Commercial sealant contractors in Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway

Commercial mastic work in Kippford

Sometimes a split bead is a symptom rather than the cause. A leak near a frame edge can start in the frame, the cill or the cavity, and repeated splits in a movement joint can mean the joint is too narrow for the movement. We look before we quote and tell you plainly if sealant won’t solve it, so budgets go where they’ll do some good. We work on washrooms and tea points, external facade joints and movement joints in walls and floors, and what we’re called in for most is damp patches where an external joint has failed and greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Kippford first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.

On a typical commercial building in Kippford, the joints that fail first are the hardest-worked ones: frame perimeters in the sun, floor joints at doorways and anything that gets wet every day.

Around smaller places such as Kippford, the commercial buildings tend to be hospitality, local shops, schools, health centres and converted rural buildings. Each has kitchens, washrooms and frames that depend on sound joints.

A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Dumfries and Galloway. Should something we installed fail, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.

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A good share of the joints we inspect were topped up instead of being renewed. New silicone has nothing to key into, so the top layer lifts, holds water and hides what’s going on. By the time it shows, there can be two or three layers to cut out.

These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:

• Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
• Layers of sealant, all of them failing
• Greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point
• Messy, uneven beads from earlier work that let the building down

Refits at hotels like The Mariner Hotel, under half a mile to the south-west of Kippford, bring joints at vanity tops, bars and reception desks that guests see every day.

Questions to ask before you book

• Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
• Who will actually carry out the work
• What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
• How they handle RAMS and site documents

Choosing a commercial sealant contractor

Cost factors for sealant joints

Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we look at:

• Phasing around occupants
• Travel to remote or island sites
• The total length or number of joints
• Which sealant the job calls for

The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.

What we need to price the job

For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:

• Where the site is, with the postcode
• What the building is and how it’s used
• Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
• Asbestos survey details if the building is older

Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.