Hoswick mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for Hoswick, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
Mastic sealing for businesses in Hoswick
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Owners, agents and contractors
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.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Hoswick can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Mastic sealing in Hoswick, done properly
Treatment starts with a proper look: what has failed, what caused it and whether new sealant will actually solve it. Failed mastic is stripped, the faces taken back to sound material, primed where the manufacturer specifies and resealed, with backing rod setting the depth where it’s needed. We work on balcony and threshold joints, communal entrances and stairwells and communal kitchens and washrooms, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are old repairs sealed over failed mastic and draught complaints from residents or tenants. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Hoswick it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Around smaller places such as Hoswick, buildings managed by landlords and associations are often small groups of flats, sheltered housing and halls. Frames on exposed elevations are where mastic typically fails first.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- Hoswick (ZE2)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For a building near Hoswick, directions, keys and a contact on the day are worth sorting early. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- 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.
- Failed mastic is removed and the faces taken back to sound, dry material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Getting a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Different surfaces, different methods
Estate-wide resealing programmes
A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down. You get one fixed quote per building or for the whole estate.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Where retail and residential share a building, so phasing has to suit both. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.
Doing it in-house
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving failed external joints lets water reach the structure behind. Damp patches, stained plaster and decorating claims can follow, which is harder to deal with than resealing. Around smaller places like Hoswick, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why us?
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- One number for every site we cover
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Fully insured
See our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Cost factors for mastic joints
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- How accessible the joints are
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Working within restricted access windows
- Joint width, depth and condition
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Sending details for a quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Any specification or named product
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- When you need the work done
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Nearby places to Hoswick
What else we do in Hoswick
Common questions from Hoswick clients
Can one quote cover a number of our buildings near Hoswick?
Yes, we quote for single buildings and for programmes across several blocks. Residents are given notice through you, and the work moves building by building.
Does the sea air around Hoswick change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Can people stay in the building while you reseal?
The work is planned around occupiers. Dates and areas are agreed with you so residents or tenants can be told, and entrances stay in use.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
A 12-month guarantee covers our work. It applies to our workmanship rather than damage or problems with the frames.
Blocks and managed buildings in Hoswick
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Hoswick. 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, Hoswick gets less rain than the west coast. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions.
Wherever your building is in or near Hoswick, we look at the whole elevation before quoting, so you know what needs doing now. Owners near Hoswick can renew frame and external mastic block by block on one programme.
Hoswick is about 11 miles south of Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands. We send applicators to Hoswick for mastic joints. We work across 63 places in the Shetland Islands.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout ZE2, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on Greenfield Road and Brakefield Road or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. Just outside Hoswick, we also work in Sandwick (1 mile east), Levenwick (2 miles south), Bigton (3 miles south-west), Mail (3 miles north) and Bremirehoull (3 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Lerwick (11 miles north), Sound (11 miles north) and Scalloway (10 miles north). Where a site is remote or on an island, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
What’s near Hoswick
The countryside around Hoswick includes Loch of Vatsetter.