areas around basins and baths stain first. We can regroute just those areas or the whole wall.
DIY versus a professional finish
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, then guaranteed for a year.
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 fails, we can still redo it.
Signs you need regrouting in St Leonard's
Grout used in corners or along the bath cracks because those joints flex. Those joints should be silicone, and if they’re grouted, a crack soon lets water in.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Grout washed out of a shower
- A grout colour that no longer suits the room
- Grout that makes sound tiles look old
- Grout in corners that has cracked
For landlords with property near Edinburgh Waverley station, stained grout drags a rental down, and regrouting between lets puts that right.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What product goes in the joint
- Whether VAT is included
- What the cure time is