Scotland
Construction Mastic in Shetland Islands
Construction mastic in all 63 towns and villages of the Shetland Islands, with every joint properly prepared, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.
Need construction mastic in Shetland Islands?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Towns we cover in the Shetland Islands
Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quote.
Larger towns
Also in the Shetland Islands
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
Postcode districts
Construction mastic across the Shetland Islands: what to expect
Getting a subcontractor through site induction should be simple. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we are fully insured. RAMS, an insurance certificate and CSCS details can be confirmed with the quote if you tell us what you need. We work on cladding and panel joints, floor and skirting junctions and window and door perimeters, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are frame perimeters left unsealed or poorly sealed and frame gaps too wide for sealant alone.
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us.
- We walk the site or review drawings to understand the package.
- A fixed quote sets out scope, products and phasing.
- Paperwork is agreed and applicators are inducted on site.
- We seal plot by plot or floor by floor in line with the programme.
- Any frame gaps or issues outside our scope are flagged to the site team.
- Final snagging is completed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
What affects the price in the Shetland Islands
A quote for mastic packages depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Colour agreed before work starts
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- CHAS accredited contractor
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
Get a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
What’s near Lerwick
Recent enquiries here include premises near St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Grand Hotel and Anderson High School, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find Gilbert Bain Hospital (less than half a mile south) and Shetland Museum (less than half a mile north-east). For a walk, there’s Setter Hill and Clickimin Loch.
New build and refurbishment in the Shetland Islands
In places such as Lerwick, Sound and Scalloway, and across the Shetland Islands, refurbishment leaves plenty of facade joints to seal alongside new build. New frames against old masonry need a product, primer and joint design to suit both.
The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but external sealing anywhere in Scotland needs a dry joint and the right temperature, with a little give in the programme for wet or frosty days. Along the coast in the Shetland Islands, hospitality buildings tend to be busiest in the summer months, which makes the quieter months a good time for sealant work.
Lerwick: For a contractor working at a hospital such as Gilbert Bain Hospital, which lies south of Lerwick, perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries. Units on estates such as North Ness Business Park, 0.5 miles north-east of Lerwick, tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
What affects the price in the Shetland Islands
These are the things that shape the price:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Working within restricted access windows
- The total length or number of joints
- Joint width, depth and condition
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What we need to price the job
We can often quote from photos and a few details. It helps to include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any dates the work must fit around
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
General trades versus a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Brief the final clean team to avoid blades near sealant
- Release areas for mastic once other trades have finished in them
- Check frame gaps are within the sealant’s range before sealing
- Protect sealed areas from following trades
Our 12-month guarantee covers the workmanship from sign-off. Damage by others isn’t a workmanship fault, so protecting sealed areas matters.
Sanitary joints that fail early become defects soon after occupation. Water gets behind trays, vanity tops and panels, and the repair falls into the defects period. Getting the product and preparation right first time avoids that.
Why it fails
Dust is the enemy of adhesion on a construction site. Plaster dust, release agents, protective film residue and damp all stop sealant bonding, so preparation matters as much here as on a reseal.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
- Caulk cracking where joints are moving more than expected
- Early adhesion failures on new external joints
- A long mastic snag list close to completion
Your questions answered
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Can you quote from photos?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
Can you send site paperwork?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Are you CHAS accredited?
We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and each applicator is CSCS-carded. Public liability insurance is in place.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Can you fit around our programme?
Our work is sequenced around the programme. Areas are sealed as they’re released by the site team.