Mastic sealant contractors in Gattonside
Planning work on a mastic joint in Gattonside? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
Mastic sealing in Gattonside
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Commercial clients in Gattonside
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Mastic sealing in Gattonside
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. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. We work on communal entrances and stairwells, shopfronts below residential blocks and balcony and threshold joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are complaints coming in block by block and communal area joints that look neglected. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Gattonside, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Gattonside, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. Programmes allow for the weather.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Gattonside as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Gattonside (TD6)
- Region
- Scottish Borders
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Block-wide mastic in Gattonside
Gattonside is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Programmes allow for that
Student accommodation around universities such as Heriot-Watt University - Scottish Borders Campus (to the west of Gattonside) is typically managed block by block, which suits a planned mastic programme. For owners of several units at places like Borders Innovation Park, 1.2 miles west of Gattonside, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot. If you look after a block within reach of Tweedbank station, 1.3 miles west of Gattonside, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme.
Gattonside is about 3 miles east of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Our applicators travel to Gattonside for work on mastic joints. Our the Scottish Borders coverage takes in 91 places, large and small. Edinburgh is covered too, around 30 miles from Gattonside.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout TD6, whatever the building. Streets here include The Loan, Priors Road and Monkswood, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. If your building is just outside Gattonside, we cover Melrose (1 mile south), Darnick (1 mile south-west), Newstead (1 mile south-east), Tweedbank (2 miles west) and Langlee (2 miles west). Further afield, our area takes in Galashiels (3 miles west), Hawick (13 miles south), Kelso (11 miles east), Selkirk (6 miles south-west), Jedburgh (11 miles south-east) and Wilton (13 miles south).
Around Gattonside
For rail, the closest station is Tweedbank station, about 1.3 miles west. Nearby you will also find Melrose Motor Museum (0.5 miles south-east) and Castle Holydean (3 miles south). The countryside around Gattonside includes Eildon Hill North and Bemersyde Moss.
What affects the price in Gattonside
These are the things that shape the price:
- How accessible the joints are
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Joint width, depth and condition
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- The product your specification calls for
- When you need the work done
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Access details, including height
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Prioritise elevations facing the weather
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings
Keep records of when each building was resealed. That makes future programmes easier to plan and gives you a history.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Then the edges may need repairing first.
Why it’s worth doing now in Gattonside
Looking at mastic during planned maintenance costs little. Waiting until leaks appear means working under pressure with less control over timing. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why us?
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- CHAS accredited contractor
Gattonside: questions and answers
Is Gattonside too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of Scotland. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Will you take on work at estates like Borders Innovation Park, close to Gattonside?
Yes. Our area takes in Gattonside and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Borders Innovation Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit normally takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
How the job changes by surface
Tenement and older buildings
Some old mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos and the register is checked before anything is disturbed. Suspect material is tested before work continues.
External movement joints
Brickwork, blockwork and panel joints let a building move. Failed sealant in a movement joint lets water in.
From enquiry to sign-off
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, and the work normally takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. For work around Gattonside, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- Each block or building is walked and the failed joints recorded with the likely cause.
- We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
- The sequence and the dates are fixed with you, giving you what you need to notify occupiers.
- Old sealant is stripped and each face prepared back to firm material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Preparing the site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.