Broughtown mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations across Broughtown, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Water getting in round frames after rain
Mastic sealing across Broughtown
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Broughtown
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. Many prefer a planned programme to one-off visits and we quote and schedule each building in turn. If you’re dealing with the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and old repairs sealed over failed mastic, we can help, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Broughtown tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For buildings around Broughtown, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. A list of addresses and photographs lets us quote for them together.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Broughtown (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work normally takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. Where we can, we combine work around Broughtown with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- We agree the programme and dates with you.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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Your questions answered
Can you take on a job in Broughtown, on the island?
Yes, Broughtown is within the area we cover. Every Scottish council area is within our area. We plan island jobs around the ferry and the forecast, and bring everything the job needs on the first crossing.
Can one quote cover a number of our buildings near Broughtown?
Yes. Planned programmes across a building, block or estate are a core part of this service. Send the addresses and photos and we will give a fixed quote.
Can weather delay the job?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
We talk through access for each building when we quote. Tell us the number of storeys and whether scaffold or other access is planned, and we will tell you how we’d approach it.
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 if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Planned mastic for Broughtown portfolios
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Broughtown. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do. Being in the east of Scotland, Broughtown gets less rain than the west coast. External mastic still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, and winter mornings can be frosty. We plan block programmes with some give for it
Near Broughtown, we review each elevation first so the quote covers what actually needs doing.
Broughtown is about 23 miles north-east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Broughtown use us for work on mastic joints, as part of our coverage of the Orkney Islands. Our the Orkney Islands coverage takes in 51 places, large and small.
Anyone looking for mastic sealing in KW17 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Sites close to Broughtown are covered too, including Lady (2 miles east), Wardhill (10 miles south), Pierowall (14 miles west), Rackwick (14 miles west) and Brinian (16 miles south-west). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully.
Local landmarks in Broughtown
Nearby you’ll also find Warsetter Farm Museum (1.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Broughtown includes Bea Loch.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
If you are not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
What happens if it’s left?
Dealing with failed joints one report at a time is slow and scattered. A planned programme treats each building once and is simpler to manage and budget. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Broughtown before they leak.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why us?
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
For managing agents and facilities managers
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Broughtown can sit alongside others in a wider programme across the Orkney Islands.
Signs you need mastic sealing in Broughtown
Buildings move with temperature and moisture, and the sealant takes up that movement. If the joint or the product wasn’t suited to the movement, it splits and fails early.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Damp patches beside frames
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
For owners and agents with buildings in or around Broughtown, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Proof of insurance
- How the existing material will be dealt with
General trades versus a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.