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Bathroom & kitchen resealing in Broughton, Edinburgh
Bathroom resealing for Broughton and the surrounding area: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Water getting behind the kitchen upstand
- A messy, uneven bead from a previous reseal
- Sealant that has split, shrunk or peeled away
How we handle bathroom resealing in Broughton
Sealant is the soft line between a bath, shower or worktop and the wall. When it splits, shrinks or turns black, water gets behind it and into the wall or floor. Every trace of the old sealant is taken out and replaced with anti-fungal sanitary silicone. If you have splits where the tray meets the wall and black spots spreading through the bead, we can put it right, on sinks & splashbacks, shower trays & enclosures and baths alike.
From stone-built tenements to new flats and suburban houses, Broughton is in a city with every kind of home. Generally soft Scottish water means less limescale, but steam and poor ventilation still let mould into the sealant and grout.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Where
- Broughton (EH7, EH1, EH3)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
From a single let to a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
The process
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the job takes a morning or an afternoon for most single baths and showers for a typical job. For a tenement in Broughton, 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.
- We cover the area around the joints we are working on.
- Old sealant is sliced away and the residue removed.
- We treat any mould and let the joint dry properly.
- Baths are filled first, then anti-fungal sanitary silicone is applied in a colour to suit.
- The joint is finished neatly and we explain when it can get wet.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
How to get a quote
To get a quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You’ll have a clear quote before we start.
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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.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
Questions from Broughton
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Broughton?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Could a leaking bath seal in my Broughton flat reach the neighbours below?
Yes, it can. In a tenement, water that gets past failed sealant or cracked grout can run under the bath or tray and through to the ceiling below. It’s worth sorting sealant and grout before it gets that far.
Does the resealing come with a guarantee?
Yes. Every job carries our 12-month guarantee.
Can tenants book the work?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Landlords are often happy for the work to be arranged.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured, and we have been doing sealant work for more than 20 years.
Is it messy?
Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected.
How long before the new sealant can get wet?
The surface skins over fairly quickly, but the bead needs longer to cure right through. Leave it around 24 hours before it gets wet, or as long as we advise for that product.
Should I try DIY first?
It depends on the job. High-level, external movement and fire-rated joints are professional jobs.
How to look after the new joints
A little care helps the new joints last. We recommend:
- Dry worktop joints after washing up
- Dry the bead with a towel now and then
- Wait for the cure time we give you
- Keep the fan on for a while after bathing
In a kitchen, do not let water sit along the back of the worktop and keep hot pans off the bead. A dry joint lasts longer.
Worktop joints fail quietly. Water gets behind the upstand and into the edge of a laminate worktop, and the board underneath can swell. Resealing before that happens protects the worktop.
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Common problems we fix in Broughton
Mould is the reason many people want their sealant replaced. Steamy rooms that do not dry out keep the silicone damp for hours, and mould that has grown into the silicone normally won’t clean off.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Leaks into the floor or ceiling below
- Sealant that has split, shrunk or peeled away
- Splits where the tray meets the wall
- Failed sealant on the screen profile
For an older house near a landmark such as St Cuthbert's Church, timber floors under older bathrooms flex, so joints need a sealant that moves with them.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the guarantee is
- What preparation is included
- Whether you can choose the colour
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
How the job changes by surface
Sinks & splashbacks
Splashbacks in glass, tile or acrylic meet the worktop in a long joint. We renew it in clear, white or a matched colour.
Shower trays & enclosures
There are normally two jobs in a shower: the tray-to-wall joint and the enclosure joints. Both take water every day, so both are resealed with anti-fungal sanitary silicone.
Why act early in Broughton
You don’t need a new bathroom because the sealant looks bad. A new bead often brings the whole room back. If something else is wrong, we’ll tell you. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in Broughton, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: the amount of work, the old material and the access. The price is agreed before we begin.
What you get with us
- White, clear, grey or another colour, product permitting
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- We leave the area clean and tidy
See our cost guide and our reviews.
Bathroom resealing around Broughton
Broughton is within about 1 mile of the coast. Coastal homes, holiday lets and guest houses can see heavy bathroom use in busy months, and sealant and grout that work that hard wear out sooner. Broughton has hotels and guest accommodation nearby. Hotel bathrooms are part of our work as well as homes, and can be done room by room.
If you look after a building such as London Street Primary School, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes. For landlords with property near Edinburgh Waverley station, a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for.
Broughton is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We provide bathroom resealing to homes and businesses in Broughton and nearby, as part of our work across Edinburgh. Broughton is one of 175 places in Edinburgh where we work for bathroom resealing.
Work in EH7, EH1 and EH3 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on York Lane, Meuse Lane and Canon Lane. Main roads around Broughton include the A900. If you are just outside Broughton, we cover Gayfield (1 mile north-east), Greenside (1 mile south-east), Bellevue (1 mile north-west), New Town (1 mile west) and Canonmills (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles west) and Slateford (3 miles south-west). Broughton is among the bigger towns we cover in Edinburgh.
Near you in Broughton
Around Broughton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near King George V Park, McDonald Road Library and Public House, among other places. Broughton has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. Other landmarks nearby include Victorian Pharmacy Museum (within half a mile south-west) and St. James Centre (less than half a mile south). The countryside around Broughton includes Salisbury Crags and The New Leaf Co-op.