Mossbank mastic sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Mossbank. Send details for a fixed quote.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Failed external movement joints
Mastic sealing for Mossbank sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
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 Mossbank 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.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
About our mastic sealing in Mossbank
On a residential block, the work happens around people’s lives. The sequence, the areas and the dates are settled with you, giving you what you need to notify residents. Entrances and stairwells are kept in use while we work. The enquiries we see most involve old repairs sealed over failed mastic and leaks at window and door perimeters, across shopfronts below residential blocks, window and door perimeters on blocks and communal kitchens and washrooms. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Mossbank, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Outside mastic in Scotland needs dry joints and the right temperature, so work around Mossbank is planned with the forecast. We agree a window with some flexibility.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Mossbank (ZE2)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Commercial clients in Mossbank
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Access and working height
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Which sealant the job calls for
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Access details, including height
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Our quote form is another easy route.
Blocks and managed buildings in Mossbank
Mossbank lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Blocks and commercial buildings facing the sea take the most weather on their window perimeters and external joints. Being in the east of Scotland, Mossbank gets less rain than the west coast. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Programmes allow for that
Wherever your building is in or near Mossbank, we look at the whole elevation before quoting, so you know what needs doing now. Around Mossbank, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Mossbank is in the Shetland Islands. Mossbank sits inside our coverage and the rest of the Shetland Islands, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Mossbank is one of 63 places in the Shetland Islands on our list.
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. If your site is on Smuggabank, Rayburn Road and Burraness or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. Just outside Mossbank, we also work in Firth (1 mile south-west), Scatsta (4 miles south-west), Burravoe (5 miles north-east), Ollaberry (6 miles north-west) and Vidlin (6 miles south). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Near you in Mossbank
Green spaces nearby include Neshion Water.
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FAQs: Mossbank
Can one quote cover a number of our buildings near Mossbank?
Yes. Planned programmes across a building, block or estate are a core part of this service. Send the addresses and photographs and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Is Mossbank inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Mossbank included. Ferry times and the weather set the plan, so we ask for photographs and a full list first.
What paperwork can you provide?
Let us know your requirements: 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.
Can people stay in the building while you reseal?
Residents and tenants carry on as normal. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. Anything suspect is tested before we carry on, and the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder.
Does the weather affect the work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
How the job changes by surface
External movement joints
Brickwork, blockwork and panel joints let a building move. Once that sealant goes, rain can reach the wall.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Mixed-use buildings combine shops below with flats or offices above, so phasing has to suit both. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Looking after the joints
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
If paintable sealant was used, decoration can follow once it has cured. Silicone typically can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it unless told otherwise.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Once that happens, repairs come before resealing.
When it isn’t the sealant
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms