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Scottish Borders · Scotland

Construction and new-build mastic in Town Yetholm, Scottish Borders

Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects throughout Town Yetholm and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.

  • Snag items on joints that need redoing before handover
  • Different trades sealing to different standards
  • Existing joints on a refurb that need cutting out and resealing
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Send details
Drawings, photos, a joint schedule or a site visit.
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Get a quote
A fixed price, with what’s included set out clearly.
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We seal
CSCS-carded applicators, the right product for each joint.
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Guaranteed
12-month guarantee on our workmanship.
Covering the South East & Scotland
CHAS accredited
£5m public liability

Construction mastic in Town Yetholm

Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Construction mastic for commercial buildings in Town Yetholm

Site managers want applicators who turn up with the right cards and paperwork. We are a Constructionline member and CHAS accredited, and every applicator holds a CSCS card. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We work on brick and block movement joints, window and door perimeters and cladding and panel joints, and what we’re called in for most is window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection and perimeter gaps outside the sealant’s range. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Town Yetholm is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.

For a site around Town Yetholm, 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.

The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.

Where
Town Yetholm (TD5)
Wider area
Scottish Borders
Guarantee
12 months on our workmanship
Price
Quoted before any work starts
Call
01277 525 020
Last updated
3 November 2026
Mastic Doctor team members lined up next to their branded vans outside an office building

How the quote is worked out

A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:

  • Access and working height
  • Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
  • Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
  • Quantities, in metres or numbers

No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.

Before you send an enquiry

However big the job, the same details help:

  • Where the site is, with the postcode
  • Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
  • Asbestos survey details if the building is older
  • The type of building and who uses it

Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.

Keeping the joints sound

After handover, these steps help:

  • Brief the final clean team to avoid blades near sealant
  • Share drawings and the specification as soon as possible
  • Put any product change through the designer first
  • Ask installers to correct oversized gaps first

Brief the sparkle clean so they don’t scrape the new joints. Scrapers used on frames and worktops can nick or lift a new bead so keep them off the joints.

Snag items left to the last week put handover at risk. A planned close-out through each area as it completes keeps the list short.

Your questions answered

Is Town Yetholm off your patch?

No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.

Which documents can you supply for work in Town Yetholm?

We will confirm the paperwork you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate and CSCS details, with the quote. We hold £5m public liability insurance, are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded.

What guarantee comes with a mastic package?

The work is guaranteed for 12 months, covering how we sealed. Protecting sealed areas from following trades helps avoid damage.

Will you just go over the old sealant?

No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.

When can you be on site?

The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.

Is any job too small?

Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.

Can you handle several sites?

Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.

For managing agents and facilities managers

Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Town Yetholm can form part of a wider programme across the Scottish Borders.

Whether you’re 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.

Sites and facades in and around Town Yetholm

Being in the east of Scotland, Town Yetholm gets less rain than the west coast. Frosty spells still affect external mastic dates. We programme around it with the site team. The area within 2 miles of Town Yetholm holds several hotels. When hotels extend or refit, the work is normally squeezed between peak periods, mastic included.

On any site in or around Town Yetholm, the mastic follows the specification and the programme. Hotels like The Plough Hotel, less than half a mile east of Town Yetholm, rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor.

Town Yetholm is in the Scottish Borders. Commercial clients in Town Yetholm use us for work on mastic packages. Our the Scottish Borders coverage takes in 91 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Sites around Edinburgh have their own page, about 45 miles away.

If you need construction mastic in TD5, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on High Street, Deanfield Road and Deanfield Bank are within our area for mastic packages. We also cover Kirk Yetholm (1 mile east), Morebattle (4 miles south-west), Sprouston (6 miles north-west), Heiton (7 miles west) and Kelso (7 miles north-west) for mastic packages. Nearby towns on our patch include Jedburgh (11 miles south-west), St Boswells (14 miles west), Newtown St Boswells (15 miles west) and Greycrook (14 miles west).

What’s near Town Yetholm

Recent enquiries here include premises near Border Hotel, among other places. For a walk, there’s Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss and Yetholm Loch.

Map of Town Yetholm © OpenStreetMap contributors

What sealant work can’t fix

Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:

  • Defective windows, doors or glazing units (the supplier or installer’s job)
  • Rework caused by others damaging completed areas
  • Oversized gaps that need packing or adjustment by others

If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Joints and surfaces we work on

  • Sanitary and kitchen joints
  • Internal decorators’ caulk
  • Floor and skirting junctions
  • Window and door perimeters
  • Cladding and panel joints
  • Brick and block movement joints

Why deal with it now?

When a package runs over budget, downgrading the product is a common first thought. A failed joint in the defects period costs far more than the product difference and external joints are where it shows first. Where an alternative is genuinely suitable, we will say so. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Town Yetholm, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.

The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.

Why clients in Town Yetholm choose us

  • Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
  • Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
  • A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
  • CHAS accredited contractor

Read our cost guide and our accreditations and insurance.

Our process

When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work usually takes a few days on a modest refurbishment and longer on multi-plot or multi-storey schemes. For a building near Town Yetholm, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.

  1. We price from the drawings, specification and programme you send.
  2. You receive a fixed quote listing scope, products and phasing.
  3. You tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we confirm it with the quote.
  4. Areas are sealed plot by plot or floor by floor as the trades hand them over.
  5. Joints are cleaned, primed where the maker requires it, backed and sealed to the specification.
  6. Snags are cleared before handover and completed areas carry our 12-month guarantee.

Preparing the site

  • Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
  • Tell us which areas need to stay in use
  • Share the asbestos register for older buildings

Getting a fixed quote

We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.

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