Craichie facade sealing
Work needed on a facade joint in Craichie? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Water coming in around window frames
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Previous reseals run over old sealant
Facade sealing in Craichie
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
When to call us in Craichie
Overlaying old sealant is a common shortcut that fails quickly. Cured silicone won’t accept a new silicone bead.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
- Previous reseals run over old sealant
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
Sites around Craichie get mastic sealed to the drawings and the programme, nothing improvised.
Before you book anyone
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
About our facade sealing in Craichie
Weather decides a lot in facade sealing. The sealant needs a dry joint and temperatures inside the maker’s limits. We build that into the programme and tell you if the forecast changes the plan. The enquiries we see most involve discoloured or dirty facade joints and perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away, on shopfront frames, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and coping and flashing joints. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Craichie tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Sites near smaller places like Craichie can mean longer travel, so the mastic is planned with as few trips as the job allows. Send drawings, photos and the programme so everything needed arrives on the first day.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Craichie (DD8)
- Wider area
- Angus
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Record the product and colour used on each elevation
- Report water ingress at frames as soon as it shows
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
- Combine resealing with other works that need access
Keep a note of which product went in and when. Future work can then match the product and colour across the elevation.
In pre-2000 buildings, check the asbestos register before old sealant is cut out. Some older mastics contain it, and work stops until it’s tested if it’s suspected.
Craichie: questions and answers
Would you work within a site like Forfar Infirmary?
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.
Is Craichie off your patch?
Not at all. Craichie is within our area. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
When can you be on site?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.
Will rain stop the work?
Wet joints or temperatures outside the product’s range mean waiting. We plan for weather and keep you updated throughout the job.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
What the job involves on each surface
Perimeter joints at frames and structure
Perimeter joints at frames often show their age first. We cut them out, prepare both faces and reseal to the specification using a sealant classified for that use.
Cladding panel joints
On sealed panel systems, every joint keeps water out. Failed runs are cut out and rebuilt end to end.
Cost factors for facade joints
These are the things that shape the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Distance, for remote addresses
- How much existing material needs removing
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Providing access systems for the work
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Installing or repairing glazing systems
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Shopfront frames
- Window and door perimeters
- Coping and flashing joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
From enquiry to sign-off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For work around Craichie, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- Failed sealant is cut out along its full length.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- The new sealant goes in and is tooled firmly onto both faces.
- We walk the finished joints with you before handing over.
Before we start on site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Sites and facades in and around Craichie
Being in the east of Scotland, Craichie gets less rain than the west coast. Cold, damp starts still stop external sealing on some days. We agree external dates with the site team and keep internal work ready. Building work in Craichie comes under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and their technical handbooks, with warrants from the local authority verifier. We seal to the specification that sits behind the warrant.
Extensions at sites like Forfar Infirmary (to the north-west of Craichie) normally sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules.
Craichie is about 4 miles south-east of Forfar, in Angus. Craichie sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Angus, 65 places are covered, Craichie among them. Sites around Dundee have their own page, about 12 miles away.
We cover the DD8 postcode districts for facade joints. Nearby places we also cover include Tulloes (1 mile south-east), Hillend (1 mile north-west), Lownie Moor (2 miles north-west), Letham (2 miles north-east) and Kingsmuir (2 miles north-west) for facade joints. A short drive away, we cover Arbroath (9 miles south-east), Forfar (4 miles north-west), Montrose (15 miles north-east), Monifieth (9 miles south), Carnoustie (9 miles south-east) and Kirriemuir (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Craichie
A little further out are Balgavies Castle (3.6 miles north-east) and Meffan Museum and Art Gallery (3.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Loch Fithie.