Facade Sealing contractors in Hillswick
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings across Hillswick, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes
- Staining on stone next to old sealant
- Draughts around frames and panels
Facade sealing for Hillswick sites
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 Hillswick
Water ingress at window frames is a frequent reason facilities managers contact us. Very often the perimeter bead has cracked or lost its grip. We will tell you if we think the leak is coming from somewhere sealant won’t fix. The enquiries we see most involve old perimeter mastic that has dried out and perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, on shopfront frames, cladding panel joints and coping and flashing joints. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hillswick tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
External sealing around Hillswick depends on dry faces and the right temperature. A little flexibility in the programme lets external joints go in on suitable days.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Hillswick (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Facades, frames and programmes in Hillswick
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Hillswick. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. Work on Hillswick has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. Drawings and the programme let us bring every sealant, primer and backing rod the package needs.
On any site in or around Hillswick, the mastic follows the specification and the programme. Work at a hotel such as St Magnus Bay Hotel (to the west of Hillswick) tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included.
Hillswick is in the Shetland Islands. Across the ZE2 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Hillswick is one of 63 places we cover in the Shetland Islands for facade joints.
Commercial sites across ZE2 are covered for facade joints. If your building is just outside Hillswick, we cover Urafirth (1 mile north-east), Braehoulland (3 miles north-west), Hogaland (4 miles east), Sullom (5 miles south-east) and Ollaberry (5 miles east). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
What’s near Hillswick
We work on buildings around The Booth pub, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Tangwick Haa Museum (3.4 miles west). Open spaces near Hillswick include Ness-houlls Water.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hillswick
Patch repairs over old sealant tend to come back. A full cut-out and reseal costs more on the day but lasts much longer. Around smaller places like Hillswick, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Why us?
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- One contact handling all your sites
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Read what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Phasing around occupants
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Any access equipment needed
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Any specification or named product
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The postcode of the building
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Hillswick: questions and answers
Is Hillswick inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Hillswick included. 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 Hillswick affect which sealant is used?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Will you check whether the sealant is causing the leak?
Yes. We check the sealant joints and report what we find before quoting. Where the cause seems to be elsewhere, we’d rather tell you than reseal pointlessly.
Can you send site paperwork?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
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 colour matching possible?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Arranging specialist high-level access, which is planned with the client
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Hillswick
- Window and door perimeters
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Cladding panel joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Shopfront frames
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Where we can, we combine work around Hillswick with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We plan access and the order of elevations with the client.
- Weather and temperature are checked against the product’s limits.
- We remove the old bead and check the edges are sound.
- Faces are cleaned, primed where needed and backed.
- Sealant is gunned in and tooled hard onto both faces.
- Once signed off, the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
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Also in Hillswick
Different surfaces, different methods
Brick and stone facades
Joints in natural stone need care to avoid staining. The specified stone-compatible sealant is what we use, and mask the edges carefully.
Window and door perimeters
Frame-to-wall joints at windows and doors are the facade joints we reseal most. A low-modulus, neutral-cure product suits most frame-to-wall joints.
Commercial clients in Hillswick
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Hillswick. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.