Mastic Sealing in Fraserburgh
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Fraserburgh and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Water getting in round frames after rain
Mastic sealing for businesses in Fraserburgh
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 Fraserburgh, done properly
Different joints need different sealants. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. Site teams most often ask us about leaks at window and door perimeters and repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings, on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal kitchens and washrooms and communal entrances and stairwells. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Fraserburgh from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
External mastic on buildings in Fraserburgh has to go on dry, so programmes have some flexibility. Inside work in closes and communal areas can carry on when it’s wet.
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
- Fraserburgh (AB43)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Looking after the joints
After handover, these steps help:
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
Include sealant in planned building inspections. Watch for splits, open gaps, hard or chalky surfaces and mastic pulling away and record where they are.
Failed mastic often goes unnoticed until heavy rain finds it. Acting at the first signs keeps it a straightforward reseal and saves internal repairs.
Signs you need mastic sealing in Fraserburgh
Poor preparation explains many failed joints. Where the faces weren’t cleaned or primed as specified, the bead peels off one side.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Damp patches beside frames
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Site managers at schools like Fraserburgh Academy can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
What your quote should include
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Their public liability cover
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
Common questions from Fraserburgh clients
Do you work in occupied care homes around Fraserburgh?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Our building in Fraserburgh is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?
Asbestos removal isn’t part of our work. If old sealant is suspected, work stops until it’s tested, and the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder.
Work for main contractors and building owners
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Fraserburgh. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Towns and villages near Fraserburgh
What else we do in Fraserburgh
Quoting for work in Fraserburgh
What shapes the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The size and state of each joint
- The site’s rules and procedures
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Access details, including height
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any dates the work must fit around
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.
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints, and we clear our waste as we work. If you manage more than one building in Fraserburgh, they can be grouped. Share your working hours and access arrangements and we will fit in.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Agree which areas must stay open
Ask for a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Planned maintenance
How long mastic lasts depends on exposure, movement and the product used. Inspecting joints regularly keeps programmes on track.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Mixed-use buildings combine shops below with flats or offices above the programme has to suit everyone. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Mastic sealing around Fraserburgh: how the place shapes the job
With the shore within about 1 mile, Fraserburgh counts as a coastal location. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather typically needs its mastic renewed first, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. Being in the east of Scotland, Fraserburgh gets less rain than the west coast. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on. Programmes allow for that
Landlords with units on estates such as Kessock Road Industrial Estate (to the east of Fraserburgh) can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.
Fraserburgh is about 37 miles north of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire. We cover Fraserburgh and the rest of Aberdeenshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Aberdeenshire, 179 places are covered, including Fraserburgh. We also cover Aberdeen, some 37 miles away.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout AB43. Among the streets we cover are High Street, Main Street and Thompson Terrace. Main routes into Fraserburgh include the A90 and A98, useful when we plan access and materials. If your building is just outside Fraserburgh, we cover Broadsea (1 mile north), Sandhaven (2 miles north-west), Pittulie (2 miles north-west), Memsie (3 miles south-west) and Inverallochy (3 miles east). A short drive away, we cover Peterhead (15 miles south-east), Roanheads (15 miles south-east), Clerkhill (15 miles south-east), Port Henry (15 miles south-east), Mintlaw (11 miles south) and Longside (12 miles south). As one of the bigger centres in Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings.
Near you in Fraserburgh
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Saltoun Inn and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Fraserburgh Hospital (less than half a mile north) and Fraserburgh Heritage Centre (0.9 miles north-east).