Murkle mastic sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Murkle. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Mastic sealing across Murkle
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Murkle
In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before any old sealant is cut out and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. If you have leaks at window and door perimeters and brittle perimeter mastic across a building, we can help, whatever the surface. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Murkle? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Outside mastic in Scotland needs dry joints and the right temperature, so work around Murkle is planned with the forecast. We agree a window with some flexibility.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Murkle (KW14)
- Wider area
- Highland
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before we move to the next. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Murkle. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Preparing the site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Request 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 ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Questions about Murkle
Our building in Murkle is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
We manage a building near Thurso station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. Give us the building’s details and say how residents are notified, and we will quote and plan to suit.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
Every building we reseal has a 12-month guarantee. It covers our workmanship, not later building movement, damage or frame failures.
Can you reseal a whole block or estate?
We can. Each building is inspected, quoted and scheduled in turn starting wherever is most urgent.
Do you work in Murkle?
Yes. We cover Murkle, and the simplest way to start is to phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
Do you work for managing agents and housing associations?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. Buildings are scheduled in turn so you can plan around it.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it.
What sealant work can’t fix
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
If you are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
What else we do in Murkle
Different surfaces, different methods
Tenement and older buildings
Stone needs a neutral-cure product and we choose accordingly.
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Blocks have a mix of frame materials, and the product is matched to the frame material and the masonry. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Working within restricted access windows
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- The site address and postcode
- Your programme or deadline
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Looking after buildings in and around Murkle
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Murkle. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first; plan inspections around that. Being in the east of Scotland, Murkle gets less rain than the west coast. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on. We plan block programmes with some give for it
For owners and agents with buildings in or around Murkle, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together. If you look after a block within reach of Thurso station, which lies west of Murkle, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme.
Murkle is about 3 miles east of Thurso, in Highland. Any commercial site in Murkle is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 256 places in Highland, from busy centres to rural villages.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout KW14. Nearby places we also cover include Castletown (2 miles east), Thurso (3 miles west), Dunnet (4 miles north-east), Scrabster (4 miles west) and Glengolly (4 miles south-west) for mastic joints. Where a site is remote or on an island, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
Around Murkle
The nearest railway station is Thurso station, about 3.2 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Thurso Heritage Museum (3.6 miles west) and Dunbar Hospital (3.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s St John's Loch.