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Mastic Sealing in Highland

We cover 256 towns and villages across Highland for mastic sealing, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Mastic Sealing in Highland

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Where we work in Highland

Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or call or email us for a quote.

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Mastic sealing in Highland: how it works

Most buildings come with mastic joints nobody has looked at since handover, and it ages quietly: window perimeters, door frames, external joints and communal junctions all rely on it. Once it cracks, hardens or comes away, draughts and water find a way in, and occupiers start reporting it. We work on external wall and movement joints, communal entrances and stairwells and communal kitchens and washrooms, and what we are called in for most is draughts at frames across a block and a mix of products and colours from past repairs.

Inspect, seal, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off.

  1. First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
  2. The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
  3. We strip out the old sealant.
  4. Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
  5. We finish each building before moving to the next.

What you will pay

Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.

Why appoint us

  • RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
  • Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
  • CSCS-carded applicators
  • A Constructionline member, so easy to vet

Get 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’ll fill any gaps with a visit.

Around Inverness

Around Inverness, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Inverness, Cavell Gardens and Maple Court Hotel, among other places. The nearest railway station is Inverness station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Inverness Castle (0.5 miles north) and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (0.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Tomnahurich.

Blocks and managed buildings across Highland

Buildings across Highland range from older blocks with replacement windows to recent developments. Mastic of different ages and quality often sits side by side, so we look at the whole elevation before quoting.

Tenements in Scotland’s cities are often managed by property factors, with shared repairs agreed by the owners, so the factor is often the first contact for work on shared parts. Along the coast in Highland, hospitality buildings tend to be busiest in the summer months, so work is often best planned for quieter months.

Inverness: Buildings close to stations like Inverness station (0.7 miles north of Inverness) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound. Student blocks close to universities like University of the Highlands & Islands (under half a mile north-west of Inverness) are easiest to work on between tenancies.

Doing it in-house

For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.

A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.

How the quote is worked out

Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:

  • Joint width, depth and condition
  • The total length or number of joints
  • Any access equipment needed
  • The product specified

There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.

Before you send an enquiry

For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:

  • The product your specification calls for
  • Any dates the work must fit around
  • Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
  • Access details, including height

The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.

Different surfaces, different methods

Commercial and mixed-use buildings

Where retail and residential share a building the programme has to suit everyone. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.

Estate-wide resealing programmes

Housing associations and agents often manage many similar blocks. We quote building by building and work through them in turn.

Common problems we fix in Highland

We often find joints filled solid with no backing rod so the mastic is bonded on three sides. That three-sided adhesion stops it stretching and it tears.

Look out for the following:

  • Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
  • Water getting in round frames after rain
  • Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
  • Communal area joints that look neglected

What happens if it’s left?

Draughts round window perimeters cost occupiers comfort, and they often blame the windows. Resealing the perimeters is often the simpler fix when the frames themselves are sound.

What your quote should include

  • Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
  • Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
  • Proof of insurance
  • Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?

Questions about Highland

Do you need to see the site first?

That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.

Will you just go over the old sealant?

No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.

What’s the quickest route to a quote?

The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also ring 01277 525 020 or email us. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.

Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?

Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it and suspect material is tested first.

Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?

We are CHAS accredited, a Constructionline member and carry public liability insurance. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.

Which sealant will you use?

Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.

Can you reseal a whole block or estate?

Yes, planned programmes suit estates and portfolios. You get a fixed quote per building or for the whole job.

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