Mastic Sealing in Drumsturdy
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Drumsturdy and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- No planned programme for sealant
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Mastic sealing for Drumsturdy sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For a building near Drumsturdy, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Request a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Advice
Mastic sealing in Drumsturdy, 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 are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with public liability insurance. If you have a mix of products and colours from past repairs and damp patches beside frames, we can put it right, on shopfronts below residential blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and balcony and threshold joints alike. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Drumsturdy, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
In smaller Scottish places like Drumsturdy, managed property is mostly small blocks, sheltered housing, hotels and community buildings. Exposed walls take Scottish weather hard, and frame mastic shows it first.
Work we carry out in Angus comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Drumsturdy (DD5)
- Region
- Angus
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Track which buildings were done and when
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Non-paintable silicone shouldn’t be painted over.
One failed perimeter normally means others on the same building are close, so it pays to look at the whole elevation. A planned reseal saves repeated visits.
Common questions from Drumsturdy clients
Can you work at a site such as West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, by Drumsturdy?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Drumsturdy, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is Drumsturdy off your patch?
No. Places such as Drumsturdy are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
How long before the joints can be used?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
Every building we reseal has a 12-month guarantee. It applies to our workmanship rather than damage or problems with the frames.
How do you handle work on occupied blocks?
Occupiers stay in the building throughout. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
What the job involves on each surface
Planned maintenance
We can work into your cyclical maintenance plan on a timetable you set.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Landlords with commercial portfolios have shopfronts, office entrances and external joints to look after. We work across portfolios on a planned basis.
Places near Drumsturdy
What else we do in Drumsturdy
For owners and agents in Drumsturdy
Drumsturdy sits close to the coast, within about 3 miles. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first. Drumsturdy is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. External mastic still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, and winter mornings can be frosty.
Landlords with units on estates such as West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, 2.4 miles to the south-west of Drumsturdy, can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme. Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Monifieth station, 2.1 miles to the south-east of Drumsturdy, and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building.
Drumsturdy is about 2 miles north-east of Broughty Ferry, in Angus. Anywhere in DD5, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Drumsturdy is one of 65 places in Angus on our list for mastic joints. Our Dundee page has more on work in that area, about 6 miles away.
Anyone looking for mastic sealing in DD5 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your building is just outside Drumsturdy, we cover Kingennie (1 mile north-west), Newbigging (1 mile north-east), Wellbank (1 mile north-west), Bucklerheads (2 miles west) and Monikie (2 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Arbroath (10 miles east), Forfar (10 miles north), Carnoustie (5 miles east), Kirriemuir (13 miles north-west), Hunter's Town (4 miles east) and Gardynebourg (4 miles east).
Near you in Drumsturdy
For rail, the closest station is Monifieth station, about 2.1 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find James Guthrie Orchar Art Gallery (3.2 miles south) and Ardestie Castle (1.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Drumsturdy include Trottick Mill Ponds.
Do you need mastic sealing in Drumsturdy?
Buildings move with temperature and moisture, and the sealant takes up that movement. A joint that was too narrow, too thin or the wrong product can’t cope and fails early.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Site managers at schools like Monifieth High School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their public liability cover
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Drumsturdy
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.