Edinburgh · Scotland
Window & door mastic in West Coates, Edinburgh
We cover West Coates for mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and a one-year guarantee.
- Mastic that has split away from the wall
- Rushed sealant from a window installation
- Gaps where the sill meets the wall
Why it’s worth doing now in West Coates
If you’re painting or rendering, reseal at the same time. A clean new bead makes new paint or render look finished. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in West Coates, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Why West Coates customers choose us
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
About our window mastic in West Coates
Whether it’s one leaking patio door or every frame on the house, the work is priced before anything is done. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us how many frames there are and how they’re reached. If you are dealing with cracked sealant at the sill ends and gaps between the frame and the inside reveal, we can help, on window sills, timber windows & doors and uPVC windows alike.
Scotland’s cities are full of stone-built tenements and terraces, in sandstone or granite. Stone needs a sealant that suits it, so acetoxy silicones, which can attack some stone, are best avoided.
A one-year guarantee comes as standard.
- Where
- West Coates (EH11, EH3, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the quote in West Coates
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Which sealant suits the joint
- The number and length of the joints
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What we need to know
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- The address or postcode of the job
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- How we’d reach the joints
For a quote, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the location and a short description of the problem. We will give you a clear quote before any work starts.
What happens on the day
Our applicators work methodically: protect, prepare, seal, tidy. Typically it takes a few hours for a handful of frames, longer for a whole house. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In West Coates, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- We check each frame and agree which ones need doing.
- We remove the old mastic and clean the frame and the wall.
- We fit backing rod in deep gaps so the sealant is the right depth.
- We apply a weatherproof sealant to match the frame and tool it neatly.
- Finally we tidy up and check each joint.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
How to get a quote
For window mastic in West Coates, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
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What we cannot put right
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Draughts through the window seals rather than the frame
- Broken hinges, locks or handles
- Damp coming through the wall itself rather than the frame joint
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before booking.
What we seal
- Aluminium frames
- Patio & French doors
- Composite doors
- uPVC windows
- Timber windows & doors
- Window sills
Windows and doors in West Coates
West Coates is close to the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on the mastic around window and door frames, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. With historic houses such as Whitefoord House (about 1.9 miles east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around West Coates as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older frames set in brick or stone need a sealant that suits them, and sometimes that is traditional sand mastic.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Mary's Music School, larger buildings have plenty of frames, and the mastic around each one ages. Rented homes near Haymarket station change hands often, and sound mastic around windows and doors keeps out the draughts and damp that tenants notice first.
West Coates is about 1 mile west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Wherever you are in the EH11 postcode area, we cover window mastic for homes and businesses. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh.
Every address in EH11, EH3 and EH12 is within our area for window mastic. If you need window mastic at a property on Duff Road, Dalry Road and Bryson Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around West Coates: Dalry (1 mile south-east), Roseburn (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Dean Village (1 mile north-east) and Edinburgh (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Leith (3 miles north-east), North Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (7 miles north-west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), Lochend (3 miles east) and South Portobello (4 miles east).
What’s near West Coates
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Boroughmuir High School, Ryrie's pub and Tollcross Primary School and the streets around them. You’ll also find St Cuthbert's Church (0.8 miles east), Gabrielle Keiller Library (under half a mile north) and Harrison Park (0.8 miles south). There’s a railway station in West Coates itself: Haymarket station. Other landmarks nearby include Murrayfield Experience (0.7 miles south-west) and Edinburgh Castle (1 mile east). Not far away are Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
Questions from West Coates
Is window mastic in a coastal place like West Coates any different?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so the choice of sealant and the preparation matter even more. It’s worth checking the walls that face the sea first.
How do repairs to the shared parts of a tenement in West Coates get organised?
Most tenements arrange shared repairs through the owners or a property factor. The Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 covers the common parts where the deeds don’t.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. Then email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Do you seal inside as well as outside?
Yes. Plenty of draughts come through the inside joint as well as the outside, so sealing both is often worthwhile.
Can you reach windows above the ground floor?
Yes, if safe access is possible. For high or awkward windows, we will tell you what access is needed.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We are an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
When is the sealant fully cured?
Most sealants are touch-dry well before they’re fully cured. We’ll tell you how long to leave the joint before we leave.
What we are called out for in West Coates
Plenty of failed mastic was poorly applied in the first place. Mastic laid onto dusty, damp or crumbling surfaces never bonded as it should, and it lets go sooner than it should.
The problems people usually mention when they call include:
- A bead that does not match the frame
- Mastic that has split away from the wall
- Draughty joints inside around the window
- Gaps left after new windows were fitted
Historic houses such as Whitefoord House, about 1.9 miles east, show how far back building around West Coates goes.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- What preparation is included
- How the colour is chosen
Different surfaces, different methods
Timber windows & doors
Timber moves with moisture as well as heat, so the joint must stay flexible. The paint or stain needs to be sound where the sealant meets it.
Aluminium frames
Large aluminium doors have long joints down each side and across the head, and the threshold joint takes a lot of water. Each is cleaned, backed where deep and resealed.
DIY versus a professional finish
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.