Edinburgh · Scotland
Slateford Bathroom Resealing
Bath, shower, basin, wet room, worktop and sink resealing for homes and businesses in Slateford and across Edinburgh. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- A bead that has pulled away from the tiles
- Water escaping at the shower enclosure
- Gaps where the bath or tray has moved
Why act early in Slateford
Tired sealant isn’t a reason to replace a bath or shower. A new bead often brings the whole room back. If something else is wrong, we will tell you. In a Scottish city tenement, failed sealant affects more than one flat: a leak can come through the ceiling below, and gaps in shared walls or fire-rated joints matter to every flat.
The cost depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- Tidy, careful work
- We agree the colour with you first
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
Read what affects the cost and customer reviews.
About our bathroom resealing in Slateford
A shower joint gets soaked every day. Trays, enclosures, screen profiles and wet room floors all need a flexible, waterproof seal. Each gets a bead of anti-fungal sanitary silicone, finished smooth so water drains away rather than collecting. We work on basins & vanity units, wet rooms and shower trays & enclosures, and common reasons people get in touch are mouldy sealant that has gone black and gaps between the worktop and the wall.
Stone-built tenements are part of every Scottish city, alongside suburban houses and modern blocks. With flats above and below, a leak from a tired seal can reach the flat underneath, and that is as true in Slateford as anywhere in the city.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Slateford (EH14, EH11, EH10)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about bathroom resealing in Slateford
Do you take on hotel work around Slateford?
Yes. Hotel and guest-house work is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Can a failed shower seal in a tenement flat in Slateford leak into the flat 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.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant won’t bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Can I do it myself?
It depends on the job. Work at height, movement joints, fire-rated gaps and large areas are best left to a professional, while a short indoor joint may be within reach.
How do I get a quote for bathroom resealing in Slateford?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Call for a quick quote.
How long before the new sealant can get wet?
After around 24 hours in most cases. You’ll get the exact cure time before we leave.
Does someone need to be in?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. Indoors, that normally means someone at home.
Bathroom resealing in Slateford: local notes
There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Slateford. Hotel bathrooms are part of our work as well as homes, and can be done room by room. Tenement flats are common across Edinburgh, and in a tenement, a leaking seal can reach the neighbours below.
For landlords with property near Slateford station, a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for. Homes close to St. Cuthbert's Catholic Church include some older properties, and older homes can move a little, which is hard on rigid grout and tired sealant. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Craiglockhart Primary School, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes.
Slateford is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH14 area, we can carry out bathroom resealing at your property. Slateford is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh we cover for bathroom resealing.
Work in EH14, EH11 and EH10 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Bathroom resealing is available to properties on Appin Lane, Cowan Road and Ford's Road. We also cover the places around Slateford: Chesser (1 mile west), Gorgie (1 mile north-east), Polwarth (1 mile east), Shandon (1 mile north-east) and Redhall (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (3 miles north-east), Broughton (3 miles north-east), Bellevue (3 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
Around Slateford
Around Slateford, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Iain Tomlin School of Music, Firrhill High School and Saughton Park, among other places. Nearby too are Gabrielle Keiller Library (1.7 miles north) and Cross Keys Tavern (0.5 miles south-west). Slateford has its own railway station: Slateford station. A little further out are Craiglockhart Hydropathic (0.7 miles south) and Waverley Mall (2.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Slateford include Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Different surfaces, different methods
Wet rooms
Not every wet room leak is a sealant problem. We reseal the joints and will tell you if the water seems to be coming from somewhere else.
Baths
A bath shifts slightly every time it’s filled, so we fill it with water before sealing. The joint is then laid with the bath at its lowest point and is not torn the first time it’s used.
What affects the cost of bathroom resealing
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How many areas need sealing
- Whether the work is at height
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Helping us quote
To make quoting easier, let us know:
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- Roughly how big the job is
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know what needs doing and where. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.
When something else is needed
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- A leaking waste, trap or valve
- Water getting in through the grout rather than the sealant
- A tray that rocks until it’s re-bedded
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Basins & vanity units
- Baths
- Wet rooms
- Sinks & splashbacks
The process
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the job takes half a day or less for one room, longer when the kitchen is included in most cases. Parking in city streets around Slateford can be tight or controlled, so it helps to know about permits or nearby bays. If you are in a flat, let us know how we get in at the street door.
- We cover the area around the joints we’re working on.
- We cut away the old sealant and clean off what’s left.
- We treat any mould and let the joint dry properly.
- Any bath is filled with water, then we lay a bead of anti-fungal silicone in white, clear or a matching colour.
- We finish the joint, clear up and tell you how long to leave it before it gets wet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Tell us about any water getting in
How to get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. Whenever you’re ready, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and businesses in Slateford
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
More services for Slateford
DIY versus a professional finish
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly.
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.