Edinburgh · Scotland
Window & door mastic in Southhouse, Edinburgh
Mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors for homes and businesses in Southhouse and across Edinburgh. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked or shrunken mastic around the frame
- Untidy mastic left by window fitters
- Rain getting in at the frame or under the sill
Window mastic for homes and businesses in Southhouse
Mr Mastic’s applicators have more than 20 years’ experience with window and door sealants. We are ARBOMaster approved and fully insured, and we give a one-year guarantee on the work. Typical jobs include untidy mastic left by window fitters and whistling draughts around closed windows, on aluminium frames, uPVC windows and patio & French doors.
Tenement flats in Scotland’s cities often have windows high above the street, so the mastic outside can go unchecked for years. For a flat in Southhouse, access is the first thing to plan, and in a tenement the outside of the building may be a shared repair.
We stand behind the work with a 12-month guarantee, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Place
- Southhouse (EH17, EH16)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Resealing frames is a short job: it takes a few hours for a handful of frames, longer for a whole house. Leave it until water is coming in and you may need plastering and decorating as well. In a tenement flat in Southhouse, a failed seal is rarely just your problem: water can reach the flat below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-stopping affect the whole stair.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, along with when we can work on site. Call for a quick quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Southhouse customers choose us
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- One-year guarantee on every job
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Hotels need rooms back in use, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements.
FAQs for Southhouse
Who arranges sealant work on the shared parts of a tenement in Southhouse?
Most tenements arrange shared repairs through the owners or a property factor. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 covers the common parts where the deeds do not.
Do you cover Southhouse for window mastic?
Yes, Southhouse is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Can resealing stop a draught around my window?
It will if the frame joint is the problem. We find where the air is coming from before we reseal.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can confirm the details when we quote.
Can you work on commercial sites?
Yes. Commercial and hotel work is a large part of what we do. We can talk about working times when we quote.
How much does window mastic cost in Southhouse?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. You’ll get a clear quote before any work starts.
Do you seal inside as well as outside?
Yes. Draughts often come through the inside gap too, so it can be worth sealing both.
Will it make a mess?
Tidy work is part of the job. We protect what’s around the joints, and we clear up when we’re done.
Keeping the joints in good condition
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Paint up to the joint, not over it
- Keep solvents and bleach off the sealant
- Make sure the drainage slots are not blocked
- Keep paint and stain on wooden frames in good order
Silicone cannot generally be painted, so if you are planning to paint the frames or walls, tell us beforehand. There are paintable sealants for joints that need it.
Look out for the warning signs: split or missing mastic, gaps, damp patches inside or black mould on the reveal. Any of these is worth a call.
What we do, step by step
Our applicators work methodically: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes anything from an hour or two to a full day, depending on how many frames there are. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. For a job in Southhouse, tell us the floor, how the door entry system works and where we can park nearby.
- We check how each frame can be reached safely.
- Old, cracked mastic is removed completely.
- The surfaces are cleaned and left dry.
- Deep voids are backed, then the sealant is gunned in.
- The joint is shaped to shed water and the area tidied.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us what needs doing and where and its rough size. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we’ll take it from there.
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Do you need window mastic in Southhouse?
On timber frames, paint and putty build up around the joint. Mastic painted over many times cracks with the paint, and timber moves with moisture as well as temperature.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Draughts coming in around windows and doors
- Cracked or shrunken mastic around the frame
- Gaps where the sill meets the wall
- Rushed sealant from a window installation
If you look after a building such as Gracemount High School, its window and door frames need their mastic kept sound, just like a home’s.
What to look for in a quote
- Which colour the sealant will be
- How hidden problems are handled
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- How much experience the applicator has
Nearby places to Southhouse
What else we do in Southhouse
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
How the job changes by surface
Aluminium frames
Large aluminium doors have long joints down each side and across the head, and the bottom joint sees the most water. We prepare and reseal every joint, backing the deep ones.
Patio & French doors
Heavy door frames can move more than windows. A flexible sealant copes with that without cracking.
Windows and doors in Southhouse
Many older homes in Scotland have sash and case windows, often pointed into the wall with traditional sand mastic. Private landlords in Scotland must meet the Repairing Standard, which includes keeping a home wind and watertight, and failed outside joints work against that.
Historic houses such as Melville Castle, about 2.1 miles east, show how far back building around Southhouse goes. Rented homes near Shawfair station change hands often, and renewing tired window mastic between tenants heads off draught and damp complaints.
Southhouse is about 4 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators cover window mastic for homes and businesses in Southhouse, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
Our applicators cover all of EH17 and EH16 for window mastic. We cover properties on Tor Lane, Soutra Road and Mansion Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Southhouse include Gracemount (1 mile north), Kaimes (1 mile west), Howden Hall (1 mile north-west), Alnwickhill (1 mile north-west) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (6 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Near you in Southhouse
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Drum Park and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. Southhouse’s nearest station is Shawfair station, about 2.8 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles north) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Blackford Hill and Duddingston Loch.