Broughty Ferry coloured sealant
Coloured and colour-matched sealant for visible joints in Broughty Ferry. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Untidy coloured beads with ragged edges
- Sealant that no longer suits recoated frames
- Old sealant that has yellowed, darkened or faded
Coloured sealant in Broughty Ferry
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Coloured sealant in Broughty Ferry: the local picture
With the shore within about 1 mile, Broughty Ferry counts as a coastal location. Exposed frontages near the sea are hard on sealant, so the product has to suit the weather as well as the look. We choose a product rated for the exposure, then confirm the colours available for it. A 2-mile radius around Broughty Ferry takes in several hotels. Refits in hotels bring joints at vanity tops, bar counters and reception desks where the colour has to suit the scheme, and the work can be phased so the rest of the hotel keeps trading.
For premises near Broughty Ferry station, 0.6 miles south-west of Broughty Ferry, footfall is part of the plan: work is phased so shops and offices keep trading. On estates like West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, which lies north-west of Broughty Ferry, the office and welfare end of each unit has its own sealant to maintain.
Broughty Ferry is about 4 miles east of Dundee, in Dundee. Any commercial site in Broughty Ferry is covered. Across Dundee, 28 places are covered, including Broughty Ferry.
We take on colour-matched joints across the DD5 and DD4 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Leven Street, Torridon Road and Fyne Road. Main routes into Broughty Ferry include the A92 and A930, useful when we plan access and materials. Close to Broughty Ferry, our area also takes in Barnhill (1 mile east), Douglas (2 miles west), Monifieth (2 miles east), Ballumbie (2 miles north-west) and Tayport (2 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Dundee (4 miles west), Stobswell (4 miles west), Blackness (5 miles west), Logie (5 miles west), St Marys (6 miles west) and Downfield (5 miles west).
Around Broughty Ferry
In Broughty Ferry, that means premises near Jolly's Hotel, among other places. The closest station to Broughty Ferry is Broughty Ferry station, about 0.6 miles south-west. A little further out are James Guthrie Orchar Art Gallery (0.8 miles south) and Claypotts Castle (0.9 miles west). Open spaces near Broughty Ferry include Trottick Mill Ponds.
About our coloured sealant in Broughty Ferry
Window, door and shopfront frames in RAL finishes often need a sealant to suit. The frame colour is checked against the sealant’s standard range, and you approve the choice. If the range has no close colour, a paintable sealant can sometimes be overpainted, where the specification allows. We work on hotel bathrooms and public areas, shop-fit joinery and counters and powder-coated and anodised frames, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are shop fits that need consistent sealant colours across sites and failed coloured sealant that has split or peeled. Most enquiries from Broughty Ferry start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
City-centre premises in Scotland often come with tight access, shared closes and loading restrictions. Give us your access times and any building rules and we will fit the work around them, phased so offices and shops keep trading.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Broughty Ferry (DD5, DD4)
- Region
- Dundee
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Broughty Ferry: questions and answers
Must a hotel around Broughty Ferry close while you work?
Almost never. The work is phased so most rooms stay available. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Does a coastal location like Broughty Ferry affect which sealant is used?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Is coloured sealant weaker than white?
Colour is a choice within a product’s range, not a separate type of sealant. Preparation, backing and tooling are what make it last, whatever the colour.
Do you cover Broughty Ferry?
Yes. Broughty Ferry is in our area and the rest of Dundee, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Do you work on hotel and retail fit-outs?
Yes. Shop fits, hotels and office fit-outs are a regular part of our work. Our area takes in Greater London, the South East and Scotland, so one colour reference can carry across every site.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
From enquiry to sign-off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- First we agree which sealant type the joint needs.
- Your RAL reference, sample or photo is checked against that product’s colours.
- You approve the colour, on site if it’s critical.
- We cut out the existing bead, clean and set the depth.
- Edges are masked and the coloured sealant applied and tooled.
- Masking comes off and the work is checked with you.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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For managing agents and facilities managers
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Broughty Ferry can form part of a wider programme.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Why act early in Broughty Ferry
It’s far cheaper to approve a sample than to strip and redo a full run. A sample takes little time against redoing a whole elevation. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Why us?
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Common problems we fix in Broughty Ferry
Internal joints can stain from cleaning products, spills or mould. Mould that has grown into sealant typically can’t be cleaned out, so the joint is replaced.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Smeared sealant on stone or joinery
- Marked sealant in hotel bathrooms
- Hotel refurbishments with a set colour scheme
- A run of joints in mismatched shades
Sites a few miles apart, such as West Pitkerro Industrial Estate and Michelin Scotland Innovation Park, can share one programme and one point of contact.
What your quote should include
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Keeping the joints sound
After handover, these steps help:
- Avoid piecemeal repairs on coloured joints
- Keep the same sealant colour across a brand
- Check a trial length in real light
- Brief cleaners about newly sealed joints
Use gentle cleaning methods on coloured sealant. Strong solvents and abrasive pads can dull or mark the surface over time.
Ask for a trial bead on high-profile areas. A sample in real light shows how it will look.