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Mastic Sealing in Orkney Islands

Mastic sealing in all 51 towns and villages of the Orkney Islands, with every joint properly prepared, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.

Need mastic sealing in Orkney Islands?

Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.

Get a quick quote 01277 525 020

Towns we cover in the Orkney Islands

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

Main towns

Also in the Orkney Islands

Postcodes in the Orkney Islands

Mastic sealing in the Orkney Islands: how it works

Treatment starts with a proper look: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Failed mastic is stripped, the faces taken back to sound material, primed where the manufacturer specifies and resealed and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. We work on external wall and movement joints, window and door perimeters on blocks and balcony and threshold joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are draught complaints from residents or tenants and estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out.

Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area.

We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
We strip out the old sealant.
The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
We finish each building before moving to the next.

What affects the price in the Orkney Islands

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.

What you get with us

A range of standard colours, depending on the product
Public liability insurance in place
CHAS accredited
A Constructionline member, so easy to vet

Getting a fixed quote

Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us with what you know.

Local landmarks in Kirkwall

In Kirkwall, that means premises near Orkney Library and Archive, Kirkwall Grammar School and Paterson Church, among other places. Nearby you will also find Balfour Hospital (0.5 miles south-west) and Bishop's Palace (under half a mile south-west). The countryside around Kirkwall includes Gallow Ha' and Loomi Shun.

Mastic sealing across the Orkney Islands: the area picture

Portfolio owners and agents in the Orkney Islands can bring buildings in places such as Kirkwall, Stromness and Finstown under one programme and one quote. Residents are given notice through you, and work moves building to building.

Our work reaches every part of Scotland, cities and islands alike, the Orkney Islands among them. Longer journeys are planned so each job is done in one go if at all possible. Along the coast in the Orkney Islands, hospitality buildings tend to be busiest in the summer months, so work is often best planned for quieter months.

Kirkwall: For a school such as Kirkwall Grammar School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job. Older community buildings, Paterson Church among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies.

How the quote is worked out

To price the job, we consider:

Location, for remote and island sites
Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Site requirements such as inductions and permits
Whether old sealant has to be cut out first

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 you will have a fixed figure to work with.

Sending details for a quote

To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:

What the building is and how it’s used
The product your specification calls for
Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Photos of the joints, close up and from further back

Need a figure for a tender or a 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, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.

For managing agents and facilities managers

As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.

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.

Keeping the joints sound

To get the most from the new sealant:

Prioritise elevations facing the weather
Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
Share your contractor requirements early
Check sealant joints during planned building inspections

Keep records of when each building was resealed. That makes future programmes easier to plan and gives you a history.

Budgets are easier to plan when sealant is part of planned maintenance. We can quote buildings in priority order so spending is spread.

What we are called out for in the Orkney Islands

Occasionally the substrate fails, not the sealant, such as crumbling render, brick arrises or frame edges. We will tell you if the joint edges need repairing before resealing.

If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:

Open joints in brickwork or panels
Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
Window mastic that has split and shrunk

Why deal with it now?

Sealing over failed mastic looks tidy for a while. It won’t grip the old sealant and soon comes away. Cutting out and resealing properly does it once.

Questions to ask before you book

Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
How they handle RAMS and site documents
Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?

FAQs: the Orkney Islands

Will you quote for a small job?

We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.

Can you work to our specification?

Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it.

How soon can the area be used again?

That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.

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, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.

How do you reach windows on upper floors?

We talk through access for each building when we quote. Tell us the building height and any access already in place and we will confirm the approach in the quote.

How long does a job like this take?

That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit typically takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.

What do you charge?

Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with a description of the work.