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Window & door mastic in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors for homes and businesses in Bruntsfield and across Edinburgh. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Cold air getting in at the frame edge
- Gaps where the sill meets the wall
- Gaps between the frame and the inside reveal
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Clean frames with a soft cloth and soapy water
- Walk round the house once a year and look at the joints
- Air rooms to keep condensation down around windows
- Keep jet washers away from the mastic
Clean the frames with mild soapy water, and keep solvents and harsh chemicals off the joint.
Water gets in quietly when mastic fails. You might not see it until plaster blows or a damp patch appears inside. Early resealing stops it reaching that point.
Window mastic in Bruntsfield
Around Bruntsfield we seal all kinds of frames: from uPVC casements to timber and aluminium, along with patio doors, French doors and sills. The sealant is chosen to suit the frame material and the wall. Typical jobs include cracked or shrunken mastic around the frame and draughts coming in around windows and doors, across aluminium frames, timber windows & doors and window sills.
In a Scottish city, many flats have windows two, three or four floors up, where failing mastic is easy to miss. Access is the first thing to plan for a job in Bruntsfield, and in a tenement the outside of the building may be a shared repair.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Bruntsfield (EH10, EH3, EH11)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY versus a professional finish
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.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. Several sites can be quoted together, and we’re fully insured for the work.
For anyone letting property in or around Bruntsfield, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
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FAQs for Bruntsfield
Is window mastic in a coastal place like Bruntsfield any different?
Near the sea, outside joints face more wind, rain and salt than they would inland, so the choice of sealant and the preparation matter even more. Walls facing the sea are normally the first to need attention.
Who arranges sealant work on the shared parts of a tenement in Bruntsfield?
It usually goes through the owners together, or through the factor if the building has one. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 covers the common parts where the deeds don’t, and we can quote for the factor or the owners directly.
Can you reach windows above the ground floor?
Yes, as long as they can be reached safely. Tell us about access when you get in touch and we will plan for it.
Will there be a smell?
Sometimes, a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
Will you leave a mess?
No. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can you match the sealant to my frames?
Yes. Grey and black frames get grey or black sealant, and wood-effect frames generally suit brown.
Can tenants book the work?
Of course. Ask your landlord first, and we can send them the quote if that helps.
Do you come to Bruntsfield?
We do. Our applicators work in Bruntsfield.
What we cannot put right
We’ll always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Draughts through the window seals rather than the frame
- Damp coming through the wall itself rather than the frame joint
- A frame that has rotted at the joint
If you’re not sure, just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- uPVC windows
- Timber windows & doors
- Patio & French doors
- Aluminium frames
- Window sills
- Composite doors
How it works
Most of a good job is in the preparation, and we don’t rush it. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for a handful of frames, longer for a whole house. For a tenement in Bruntsfield, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- First, we confirm safe access to each frame.
- Old, cracked mastic is removed completely, along with any loose debris.
- Frame and wall are cleaned and must be dry before sealing, and primed where the sealant calls for it.
- Backing rod fills deep voids and the sealant goes in on top.
- The joint is shaped to shed water and the area tidied.
How to prepare
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. When it suits you, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
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What the job involves on each surface
Timber windows & doors
Timber moves with moisture as well as heat, so a flexible sealant is essential. We seal onto sound, dry paintwork or timber.
Aluminium frames
Aluminium moves with heat, and the frames are often slimmer than uPVC. A tidy bead in anthracite grey, black or a matching colour suits the frame.
Leave it or put it right?
Not every sealant suits a window. Decorators’ caulk and bathroom silicone aren’t designed for outside joints that move. An exterior, low-modulus sealant stays flexible in sun and frost. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in a tall building in Bruntsfield, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why book with us
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
- Tidy, careful work
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
Read how sealant jobs are priced or our reviews.
What window mastic looks like in Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield is within about 3 miles of the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. That is hard on the mastic around window and door frames, especially on the side facing the sea. Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Georgian New Town is known for its sash windows. If a home is listed or in a conservation area, it’s worth checking with the council before changing the look of windows or walls.
Letting a property close to Haymarket station? Then renewing tired window mastic between tenants heads off draught and damp complaints. Schools such as Boroughmuir High School are buildings too, and the mastic around its windows and doors needs looking after like any other building’s. If you live in an older home near Morningside United Church, frames set in older brick or stone need a sealant that suits the wall as well as the frame.
Bruntsfield is about 1 mile south of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you need window mastic in Bruntsfield, please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk for a quick quote. We are based in Crawley and cover Edinburgh, Bruntsfield included. Bruntsfield is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
We cover every part of EH10, EH3 and EH11 for window mastic. That includes homes and businesses on Forbes Road, Clinton Road and Woodcroft Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out window mastic in Merchiston (1 mile west), Greenhill (1 mile south), Holy Corner (1 mile south-west), Burghmuirhead (1 mile south-west) and Church Hill (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Leith (3 miles north-east), Bonnington (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north), Queensferry (8 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east) and South Portobello (4 miles east).
Around Bruntsfield
In Bruntsfield, that means homes and buildings near Bruntsfield Links, St Cuthbert's Church and Golf Tavern and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include National Museums Scotland Library (1 mile north-east), Iain Tomlin School of Music (within half a mile south-west) and Tollcross Primary School (0.5 miles north). For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, about 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Waverley Mall (1.3 miles north-east) and Museum of Fire (0.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and Blackford Hill.