Scotland

Facade Sealing in Scottish Borders

We cover 91 towns and villages across the Scottish Borders for facade sealing, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Facade Sealing across the Scottish Borders

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

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Where we work in the Scottish Borders

Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or send details for a fixed quote.

Largest places

About facade sealing in the Scottish Borders

Sealant around windows, doors and cladding panels stops rain reaching the wall behind. When a perimeter bead splits or peels, water finds its way behind frames and into the structure. We remove failed sealant and install a new bead chosen for the joint and how far it moves. We work on cladding panel joints, shopfront frames and coping and flashing joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames and unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation.

We follow your site rules from the start: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it.

Photos, drawings or a visit tell us about the joints and the access.
Product choice follows the joint’s movement and substrate.
Failed beads are removed in full and the joint faces cleaned.
Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
Rod goes in to fix the depth, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
The finished joints are checked with you.

What you’ll pay

Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.

Why clients in the Scottish Borders choose us

Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
Constructionline member for supplier checks
Clear, fixed quotes
One number for every site we cover

Getting a fixed quote

Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.

Around Galashiels

We work on buildings around Galashiels, Public House and Galashiels Academy, among other places. Galashiels has its own railway station: Galashiels station. Other landmarks nearby include Borders General Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and Castle Holydean (4.4 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Eildon Mid Hill.

Sites and facades across the Scottish Borders

We take on mastic packages across the Scottish Borders, on large sites in places such as Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles and small schemes elsewhere. Whatever paperwork the site requires, from RAMS to CSCS details, we confirm when we quote.

The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but external sealing anywhere in Scotland needs a dry joint and the right temperature, so we keep some flexibility in the dates. In the parts of the Scottish Borders near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first, so they’re worth inspecting more often.

Galashiels: On a campus such as Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus (0.9 miles south-east of Galashiels), new teaching buildings and residences are typically built and refurbished around the academic year. Hospital estates such as Borders General Hospital, 2.7 miles to the south-east of Galashiels, tend to grow and change in phases, often next to occupied wards, so facade and perimeter sealing has to fit the estates team’s plan.

Common problems we fix in the Scottish Borders

Sun, rain and temperature swings wear facade sealant down over the years. The bead hardens, chalks on the surface and loses the flexibility to follow the joint, and cracks or adhesion loss follow.

Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:

Discoloured or dirty facade joints
Leaks at window and door perimeters
New sealant peeling off old mastic
Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip

Site staff or a sealant specialist?

There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.

The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.

Surface by surface

Render and coated surfaces

Paintable sealants exist for joints that will be coated. The choice depends on the specification and finish.

Cladding panel joints

Panel joints on cladding and rainscreen systems take movement every day. We use a product rated for the movement and suited to the panel surface, often a low-modulus silicone or hybrid.

Work for main contractors and building owners

FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.

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

Looking after the joints

After handover, a little attention goes a long way:

Brief window cleaners about newly sealed joints
Walk the elevations once or twice a year
Avoid patch repairs on failed facade joints
Report water ingress at frames as soon as it shows

Blocked sills and gutters push water at the joints. Sealant copes better when water runs off the facade as designed rather than sitting against the joints.

Get the joint design right when resealing: correct depth, proper backing and a sealant that can take the movement. A well-designed joint lasts longer than a like-for-like copy of a failed one.

The Scottish Borders: questions and answers

Can staff carry on working while you’re here?

Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.

Do you replace failed glazing units?

No. That work needs a glazing specialist. What we seal are the joints around frames and panels across the facade.

Can you work in cold or wet weather?

We can work through the year, but sealant needs a dry joint and temperatures within the product’s range. Cold, damp mornings can delay a start.

What hours do you work?

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.

How many days will you need on site?

The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.

Can you work to our specification?

Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it.

Do you provide access for facade work?

Access is planned with you before we quote. Let us know what access is in place or planned, and the quote will reflect it.