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Shetland Islands · Scotland

Commercial Sealant Contractors in Mail

Sealant work for offices, shops, hotels and other commercial buildings across Mail, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.

  • Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
  • Untidy joints in a reception, shop floor or lobby
  • Wall and floor joints that have lost their seal
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Send details
Tell us about the site, with photos if you have them.
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Get a quote
A fixed price, with what’s included set out clearly.
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We seal
The right sealant, to the right depth, neatly finished.
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Guaranteed
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
London, the South East & Scotland
CHAS accredited
£5m PL insurance

Commercial sealant contractors near Mail

Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.

Owners, agents and contractors

If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.

CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.

Sealant specialists in Mail

Inside a commercial building, sealant does a lot of quiet work: washroom fittings, kitchen worktops, window boards, partition heads and the line where floors meet walls. Outside, it closes facade joints, frame perimeters and movement joints against the weather. We deal with internal and external sealant joints alike, matching the sealant to the location instead of using one product throughout. If you have sanitary sealant that has gone black and patchy and damp patches where an external joint has failed, we can help, on washrooms and tea points, window and door perimeters and external facade joints alike. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Mail tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.

In Mail, as anywhere, the first joints to go are typically the ones that work hardest: south-facing perimeters, entrance thresholds and busy washrooms.

In smaller Scottish places like Mail, commercial buildings are often hotels, pubs, shops, schools, surgeries and farm or estate buildings put to new use. Their kitchens, washrooms and window perimeters all need joints that keep water out.

We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.

Location
Mail (ZE2)
Region
Shetland Islands
Guarantee
A 12-month guarantee
Price
Quoted before any work starts
Telephone
01277 525 020
Last updated
3 November 2026
Mastic Doctor team members lined up next to their branded vans outside an office building

When it isn’t the sealant

Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:

  • Faulty windows rather than failed perimeter sealant
  • Leaking roofs, gutters or flat-roof membranes (those need a roofer)
  • Cracking that needs a structural engineer to look at it

If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer before you book.

Surfaces we seal

  • Washrooms and tea points
  • Kitchen worktops and splashbacks
  • Movement joints in walls and floors
  • Window and door perimeters
  • External facade joints
  • Floor and threshold joints

How the job changes by surface

Commercial kitchens and tea points

Gaps and ragged beads trap dirt that cleaning can’t reach. Work is timed around the hours you give us so the kitchen isn’t out of use longer than needed.

Shop fronts and retail fit-outs

Retail work usually has to fit around trading. Tell us your trading hours and access windows and we will plan around them.

How the quote is worked out

Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:

  • Which sealant the job calls for
  • Removal of failed or old sealant
  • Any access equipment needed
  • Working within restricted access windows

Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.

Sending details for a quote

The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:

  • Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
  • The site address and postcode
  • Any specification or named product
  • The type of building and who uses it

Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.

Shops, offices and hotels in and around Mail

Mail sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Exposed frontages near the sea are hard on sealant, so the product has to suit the weather as well as the look. Where a frontage needs a particular colour, the product still has to suit that exposure. For an island location such as Mail, work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather. A complete list with photographs means one crossing, not two.

Whatever the building in Mail, commercial sealant work starts with cutting out the failed bead and cleaning the joint back to sound material. For premises around Mail where the joint is seen, colour options for the product are confirmed with the quote.

Mail is about 9 miles south of Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands. Across the ZE2 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Mail is one of 63 places in the Shetland Islands on our list for sealant joints.

If you need commercial sealant contractors in ZE2, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Sites close to Mail are covered too, including Bremirehoull (1 mile north), Cunningsburgh (1 mile north), Aithsetter (2 miles north-east), Sandwick (2 miles south) and Hoswick (3 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Lerwick (9 miles north), Sound (8 miles north) and Scalloway (7 miles north). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead, so the full address helps from the start.

Near you in Mail

Not far away are Loch of Fladdabister.

Map of Mail © OpenStreetMap contributors

On site: what to expect

Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Mail. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.

  1. Send details through our quote form, or ask for a site visit.
  2. The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
  3. Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
  4. Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
  5. A suitable product for each joint goes in at the right depth and is tooled.
  6. We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.

What we need from you

  • Confirm the product named in the specification
  • Agree which areas must stay open
  • Let building users know which areas are affected

Request a quote

To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.

Get a price

Related advice

Looking after the joints

Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:

  • Ask cleaners to use a soft cloth and mild cleaner on sealant
  • Check the asbestos register before anyone disturbs old sealant in an older building
  • Put external and wet-area joints on a regular inspection round
  • Check joints after other trades have worked nearby

Add the resealed joints to your planned maintenance inspections. Regular checks pick up small failures before they become leaks, especially on exposed elevations and in washrooms. Should something look amiss, you can call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and send a picture.

Tenants and staff spot black or split sealant quickly. Planned replacement saves fielding the same complaint again and again.

Your questions answered

Can you take on a job in Mail, on the island?

Yes. Islands are part of our area, Mail included. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photos and a full list before we travel are essential.

Can you match sealant colours for premises in Mail?

Yes. Colour matching to frames, cladding, stone and shop-fit finishes is a regular part of the work. Available colours for the product are confirmed with the quote.

Are your applicators CSCS-carded?

Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.

Can weather delay the job?

It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.

How do we get a quote?

Start with whatever information is to hand. We follow up with questions or a visit where needed, then a fixed quote.

When can the area be used after sealing?

We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.

Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?

Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.

Accreditations

Trusted. Accredited. Insured.