Mastic Sealing in Cunningsburgh
Planning work on a mastic joint in Cunningsburgh? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Failed external movement joints
- Water getting in round frames after rain
Mastic sealing for businesses in Cunningsburgh
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Cunningsburgh, done properly
For blocks and buildings in Cunningsburgh and across the Shetland Islands, the process is the same: you send details, we return a fixed quote, the joints are resealed and the 12-month guarantee follows. Addresses, photos of typical joints and a rough idea of quantities let us give a quick quote, and site visits can be arranged. If you are dealing with draught complaints from residents or tenants and mastic failing across several blocks on an estate, we can put it right, on communal entrances and stairwells, shopfronts below residential blocks and external wall and movement joints alike. Most enquiries from Cunningsburgh start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
For buildings around Cunningsburgh, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. Send addresses and photos for a quote covering the batch.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Place
- Cunningsburgh (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, and the work normally takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. For a building near Cunningsburgh, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
- You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
- The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
- Failed mastic is removed and the faces taken back to sound, dry material.
- Backing rod and primer go in as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
- Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Window and door perimeters on blocks
We normally work through a block’s windows in a planned order. How each joint is reached is agreed at quote stage.
Estate-wide resealing programmes
An estate of similar buildings suits a rolling programme. Each block is priced and scheduled in order.
Signs you need mastic sealing in Cunningsburgh
The edges of the material itself sometimes break away, such as crumbling render, brick arrises or frame edges. If the edges are unsound, we say so before quoting the sealing.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
Around Cunningsburgh, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Before you book anyone
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
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Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
Encourage occupiers to report water or draughts at frames. A quick report keeps a small repair small.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down the list.
When something else is needed
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
If you are not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
Cunningsburgh: questions and answers
Can being near the sea in Cunningsburgh affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can you take on a job in Cunningsburgh, on the island?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Cunningsburgh included. We group island work where we can and plan around the crossings.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
We can. Each building is inspected, quoted and scheduled in turn starting wherever is most urgent.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
It depends on the building. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so there are no surprises.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Owners, agents and contractors
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Block-wide mastic in Cunningsburgh
Cunningsburgh lies within about 1 mile of the sea. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first; plan inspections around that. Work on Cunningsburgh has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. We group island buildings so each crossing covers as much as possible.
For a building around Cunningsburgh, a look at every elevation first shows which joints need renewing now and which can wait.
Cunningsburgh is in the Shetland Islands. Any commercial site in Cunningsburgh is covered. Across the Shetland Islands, 63 places are covered, including Cunningsburgh.
We take on mastic joints across the ZE2 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. For a building on St Clair Road, Laxdale Road and Pundsta Place or nearby, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. If your building is just outside Cunningsburgh, we cover Bremirehoull (1 mile south), Aithsetter (1 mile east), Mail (1 mile south), Sandwick (4 miles south) and Hoswick (4 miles south). A short drive away, we cover Lerwick (7 miles north), Sound (7 miles north) and Scalloway (6 miles north). As one of the bigger centres in the Shetland Islands, Cunningsburgh has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings. Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Cunningsburgh
Not far away are Loch of Fladdabister.