Edinburgh · Scotland
Remedial Sealant in Abbeyhill
Removing failed, mouldy or leaking sealant and putting it right for Abbeyhill, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Worktop sealant that has shrunk and split
- Sealant peeling off a dusty or damp surface
- Wide, uneven beads that look worse than the old ones
How the job changes by surface
Windows & doors
Some leaks around windows come from the wall or the window itself. We check the joint and tell you if it looks to be something else.
Over-sealed & botched joints
Thick, smeared sealant looks messy and hides problems. Taking it back shows what’s underneath, and then we reseal it neatly.
About our remedial sealant in Abbeyhill
In Abbeyhill, as anywhere, remedial jobs tend to look alike: over-sealed joints, hidden mould, repeat leaks and split movement joints. We strip each one back and start from scratch. We work on mouldy bath & shower sealant, shrunken worktop sealant and expansion joints, and the jobs we see most are floor or wall movement joints that have failed and sealant that came away because the surface wasn’t prepared.
Stone-built tenements are part of every Scottish city, alongside suburban houses and modern blocks. In a tenement, most bathrooms sit above someone else’s ceiling, so failed sealant around a bath or shower can soon become a neighbour’s problem, and that’s as true in Abbeyhill as anywhere in the city.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Location
- Abbeyhill (EH7, EH6, EH8)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We will not take on work that will not last, so here’s what sealant cannot put right:
- Water damage behind tiles that needs a tiler
- Older mastics that may need an asbestos check before removal
- Movement from fittings that aren’t supported
Not sure which it is? You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Failed movement joints
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Botched or over-sealed joints
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Expansion joints
Signs you need remedial sealant in Abbeyhill
Joints that move need sealant that can stretch. Flexing baths, rocking trays and building movement joints split any bead that is too stiff or too thin.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Torn expansion joints
- A shower that leaks however often it’s resealed
- Smears and lumps from a botched reseal
- Mould trapped under a layer of silicone
If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, botched sealant from a previous quick fix is easier to strip out between tenants.
What your quote should include
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Which colour the sealant will be
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Whether they’re fully insured
Remedial sealant around Abbeyhill
Abbeyhill 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. Abbeyhill has hotels and guest accommodation nearby. As well as homes, we work in hotel bathrooms, where resealing and regrouting can be done room by room.
Managing a site like Mannafields Christian School? Then we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes. If you live in an older home near London Road Church, walls and floors in older homes can move, and sealant and grout show it first.
Abbeyhill is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We provide remedial sealant to homes and businesses in Abbeyhill and nearby. 175 places in Edinburgh are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages.
Work in EH7, EH6 and EH8 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Abbey Lane, Calton Road and Hutton Road, and we cover them all. With the A900 close by, Abbeyhill is easy for our applicators to reach. We also cover the places around Abbeyhill: Meadowbank (1 mile east), Lochend (1 mile north-east), Canongate (1 mile south-west), Greenside (1 mile west) and Holyrood (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Shandon (3 miles south-west), Muirhouse (3 miles west) and Slateford (3 miles south-west).
What’s near Abbeyhill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Scottish Poetry Library, Old Royal High School and 1 pub and the streets around them. You’ll also find London Street Primary School (0.7 miles west) and Lochend Park (less than half a mile north-east). For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 0.9 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Edinburgh Castle (1.3 miles south-west) and Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh (1 mile south-west). Not far away are Whinny Hill and Dunsapie Loch.
Common questions in Abbeyhill
Could a leaking bath seal in my Abbeyhill flat reach the neighbours 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 take on hotel work around Abbeyhill?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Jobs can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Can you match the sealant colour?
Usually, yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we will agree it with you first.
How long should I leave it?
Different products cure at different speeds, so please follow the time we give you when we finish.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can be quoted together.
What happens if the problem is the tray or the plumbing?
You will hear it from us. A cracked tray, faulty valve or leaking waste needs a different trade, and we won’t reseal for the sake of it.
What information do you need?
Tell us what needs doing and where, plus photos if you have them. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. We are an ARBOMaster approved applicator, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
What affects the quote in Abbeyhill
We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- When we can work, for business premises
- How easy the joints are to reach
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
What you pay reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we ask a few questions first and agree the price before starting.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- If someone has resealed it before
- How we’d reach the joints
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- Where the job is, and your postcode
Asking for a quote is easy: tell us what needs doing and where. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we will take it from there.
Landlord and commercial work in Abbeyhill
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can be quoted together.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Abbeyhill and across Edinburgh. We can quote a run of properties together, and we are fully insured.
What else we do in Abbeyhill
How it works
When we get to you, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. After that, the work takes a few hours, depending on how many layers have to come out. For a tenement in Abbeyhill, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. Tell us which applies when you book.
- We protect the surfaces around the joint.
- The botched or failed sealant is cut away completely.
- We clean and degrease the joint and look for signs of movement or water.
- Once dry, a suitable sealant is applied and tooled.
- You get the cure time and our view on why the joint failed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Ask why a joint failed before redoing it
- Check trays and worktops don’t move
- Check ceilings under showers for marks
- Keep the room well ventilated
If the joint ever needs renewing, have it cut out, not sealed over. New silicone doesn’t bond to old, so the old bead should always come out first.
Mould trapped under over-sealed joints spreads unseen. When it finally shows, the whole bead needs to come out.