Reiss construction mastic
Sealant work in Reiss for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects, quoted at a fixed price.
- Oversized or tapered gaps around new frames
- Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
- Mastic snags holding up handover
Construction mastic for Reiss sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Reiss
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Construction mastic in Reiss, done properly
Refurbishment work needs a slightly different approach from new build. Old beads come out completely, as fresh silicone can’t grip old, and on older buildings we ask for the asbestos survey before disturbing anything. After that, the joints are prepared and sealed to the specification. The enquiries we see most involve different trades sealing to different standards and perimeter gaps outside the sealant’s range, on sanitary and kitchen joints, brick and block movement joints and window and door perimeters. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Reiss, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
External sealing around Reiss depends on dry faces and the right temperature. A little flexibility in the programme lets external joints go in on suitable days.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Reiss (KW1)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
FAQs: Reiss
Can you work at a site such as Lochshell Business Park, by Reiss?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Reiss, Lochshell Business Park among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Caithness General Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you work to our specification?
We follow the specified sealant, and we’ll raise it if something in it doesn’t suit the joint. Specifications often reference BS EN 15651 or BS 6213.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
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.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Do you do internal caulk as well as external mastic?
Window and door perimeters, internal decorators’ caulk where specified, sanitary joints, kitchens, movement joints and snagging. The scope follows your specification.
Do you guarantee new-build sealant work?
Each package is backed by a 12-month guarantee. We’re also fully insured for public liability.
Different surfaces, different methods
Kitchens and utility areas
Kitchen joints are sealed after fitting and before final clean. The sealant is a kitchen-grade product and hygienic or food-safe grades wherever food contact is possible.
Fire-rated sealant where specified
Fire-rated sealant forms part of some packages, installed to the product’s tested detail where it is specified. The design and sign-off of fire stopping sit with the designer, principal designer or fire engineer; we work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Contractors’ notes for Reiss
Reiss sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. Being in the east of Scotland, Reiss gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on frames and panels can still hold up external mastic on winter mornings. We programme around it with the site team.
When units on a site such as Lochshell Business Park, 2 miles to the south-east of Reiss, are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package. For a contractor working at a hospital such as Caithness General Hospital, which lies south-east of Reiss, perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries.
Reiss is about 16 miles south-east of Thurso, in Highland. Commercial clients in Reiss use us for work on mastic packages. Reiss is one of 256 places in Highland on our list for mastic packages.
Anyone looking for construction mastic in KW1 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Nordwall Park and Plover Place and the roads nearby. With the A99 nearby, Reiss is easy to get to with materials and equipment. We also cover Ackergillshore (2 miles east), Haster (2 miles south), Wick (3 miles south-east), Staxigoe (4 miles south-east) and Whiterow (4 miles south-east). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead, so include the location in your enquiry.
Around Reiss
For rail, the closest station is Wick station, roughly 3 miles south-east. A little further out are Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (2.9 miles east) and Caithness General Hospital (3.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Loch of Killimster.
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
- Travel to remote or island sites
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Any specification or named product
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Your programme or deadline
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Frames fitted out of tolerance
- Glazing units that are cracked or misted
- Rework caused by others damaging completed areas
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Window and door perimeters
- Brick and block movement joints
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Cladding and panel joints
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
Other services in Reiss
From enquiry to sign-off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. For a building near Reiss, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First we look at the scope on site or from drawings.
- You receive a fixed quote covering scope, products and sequence.
- Paperwork is agreed and applicators are inducted on site.
- We seal plot by plot or floor by floor in line with the programme.
- Problems we find, such as oversized gaps, are raised straight away.
- The package is closed out, snags cleared and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.