Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Boddam, Shetland Islands
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Boddam. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
Mastic sealing across Boddam
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Mastic sealing in Boddam, done properly
Before work starts, most agents and landlords want the documents in order. For documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We’re a Constructionline member and CHAS accredited, and we carry public liability insurance. We work on window and door perimeters on blocks, external wall and movement joints and balcony and threshold joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are draught complaints from residents or tenants and mastic failing across several blocks on an estate. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Boddam? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
For buildings around Boddam, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. Send addresses and photos for a quote covering the batch.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Boddam (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Boddam is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
- We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
- Dates, areas and access are agreed so residents or tenants can be told in advance.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Move anything stored against the joints
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
Advice
Looking after buildings in and around Boddam
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Boddam. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first; plan inspections around that. For an island location such as Boddam, work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather. Send photographs and addresses so every building can be covered on as few trips as possible.
Around Boddam, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Boddam is in the Shetland Islands. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Boddam use us for work on mastic joints. We work across 63 places in the Shetland Islands.
Postcode districts covered here: ZE2 for mastic joints. For a building on Millpund, Turniebrae and Hillock or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. If your building is just outside Boddam, we cover South Scousburgh (1 mile north-west), Hestingott (2 miles south), Exnaboe (2 miles south), Toab (2 miles south) and Scatness (3 miles south). Boddam ranks among the main centres of the Shetland Islands, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings. 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 the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Landmarks near Boddam
A little further out are Shetland Crofthouse Museum (0.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Sumburgh Head RSPB reserve and Loch of Millpund.
When to call us in Boddam
In communal areas, joints take knocks from bins, bikes, buggies and deliveries, and low-level joints get damaged. Regular cleaning wears them further.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Complaints coming in block by block
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
If you’re responsible for a building such as Dunrossness Parish Church, frame and door mastic needs the same attention as any other property.
Before you book anyone
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
How the job changes by surface
Planned maintenance
We can work into your cyclical maintenance plan, building by building.
Tenement and older buildings
Traditional buildings have joints that need a careful approach. We look at the substrate before choosing a sealant.
What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Boddam
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
Common questions from Boddam clients
Is Boddam inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. We work across every Scottish council area, and that includes island locations such as Boddam. Island work is planned around ferry crossings and the weather, so photos and a full list before we travel are essential.
Our building in Boddam is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
How do we ask for a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. Anything suspect is tested before we carry on in line with the dutyholder’s asbestos management.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Also near Boddam
What else we do in Boddam
Keeping the joints sound
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Avoid piecemeal callouts where you can
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
- Share your contractor requirements early
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
Keep records of when each building was resealed. It helps plan the next round and shows what was done.
Joints on a building age together, so it pays to look at the whole elevation. Doing them together saves going back again and again.