Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Rickarton, Aberdeenshire
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Rickarton. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Mastic sealing for Rickarton sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Rickarton
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 work stops for testing if there’s any doubt. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. If you are dealing with the same joint failures repeated across a portfolio and occupiers reporting cold air round windows, we can put it right, on shopfronts below residential blocks, communal kitchens and washrooms and external wall and movement joints alike. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Rickarton is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In smaller Scottish places like Rickarton, managed property is mostly small blocks, sheltered housing, hotels and community buildings. Exposed walls take Scottish weather hard, and frame mastic shows it first.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Rickarton (AB39)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself normally takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints, and we clear our waste as we work. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Rickarton. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
- The sequence and the dates are fixed with you, giving you what you need to notify occupiers.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- Backing rod and primer go in as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Mastic sealing around Rickarton: points for this area
Rickarton is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and condensation on winter mornings can still delay outside mastic.
If you look after a block within reach of Stonehaven station, which lies south-east of Rickarton, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme. If you are responsible for a building such as Rickarton Church, frame and door mastic needs the same attention as any other property.
Rickarton is about 13 miles south-west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeenshire. Rickarton sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. We work across 179 places in Aberdeenshire. Sites around Aberdeen have their own page, about 13 miles away.
Commercial sites across AB39 are covered for mastic joints. Close to Rickarton, our area also takes in Redcloak (3 miles south-east), Glithno (3 miles east), Kirktown of Fetteresso (3 miles south-east), Stonehaven (3 miles south-east) and Cowie (4 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Westhill (11 miles north), Banchory (8 miles north-west), Portlethen (8 miles north-east), Laurencekirk (13 miles south-west), Newtonhill (6 miles north-east) and Blackburn (15 miles north).
Near you in Rickarton
For rail, the closest station is Stonehaven station, roughly 3.4 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Kincardine Community Hospital (3.2 miles south-east) and Fetteresso Castle (2.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Rickarton include Saddle Hill.
Places near Rickarton
Other services in Rickarton
Quoting for work in Rickarton
What shapes the price:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The total length or number of joints
- The product specified
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Your programme or deadline
- Access details, including height
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Keeping the joints sound
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
Protect entrance and corridor joints from knocks where possible. Knocks cause many early failures in communal areas.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. We can quote buildings in priority order and work down the list.
Rickarton: questions and answers
Can one quote cover a number of our buildings near Rickarton?
Yes. Portfolio-wide programmes are a regular request. We can phase the programme to suit your budgets and notice periods.
We manage a building near Stonehaven station. Can you help?
Yes. Managing agents, landlords, property factors and housing associations are who this service is for. We work to your notice and access arrangements.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Is Rickarton in your area?
Yes. Rickarton is in our area and the rest of Aberdeenshire, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. To discuss a job, call 01277 525 020 or email us.
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. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
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 hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership.
What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
When to bring in a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.