Scottish Borders · Scotland
Fountainhall Remedial Sealant
Remedial sealant for Fountainhall and the surrounding area: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Gaps opening along the back of the worktop
- Wide, uneven beads that look worse than the old ones
- Leaks that keep coming back after resealing
About our remedial sealant in Fountainhall
Not every leak is a sealant leak. Cracked trays, leaking wastes and faulty valves often look like a sealant problem. If that’s what we find, we will tell you rather than reseal something that will not fix it. We are often asked to deal with repeat leaks from the same joint and torn expansion joints, across expansion joints, botched or over-sealed joints and shrunken worktop sealant.
Bathrooms in smaller places like Fountainhall work just as hard as those in the cities. Generally soft Scottish water means less limescale, but steam still lets mould into sealant and grout.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Location
- Fountainhall (TD1)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens on the day
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the work takes a few hours for a typical bath or shower, longer where several layers have been applied for a typical job. Around Fountainhall, distance and access matter more than parking. Let us know how to find you and how to reach the joints, and the visit is planned around that.
- We protect the surfaces around the joint.
- Every layer of failed sealant is stripped out.
- We clean and degrease the joint and look for signs of movement or water.
- Once dry, a suitable sealant is applied and tooled.
- We give you the cure time and explain what caused the failure.
Getting ready for the visit
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Move anything stored near the joints
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To get started, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Related advice
Nearby places to Fountainhall
Also in Fountainhall
What remedial sealant looks like in Fountainhall
Scottish Water supplies are generally soft, so limescale is less of a problem than in hard-water areas. But mould still grows into sealant and grout in a room that doesn’t dry out. Private landlords in Scotland must be registered and meet the Repairing Standard, which covers keeping fixtures and fittings in a reasonable state of repair. Failed sealant around a bath or shower is worth sorting between tenancies.
Letting a property close to Stow station? Then botched sealant from a previous quick fix is easier to strip out between tenants.
Fountainhall is about 9 miles north-west of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. From the centre of Fountainhall to the outskirts, remedial sealant is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Fountainhall is one of 89 places in the Scottish Borders where we work for remedial sealant. For nearby work, see our Edinburgh page, about 19 miles away.
Work in TD1 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need remedial sealant at a property on Old Stage Road, Fleming Place and Still Haugh or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Fountainhall: Killochyett (3 miles south-east), Stow (3 miles south-east), Heriot (4 miles north-west), Oxton (5 miles north-east) and Lauder (6 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Galashiels (9 miles south-east), Peebles (12 miles south-west), Selkirk (13 miles south), Innerleithen (10 miles south-west), Melrose (12 miles south-east) and Earlston (11 miles south-east).
What’s near Fountainhall
The closest station to Fountainhall is Stow station, about 3.3 miles south-east of the centre.
Why act early in Fountainhall
Leaks that are left keep doing damage out of sight: soaked floorboards, ceiling stains below and blown plaster. By comparison, sorting the joint is quick. Around Fountainhall, water from a failed joint in an older stone home can soak into timber and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the sealant.
There are no prices on our website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Fountainhall customers choose us
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- More than 20 years in sealant work
See our cost guide and what customers say.
Aftercare tips
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Keep bleach and abrasives off the bead
- Always have old sealant cut out, not covered
- Find out why the sealant failed first
- Have loose fittings fixed before resealing
Go easy on the new sealant: a mild cleaner and a soft cloth, with no blades or scourers.
Movement joints that have split let water into the structure, and left long enough, the edges of the joint can crumble. A joint with sound edges is far easier to reseal.
How we quote for remedial sealant
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. What we look at:
- The size of the job
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Which sealant suits the joint
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
What we need to know
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Please mention:
- If someone has resealed it before
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- The address or postcode of the job
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or send an email if you’d rather. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we’ll talk you through the work and give you a clear quote.
When to call us in Fountainhall
Sealant needs a clean, dry surface with no grease on it. Soap film, dust, damp or old residue stop it gripping, and the joint starts to come away early.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Over-sealed joints coming away
- Wide, uneven beads that look worse than the old ones
- Floor or wall movement joints that have failed
- Kitchen joints letting water behind the worktop
In and around Fountainhall, as anywhere, good remedial sealant starts with a clean, dry, properly prepared joint.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- How the colour is chosen
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
What the job involves on each surface
Worktops & kitchens
A loose worktop splits its sealant. That needs refixing before resealing, which we’ll point out.
Leaking trays & enclosures
Where the joints are the problem, every bead is stripped and resealed with anti-fungal sanitary silicone, including the screen profile and tray edges.
FAQs for Fountainhall
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Stow station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Will you come out to Fountainhall?
Yes, we do. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
How long does the work take?
A little longer than a standard reseal. For most joints, it’s a few hours.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before applying anything new.
Should I try DIY first?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured for every job we do.
My shower still leaks after a reseal. Can you sort it?
Yes. Repeat leaks normally come from over-sealing, movement or water getting in elsewhere, so we find that first.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
What sealant work can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Plumbing leaks behind walls or under trays
- Movement from fittings that aren’t supported
- A tray or bath that is cracked
If you are not sure, just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Botched or over-sealed joints
- Expansion joints
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Failed movement joints