Mastic contractors in Tankerness
Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects in Tankerness and across the Orkney Islands. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Different trades sealing to different standards
- Sealant knocked or painted over by other trades
- Internal caulk splitting as the building dries out
Construction mastic for Tankerness sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle construction mastic in Tankerness
Mastic follows everyone else, which means it absorbs every delay upstream. We agree a sequence at the start and adjust it as the site manager releases areas, so applicators arrive when areas are genuinely ready. That keeps the work right first time and saves rework. If you have mastic snags holding up handover and existing joints on a refurb that need cutting out and resealing, we can put it right. Most enquiries from Tankerness start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
For a site around Tankerness, we plan the mastic in as few trips as the programme allows. Clear drawings, a programme and photos let us bring the right sealants, primers and backing rod first time.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Tankerness (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Some packages split mastic across the window fitter, kitchen fitter and plumber. The result tends to be uneven finishes and arguments about who should seal what. A single mastic package gives one point of responsibility, with the same standard on every plot. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Pricing mastic packages depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Looking after the joints
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Allow flexibility for external sealing in damp or cold weather
- Release areas for mastic once other trades have finished in them
- Note which sealant went where at handover
- Ask installers to correct oversized gaps first
After we have sealed an area, it helps to keep other trades from damaging the joints. New beads should be left to cure before cleaning or decorating nearby; we confirm the time for each product.
In wet areas, a weak sanitary joint shows up quickly once the building is occupied. Leaks behind showers and basins damage finishes and floors, and the repair falls into the defects period. Getting the product and preparation right first time avoids that.
How the job changes by surface
Snagging before handover
Damaged, missed or untidy joints make up most snag lists. Snagging can be included or priced separately, depending on what suits the programme.
Window and door perimeters
Internal perimeters are usually sealed with a paintable product where decorating follows. The specification decides which, and colour-matched products can be used where the frame is on show.
What else we do in Tankerness
Tankerness: questions and answers
Will you travel to Tankerness on the island?
Yes, Tankerness is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of Scotland. We plan island jobs around the ferry and the forecast, and bring everything the job needs on the first crossing.
Does a coastal location like Tankerness affect which sealant is used?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
How do you work with the site programme?
Working to your programme, we seal each area as it’s handed over. The sequence is agreed with the site manager at the start and updated as the programme moves.
Can you quote from photographs?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Tankerness
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Approving fire stopping as compliant
- Specifying the product where the designer hasn’t
- Joints damaged after sign-off by following trades
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Floor and skirting junctions
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Brick and block movement joints
- Cladding and panel joints
- Window and door perimeters
How a job runs
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For work around Tankerness, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We price from the drawings, specification and programme you send.
- A fixed quote sets out the scope, the products and the sequence.
- Any site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) is confirmed with the quote.
- Work follows the programme, area by area, as rooms and elevations become ready.
- Each joint is prepared, backed to depth and sealed in the product the specification names.
- Snags are cleared before handover and completed areas carry our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Building and refurbishing in Tankerness
With the shore within about 1 mile, Tankerness counts as a coastal location. On a coastal site, facade and perimeter joints face driven rain and, closer to the beach, salt, which puts weight on correct joint sizing, priming and a sealant suited to the exposure. For an island location such as Tankerness, work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather. We need drawings and a programme early so materials come on the right crossing.
Sites around Tankerness get mastic sealed to the drawings and the programme, nothing improvised. On a healthcare site such as Balfour Hospital (4.7 miles west of Tankerness), new blocks and refurbishments go on while the hospital keeps running, so mastic work is sequenced carefully.
Tankerness is about 4 miles east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We cover Tankerness and the rest of the Orkney Islands, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Tankerness is one of 51 places we cover in the Orkney Islands for mastic packages.
Anyone looking for construction mastic in KW17 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your building is just outside Tankerness, we cover Toab (1 mile south), Upper Sanday (3 miles south), Kirkwall (4 miles west), St Mary's (5 miles south-west) and Balfour (6 miles north-west). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Landmarks near Tankerness
Nearby you will also find Balfour Hospital (4.7 miles west) and Bishop's Palace (4.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Mull Head Nature Reserve and Loch of Tankerness.