Baltasound mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Baltasound and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Mastic sealing for Baltasound sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Baltasound
Treatment starts with a proper look: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Old mastic is removed entirely, the faces prepared, primer used where the maker specifies it and new sealant tooled in, with backing rod setting the depth where it’s needed. If you have draughts at frames across a block and brittle perimeter mastic across a building, we can help, whatever the surface. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Baltasound? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Around Baltasound, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. We agree a window with some flexibility.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Place
- Baltasound (ZE2)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
FAQs: Baltasound
Can you take on a job in Baltasound, on the island?
Yes. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike, and that includes island locations such as Baltasound. We plan island jobs around the ferry and the forecast, and bring everything the job needs on the first crossing.
Will you price a mastic programme across our Baltasound portfolio?
Yes, we quote for single buildings and for programmes across several blocks. Send the addresses and photographs and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. We work through buildings in a planned order with dates agreed in advance.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
How do you choose the sealant?
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 seal joints high up on a block?
Every block is different. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so the fixed quote reflects it.
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Joint width, depth and condition
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Specification clauses that apply
- The site address and postcode
- Your programme or deadline
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
From enquiry to sign-off
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. For a building near Baltasound, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- 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.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Communal areas
Low-level communal joints get damaged more than most, so they often need renewing sooner.
Tenement and older buildings
Older buildings, including Scotland’s sandstone tenements, have their own joint details. We look at the substrate before choosing a sealant.
Other services in Baltasound
Common problems we fix in Baltasound
Many failed joints were sealed without backing rod, so the mastic is glued to the joint bottom too. It can’t stretch properly and it tears.
Look out for the following:
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Draughts at frames across a block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Failed external movement joints
Churches, halls and community buildings such as Kirkhoull are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Before you book anyone
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Proof of insurance
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
For owners and agents in Baltasound
Baltasound is within about 2 miles of the coast. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first; plan inspections around that. Baltasound is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Block programmes are built with that in mind
Site managers at schools like Baltasound Junior High School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
Baltasound is in the Shetland Islands. Our applicators travel to Baltasound for work on mastic joints. We work across 63 places in the Shetland Islands, from busy centres to rural villages.
We take on mastic joints across the ZE2 postcode area. Among the streets we cover are Setters Hill Estate, Curlew Avenue and Cormorant Way, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Haroldswick (3 miles north-east), Clivocast (6 miles south), Cullivoe (6 miles south-west), Houbie (11 miles south) and Camb (12 miles south-west) for mastic joints. As one of the bigger centres in the Shetland Islands, Baltasound has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings, and we cover them all. For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead, so include the location in your enquiry.
Near you in Baltasound
Well-known places in the area include Unst Boat Haven (2.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Baltasound includes Loch of Beiton and Muckle Heog.
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks