Edinburgh · Scotland
Edinburgh Floor Joint Sealing
We cover Edinburgh for sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly.
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
Floor joint sealing in Edinburgh, done properly
Floors move, and the joint where they meet a wall, skirting, threshold or another floor has to move with them. We seal skirting gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints with a sealant suited to the movement and traffic. If you’re dealing with perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout and skirting caulk that keeps splitting, we can help, on skirting boards, wet room & bathroom floors and thresholds alike.
In older Scottish city flats, floors are often timber over joists, so skirting joints open and close through the year. In Edinburgh, a flexible sealant suits those joints better than filler.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Aftercare tips
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
- Check skirting joints after the heating season
- Keep heavy wheels off new concrete joints until cured
Do not paint over silicone. If the joint will be painted, tell us beforehand so we use a paintable sealant.
Cracks along tile grout lines come back unless the movement is dealt with. Adding a movement joint early can stop cracks spreading to the tiles.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Edinburgh
What guarantee comes with floor joint sealing in Edinburgh?
Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee, wherever it is. We’re also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Do you work for landlords with property near Haymarket station?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders. Just send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Do I have to be there?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
How long will you be here?
That depends on the amount of work, but most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant won’t bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Which products do you use?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. Just list everything you need and we will quote it together.
Do you use a paintable sealant?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. We use a paintable flexible sealant on joints you plan to paint and wet areas get silicone.
Why deal with it now?
Filling a skirting gap with caulk looks fine at first, so the gap reappears. A flexible sealant stretches instead and keeps the joint sealed. Private landlords in Edinburgh must meet the Repairing Standard, and damp or leaks can fall short of it, so failed sealant is best replaced before it becomes a complaint.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part.
What you get with us
- We agree the colour with you first
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced or what customers say.
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Edinburgh
New floors settle once they’re in use. The edges pull away from the skirting and anything rigid cracks.
The problems people generally mention when they call include:
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
- Failed joint filler in concrete floors
Community buildings like St Cuthbert's Church are part of the picture too: joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Comparing quotes
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- How long the guarantee is
- How much experience the applicator has
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
Towns and villages near Edinburgh
Other services in Edinburgh
How the job changes by surface
Thresholds
Where a tiled floor meets timber or carpet, the joint takes movement from both sides. We bridge them with a flexible bead.
Concrete floor joints
Sawn joints in concrete floors control where it cracks. We reseal them with a floor-joint product suited to the traffic.
The process
We keep the work tidy and contained to the joints we are treating, so you can get on with your day. The job normally takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. Inside a flat in Edinburgh, the job is planned with you; outside, shared parts may need the factor or other owners involved. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- We apply a flexible sealant suited to the floor and tooled.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
How to prepare
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Tell us about any water getting in
Getting a quote
If you are in Edinburgh and need floor joint sealing, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you will get a clear quote before we start.
Advice
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
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.
New homes and floors in Edinburgh
Across Edinburgh, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal. Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up.
For landlords with property near Haymarket station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies. If you look after a building such as Tollcross Primary School, floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early.
Edinburgh is in Scotland. From the centre of Edinburgh to the outskirts, floor joint sealing is available for homes and businesses alike. Our area takes in 175 places across Edinburgh, large and small.
We cover every part of the EH4, EH14, EH12 and EH6 postcode area for floor joint sealing and the streets around it. We cover properties on Fountainbridge Square, Conference Square and Mcewan Square and the roads around them. Being close to the A1 and A7, Edinburgh is easy for our applicators to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include West End (1 mile north-west), Bruntsfield (1 mile south), Merchiston (1 mile south), Dalry (1 mile west) and Greenhill (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Leith (3 miles north-east), Queensferry (8 miles west), Timber Bush (3 miles north-east), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south-east) and Newhaven (3 miles north).
Near you in Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Signet Library, Bruntsfield Links and Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, among other places. Other local landmarks include Boroughmuir High School (within half a mile south) and Bennets Bar (less than half a mile south-east). For rail, the closest station is Haymarket station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Fire (under half a mile north-east) and Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (under half a mile east). The countryside around Edinburgh includes Salisbury Crags and Dunsapie Loch.
When it isn’t the sealant
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not solve:
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- Water getting under the tiles from elsewhere
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
If in doubt, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Edinburgh
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Skirting boards
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds