Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Craignure, Argyll and Bute
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Craignure and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Failed external movement joints
Mastic sealing across Craignure
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How the job changes by surface
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Window and door perimeters are where most mastic failure shows. Old perimeter mastic is removed, the joint prepared and new sealant tooled in.
External movement joints
Brickwork, blockwork and panel joints let a building move. Failed sealant in a movement joint lets water in.
Mastic sealing in Craignure
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. A planned, building-by-building programme often works better than reacting to each complaint and we quote and schedule each building in turn. We work on communal kitchens and washrooms, window and door perimeters on blocks and balcony and threshold joints, and what we’re called in for most is window mastic that has split and shrunk and worn sealant at communal door frames. Searching for sealant specialists in Craignure? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around Craignure, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. We agree a window with some flexibility.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Craignure (PA65)
- Wider area
- Argyll and Bute
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
Encourage occupiers to report water or draughts at frames. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. We can quote buildings in priority order and work down the list.
What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
Cost factors for mastic joints
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Sending details for a quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any specification or named product
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- When you need the work done
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Also near Craignure
Other services in Craignure
Frames, entrances and external joints in Craignure
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Craignure. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do, and they deserve more regular inspection. Craignure is on Scotland’s wetter western side. The most exposed elevations need checking most often. External work is booked for dry spells, with a little give in the dates.
Churches, halls and community buildings such as Torosay Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time. For owners and agents with buildings in or around Craignure, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together.
Craignure is in Argyll and Bute. If you’re looking for mastic sealing in Craignure, we can help. Across Argyll and Bute, 124 places are covered, Craignure among them. For work in that direction, see our Glasgow page.
Commercial sites across PA65 are covered. Close to Craignure, our area also takes in Lochdon (3 miles south), Lochaline (5 miles north-west), Achnacroish (9 miles east), Balliveolan (9 miles east) and Salen (9 miles west). A short drive away, we cover Oban (10 miles south-east), Dunollie (10 miles south-east) and Dunbeg (10 miles east). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Local landmarks in Craignure
Around Craignure, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Craignure Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Duart Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Mull and Iona Community Hospital (less than half a mile north-west).
FAQs: Craignure
Is Craignure too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Craignure is within our area. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Will you price a mastic programme across our Craignure portfolio?
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 people stay in the building while you reseal?
We plan around people living or working in the building. Dates and areas are agreed with you so residents or tenants can be told and communal access is kept open.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship and we hold public liability insurance.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can weather delay the job?
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. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Craignure. We’ll confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Ask for a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.