Facade Sealing contractors in Lochmaddy
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings throughout Lochmaddy and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
Need facade sealing in Lochmaddy?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Lochmaddy: questions and answers
Do you work on the island where Lochmaddy is?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Lochmaddy included. We plan island jobs around the ferry and the forecast, and bring everything the job needs on the first crossing.
Can you work to our programme on a site in or near Lochmaddy?
Yes. Send the programme and drawings, and we will plan the mastic to suit the stages. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Will you check whether the sealant is causing the leak?
Yes. Photos are often enough to start, followed by a visit if needed. Many frame leaks are sealant failures, though not all, and we will tell you which.
How do you choose the sealant?
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.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Which sealant do you use on facades?
Most facade and window perimeter joints take a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone. Hybrid or MS polymer, polyurethane and polysulphide sealants suit others, depending on the substrate and the specification.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work normally takes a day or two for a few elevations, and longer where access has to be moved around the building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
How we handle facade sealing in Lochmaddy
We are often asked to look at water coming in around frames. Very often the perimeter bead has cracked or lost its grip, but not always. If the evidence points away from the sealant, we say so before quoting. Site teams most often ask us about old perimeter mastic that has dried out and air leaks through failed facade joints, on stone and brick facade joints, window and door perimeters and cladding panel joints. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Lochmaddy, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Construction around smaller Scottish places like Lochmaddy is often one-off schemes: a school, a health centre, a hotel extension or a few houses. Exposed elevations in Scotland put facade and perimeter joints to work from day one, so the sealant choice matters.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Lochmaddy (HS6)
- Wider area
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a building near Lochmaddy, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- First we review photographs, drawings or what we saw on a visit, and agree how each joint will be reached.
- 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.
- The new sealant goes in and is tooled firmly onto both faces.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Why act early in Lochmaddy
Open facade joints also let air and dirt through: draughts around frames add to heating costs and complaints. Resealing deals with the draught as well as the leak. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, and for a smaller place like Lochmaddy, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why us?
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Places near Lochmaddy
Also in Lochmaddy
What the job involves on each surface
Coping and flashing joints
Where the specification calls for sealant at copings or flashings, we can seal them. These joints take full exposure to weather, so preparation and product choice matter.
Window and door perimeters
Aluminium, PVC-U and timber frames each have their own preparation needs. We clean and prime to the sealant maker’s guidance for each surface.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. 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.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. 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.
Facade sealing around Lochmaddy: points for this area
With the shore within about 1 mile, Lochmaddy counts as a coastal location. Facades and window perimeters on coastal schemes take more wind-driven rain, and salt air nearer the shore, so we check the specified product suits the exposure before the first bead. Island jobs, Lochmaddy among them, are planned around the ferry and the forecast. We need drawings and a programme early so materials come on the right crossing.
On any site in or around Lochmaddy, the mastic follows the specification and the programme. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Lochmaddy Hotel, 0.7 miles to the south-east of Lochmaddy, usually run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
Lochmaddy (Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh) is in Na h-Eileanan Siar. Our applicators travel to Lochmaddy for work on facade joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 87 places across Na h-Eileanan Siar fall within our area, Lochmaddy among them.
We take on facade joints across the HS6 postcode area. Close to Lochmaddy, our area also takes in Clachan Shannda (5 miles north-west), Locheport (6 miles south-west), Ruisgarry (8 miles north), Claddach Kirkibost (9 miles west) and Leverburgh (12 miles north-east). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so mention the location when you phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Landmarks near Lochmaddy
Well-known places in the area include Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre (0.6 miles south-east). Not far away are Loch Fada and North Lee.
Looking after the joints
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Brief window cleaners about newly sealed joints
- Keep the sealant details on the building file
- Clear debris that holds water against joints
- Confirm the survey covers external sealants in older buildings
Record the sealant type and date on the building file. Future work can then match the product and colour across the elevation.
Building facade joints into a maintenance cycle avoids emergency repairs. Regular checks let you renew joints before water gets in instead of after the damage.
For managing agents and facilities managers
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.