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Window & door mastic in Lochend, Edinburgh
Window mastic in Lochend from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Draughty joints inside around the window
- Rushed sealant from a window installation
- Draughts coming in around windows and doors
What we are called out for in Lochend
Timber windows bring their own problems. Mastic painted over many times cracks with the paint, and timber moves with moisture as well as temperature.
The problems people usually mention when they call include:
- Old mastic that has gone black or come away
- Cracked internal joints between frame and plaster
- Cold air getting in at the frame edge
- Gaps where the sill meets the wall
If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, renewing tired window mastic between tenants heads off draught and damp complaints.
Before you book anyone
- Whether you can choose the colour
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What the cure time is
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
About our window mastic in Lochend
If you can feel air around a shut window, the gap is often at the frame. A new joint stops the air getting through. Where the air is getting in through the window itself, we’ll say so. We’re often asked to deal with black, perished sealant on frames and gaps left after new windows were fitted, across window sills, patio & French doors and aluminium frames.
Lochend is in one of Scotland’s four big cities, where many older buildings are sandstone or granite. Stone needs a sealant that suits it, so acetoxy silicones, which can attack some stone, are best avoided.
You get a 12-month guarantee, the same in Lochend as everywhere else we work.
- Place
- Lochend (EH7, EH6, EH8)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What sealant work can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different trade:
- Rotten timber, which needs a joiner first
- A door that needs adjusting, rehanging or new seals
- Damp problems in the wall away from the window
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Timber windows & doors
- uPVC windows
- Composite doors
- Patio & French doors
- Window sills
- Aluminium frames
Why it’s worth doing now in Lochend
Getting a straight, even bead on an outside frame takes practice, especially upstairs. A professional job is cut out properly, backed where needed and finished neatly, using a product chosen for the frame and wall. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in a tall building in Lochend, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Rather than a set price list, we look at what your job involves: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You will know the price before we begin.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
Take a look at what affects the cost and customer reviews.
Keeping the joints in good condition
How long the joints last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Look round the frames every year or so
- Avoid blasting the frames with a pressure washer
- Keep timber frames painted
- Don’t use solvent cleaners on the joint
Try not to touch the new joint while it cures, for as long as we advise. Keep jet washers away from the frames.
Leaks normally show up in wet, windy weather, but sealant goes on best when frames and walls are dry. Dealing with it when you first notice a crack avoids chasing leaks through the wet months.
Quotes for window mastic in Lochend
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Any mould that needs treating
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How easy the joints are to reach
Leaving a failed joint generally makes the job bigger, not smaller, because water and mould keep working on it. If you are unsure, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Helping us quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Whether it has been sealed before
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Photos by email, if that is easy
We quote each job on its own. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the details and send pictures if you have them.
Also near Lochend
What else we do in Lochend
Frames and glazing around Lochend
Lochend is within about 1 mile of the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. Both are hard on the mastic around window and door frames, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. Under the Repairing Standard, private landlords in Scotland have to keep homes wind and watertight, and failed outside joints work against that.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Mannafields Christian School, the mastic around its windows and doors needs looking after like any other building’s. In the older streets around St Ninian and Triduana's Church, frames set in older brick or stone need a sealant that suits the wall as well as the frame.
Lochend is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH7, our applicators can take on window mastic. Across Edinburgh, we cover 175 places, and Lochend is one of them.
We cover every part of EH7, EH6 and EH8 for window mastic. You will find streets such as Abbey Lane, Easter Road and London Road, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Lochend: Meadowbank (1 mile south), Restalrig (1 mile east), Abbeyhill (1 mile south-west), Jock's Lodge (1 mile south-east) and Willowbrae (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover West Coates (3 miles west), Merchiston (3 miles south-west), Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south) and Shandon (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Lochend
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Lochend Park, Leith Academy and 1 pub, among other places. You’ll also find London Street Primary School (1.1 miles west) and McDonald Road Library (0.8 miles west). The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include St. James Centre (1.2 miles west) and Eastern General Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Whinny Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Questions from Lochend
Does the coastal weather in Lochend affect outside sealant?
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. It’s worth checking the walls that face the sea first.
I let a flat near Edinburgh Waverley station. Can you help?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before any work starts.
How long before the joint can be used?
Most sealants are touch-dry well before they’re fully cured. We’ll tell you how long to leave the joint.
Does the work come with a guarantee?
Yes. All our work carries a 12-month guarantee, and we are fully insured.
Can resealing stop a draught around my window?
Yes, if the air is getting in around the frame. If it’s coming through the window seals, we will tell you.
How many windows can you do in a day?
Allow a few hours for a few frames, or a day or more for a whole house. Access and the amount of old mastic make the biggest difference.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. We remove every bit of old sealant first, so the new sealant bonds properly.
Do I need to be at home?
If the work is inside, we need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
The process
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. For most jobs that takes a morning for a couple of windows and a door. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. For a job in Lochend, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- First, we go round the frames with you and agree the list.
- The old mastic is cut out and scraped back to clean surfaces.
- Deep gaps get closed-cell backing rod to set the depth.
- The new sealant goes on in white, brown, anthracite grey, black or clear to suit.
- We tool each bead neatly and check every joint is closed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Ask for a quote
For window mastic in Lochend, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you will get a clear quote before any work starts.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and businesses in Lochend
We also work for property managers and facilities teams in Lochend and across Edinburgh. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured.
For anyone letting property in or around Lochend, several properties can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.