Industrial and floor joint sealing in Lerwick, Shetland Islands
Floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units across Lerwick, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Brittle joint filler breaking up
- A rough ride across broken joints
- Open saw cuts full of debris
Floor joint sealing for businesses in Lerwick
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Joint width, depth and condition
- The product specified
- Location, for remote and island sites
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- When you need the work done
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Specification clauses that apply
- The postcode of the building
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Floor joint sealing for commercial buildings in Lerwick
Sometimes the concrete either side of a joint has already spalled. Filling against a crumbled arris won’t hold for long, so if the edges need repair before any filling, we will say so and explain how it affects the programme. If you have trucks and loads jolting over damaged joints and broken arrises where pallet trucks cross, we can put it right. Whoever orders the work in Lerwick, the brief is usually the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In smaller places such as Lerwick, the joints we’re asked about sit in workshops, farm sheds, schools and halls. Slabs and yards take vehicles, rain and frost.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Lerwick (ZE1)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Warehouse floors and decks around Lerwick
Lerwick lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, so it pays to keep them sealed. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Lerwick. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
At places like South Gremista Industrial Estate, which lies north-west of Lerwick, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. Schools such as Anderson High School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Lerwick is in the Shetland Islands. We send applicators to Lerwick for floor joints. Our the Shetland Islands coverage takes in 63 places, large and small.
We cover the ZE1 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Market Street and Church Road and the roads nearby. Being close to the A969 and A970, Lerwick is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Lerwick, we cover Sound (1 mile south-west), Gremista (1 mile north), Heogan (1 mile north-east), Grindiscol (2 miles south-east) and Gunnista (2 miles north-east). Lerwick is one of the busier places in the Shetland Islands, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area. Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so mention the location when you call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Local landmarks in Lerwick
Around Lerwick, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Gilbertson Park and Grand Hotel and the streets around them. A little further out are Gilbert Bain Hospital (under half a mile south) and Shetland Museum (under half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Lerwick include Setter Hill and Clickimin Loch.
When to call us in Lerwick
Oil, laitance, dust and old cleaning chemicals build up inside joints. If the faces aren’t taken back to clean concrete first, the new material simply lifts out.
Typical triggers for a call:
- A gap opening alongside old joint filler
- A rough ride across broken joints
- Dock area joints that have failed first
- Unfilled floor joints collecting dirt and grit
Hospitals like Gilbert Bain Hospital (less than half a mile south of Lerwick) have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
Before you book anyone
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
How the job changes by surface
Forklift and pallet-truck routes
Truck routes take traffic all day, so their joints wear fastest. Semi-rigid fillers are widely used on these routes to hold the edges up.
Semi-rigid joint fillers
If a joint is still opening, a semi-rigid filler may part from one face. That is normally dealt with by topping up later, and we will explain it when we quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in 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. Jobs near Lerwick are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- A floor survey records every joint, its edges and what crosses it.
- You receive a fixed quote showing products and phasing.
- Old fill and packed debris come out until both faces are sound.
- We extract the dust and prime the faces if the product needs it.
- The joint is filled to its specified depth and trimmed level.
- We hand each phase back when it can take traffic.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Getting a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Keeping the joints sound
For the best life from the joints:
- Start with the dock areas, where joints fail soonest
- Keep grit out of unfilled joints in the meantime
- Allow for topping up joints as a new slab settles
- Remind operators to lift rather than drag
Normal floor cleaning is fine once the product has cured. Tell us about aggressive cleaning products or hot washing at quote stage so we choose something that tolerates them.
Joint damage starts slowly and then speeds up. Each chip makes the drop deeper and the next impact harder, so it pays to act at the first signs.
Questions about Lerwick
Can you work on a hospital site such as Gilbert Bain Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you work on the island where Lerwick is?
Yes. We work across every Scottish council area, and that includes island locations such as Lerwick. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photos and a full list before we travel are essential.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
What information helps you price floor joint sealing?
Approximate metres of joint, photographs of typical and worst areas, and a floor plan let us give a quick quote. For larger floors, a site visit is often best so phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to set one up.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Will we need to close the floor?
In the majority of cases, just the area being treated is coned off. Each zone reopens when the product can take traffic, then we move to the next.