Craigiebank facade sealing
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Craigiebank. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
Facade sealing across Craigiebank
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Craigiebank
External joints face UV, rain, temperature swings and building movement all year, so they don’t last indefinitely. Life depends on movement, weathering, product choice and the quality of the original work. When it fails, the whole bead is cut away and the joint rebuilt. We work on coping and flashing joints, cladding panel joints and stone and brick facade joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are facade joints cracked through the middle and cladding panel joints that have opened up. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Craigiebank, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Craigiebank, city construction ranges from new offices, student housing and flats to the refurbishment of traditional stone buildings. Work comes under Scotland’s own building standards, and our job is to seal to the specification.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- Craigiebank (DD4, DD5, DD1)
- Region
- Dundee
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Why it’s worth doing now in Craigiebank
Open facade joints also let air and dirt through: draughts around frames add to heating costs and complaints. A new seal closes the gap for both. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Resealing promptly protects the stone and the interior.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- One number for every site we cover
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Specification-led, product-correct work
FAQs: Craigiebank
Could you schedule work at a campus like Abertay University for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites normally want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Who arranges mastic work on a tenement in Craigiebank?
In most tenements, the owners agree shared repairs, and many use a property factor to arrange them. We are happy to deal with the factor directly.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Do you provide access for facade work?
That comes down to the access arranged for the job. Share what access exists or is planned when you send details, and we will plan the work with you.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Craigiebank can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
From enquiry to sign-off
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- The old bead is cut away completely, not overlaid.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- A facade-grade sealant rated for the movement goes in, tooled to a concave profile.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
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How the quote is worked out
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- How accessible the joints are
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The total length or number of joints
- Distance, for remote addresses
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Any specification or named product
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
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What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
- Specialist high-level access methods
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Craigiebank
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Shopfront frames
- Cladding panel joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
Building and refurbishing in Craigiebank
With the shore within about 1 mile, Craigiebank counts as a coastal location. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. In Craigiebank, as across Scotland, building warrants are issued by the local authority verifier under the Scottish regulations. Our job is to seal to that specification.
Extensions at sites like Kings Cross Hospital (2.3 miles west of Craigiebank) normally sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Dundee Carlton Hotel, less than half a mile west of Craigiebank, usually run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows. On a campus such as Abertay University, which lies west of Craigiebank, new teaching buildings and residences are normally built and refurbished around the academic year.
Craigiebank is about 1 mile east of Stobswell, in Dundee. We send applicators to Craigiebank for facade joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Craigiebank is one of 28 places in Dundee on our list for facade joints.
Business premises anywhere in DD4, DD5 and DD1 are within our area for facade joints. If your site is on Dean Avenue, Huntly Road and Noran Avenue or close by, send details and we’ll quote for facade joints. Main routes into Craigiebank include the A92 and A930, useful when we plan access and materials. Sites close to Craigiebank are covered too, including Pitkerro (1 mile north), Douglas (1 mile north-east), Whitfield (1 mile north), Stobswell (1 mile west) and Woodside (2 miles north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Blackness (3 miles west), Barnhill (3 miles east), Logie (3 miles west), St Marys (4 miles north-west), Downfield (3 miles north-west) and Lochee (3 miles west).
What’s near Craigiebank
We work on buildings around St Roque's Library, Baxter Park and Morgan Academy. For rail, the closest station is Dundee station, about 1.9 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Wellgate Centre (1.6 miles west) and McManus Gallery (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Balgay Hill and Trottick Mill Ponds.