Mastic sealant contractors in Mail
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Mail. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
- Movement joints with sealant missing
Mastic sealing for Mail sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Questions about Mail
Can one quote cover a number of our buildings near Mail?
Yes, we quote for single buildings and for programmes across several blocks. Send the addresses and photos and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Does a coastal location like Mail affect which sealant is used?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
How long does a typical visit take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
What paperwork can you provide?
Let us know your requirements: tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Mastic sealing in Mail, done properly
We diagnose before we prescribe: which joints have failed, why, and whether sealant is the right answer. Failed mastic is stripped, the faces taken back to sound material, primed where the manufacturer specifies and resealed and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. We work on balcony and threshold joints, communal kitchens and washrooms and external wall and movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block. For commercial sealant work in Mail, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Around Mail, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. Programmes allow for the weather.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Mail (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Mail
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
What sets the cost
These are the things that shape the price:
- How much there is to seal
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Which sealant the job calls for
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Jobs near Mail are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
- A fixed quote follows, split by block or building if that suits you.
- 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.
- Backing rod and primer go in where the joint and the product need them, then new sealant is applied and tooled.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Quotes
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Why deal with it now?
Replacing mastic before water gets in is a planned job. Once water has tracked in, the repair list grows and occupiers notice. Renewing every failing joint on one visit is the sensible approach for a place like Mail. Send photos and we will quote for everything together.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
How the job changes by surface
Communal areas
We keep entrances and stairs open throughout. We work in sections so access is never blocked.
Tenement and older buildings
Older buildings, including Scotland’s sandstone tenements, have their own joint details. The material either side of the joint shapes the product choice.
Looking after buildings in and around Mail
Mail sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do; plan inspections around that. Mail is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic. Programmes allow for that
Trustees of buildings like Mail Church can bring frame and external mastic into a planned maintenance list. Around Mail, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Mail is about 9 miles south of Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands. Looking for mastic sealing in Mail? We can help. Across the Shetland Islands, 63 places are covered, including Mail.
If you need mastic sealing in ZE2, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Sites close to Mail are covered too, including Bremirehoull (1 mile north), Cunningsburgh (1 mile north), Aithsetter (2 miles north-east), Sandwick (2 miles south) and Hoswick (3 miles south). A short drive away, we cover Lerwick (9 miles north), Sound (8 miles north) and Scalloway (7 miles north). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Local landmarks in Mail
Open spaces near Mail include Loch of Fladdabister.
Aftercare for building managers
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Silicone normally can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it.
The longer failed joints are left, the more likely the substrate edges break up. Then the edges may need repairing first and the job grows.