Mastic Sealing in Fordoun
Mastic sealing in Fordoun, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Mastic sealing in Fordoun
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common questions from Fordoun clients
We manage a building near Laurencekirk station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. We work to your notice and access arrangements.
Is Fordoun too far out for you?
No. Places such as Fordoun are covered as much as the big towns. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Does the weather affect the work?
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. Internal work is far less affected.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes, block and estate work is a core part of what we do. We work through buildings in a planned order so you can plan around it.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
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.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Fordoun
In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. Most enquiries involve open joints in brickwork or panels and leaks at window and door perimeters, on communal kitchens and washrooms, communal entrances and stairwells and shopfronts below residential blocks. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Fordoun is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
For buildings around Fordoun, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. Send addresses and photos for a quote covering the batch.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Fordoun (AB30)
- Wider area
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we will tell you if so)
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Roof leaks, gutters or failed flashings that aren’t sealant joints
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- The total length or number of joints
- The product specified
- How accessible the joints are
- Working within restricted access windows
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Sending details for a quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- When you need the work done
- What the building is and how it’s used
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Our process
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 Fordoun 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 check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Other services in Fordoun
When to call us in Fordoun
Occasionally the substrate fails, not the sealant for instance where render or brick edges crumble. We will tell you if the joint edges need repairing before resealing.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
For agents with blocks near Laurencekirk station, 3.2 miles south-west of Fordoun, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go.
What your quote should include
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Looking after buildings in and around Fordoun
Being in the east of Scotland, Fordoun gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. Programmes allow for that
Around Fordoun, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Fordoun is about 11 miles north of Montrose, in Aberdeenshire. Fordoun sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 179 places across Aberdeenshire fall within our area, Fordoun among them. Sites around Aberdeen have their own page, roughly 22 miles from Fordoun.
If you need mastic sealing in AB30, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Among the streets we cover are Station Road, Redhall Avenue and Redhall Place, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Fordoun, our area also takes in Auchenblae (2 miles north-west), Arbuthnott (3 miles east), Glenbervie (3 miles north), Laurencekirk (4 miles south-west) and Drumlithie (4 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Stonehaven (10 miles north-east), Banchory (13 miles north), Newtonhill (15 miles north-east), St Cyrus (7 miles south), Johnshaven (6 miles south-east) and Chapelton (14 miles north-east).
Around Fordoun
The closest station to Fordoun is Laurencekirk station, roughly 3.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Drumtochty Castle (4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Herscha Hill.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Fordoun
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients 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.