Norseman mastic sealing
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Norseman. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
Mastic sealing across Norseman
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Norseman
Different joints need different sealants. Window perimeters and external joints often take a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product. We work on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and balcony and threshold joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and patchy repairs in mismatched sealant. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Norseman first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Around Norseman, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. We agree a window with some flexibility.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Norseman (KW17)
- Wider area
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. For work around Norseman, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
What we need from you
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Advice
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint normally 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.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Signs you need mastic sealing in Norseman
Sunlight and weather break mastic down over time. It stiffens, stops stretching and cracks, especially on south and west faces.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- No planned programme for sealant
Wherever your building is in or near Norseman, we look at the whole elevation before quoting, so you know what needs doing now.
Questions to ask before you book
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Owners, agents and contractors
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Norseman can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Cost factors for mastic joints
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Any access equipment needed
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The site address and postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The product your specification calls for
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Questions about Norseman
Is Norseman inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes, Norseman is within the area we cover. Every Scottish council area is within our area. We plan island jobs around the ferry and the forecast, and bring everything the job needs on the first crossing.
Does the sea air around Norseman change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos removal isn’t part of our work. Anything suspect is tested before we carry on, and the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship and we hold public liability insurance.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Norseman
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
Nearby places to Norseman
Other services in Norseman
Mastic sealing around Norseman: what changes locally
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Norseman. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do. Island jobs, Norseman among them, are planned around the ferry and the forecast. A list of buildings lets us cover them all on one trip where we can.
Around Norseman, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go.
Norseman is about 7 miles north-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We cover commercial sites throughout Norseman, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Across the Orkney Islands, 51 places are covered, including Norseman.
If you need mastic sealing in KW17, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Just outside Norseman, we also work in Isbister (1 mile east), Settiscarth (1 mile west), Gorseness (2 miles north-east), Tingwall (3 miles north-east) and Finstown (3 miles south). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully.
Landmarks near Norseman
A little further out are Corrigall Farm Museum (3.4 miles west) and Langskaill House (4.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Ward of Redland and Loch of Brockan.