Mastic Sealing in Stor
Work needed on a mastic joint in Stor? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
Need mastic sealing in Stor?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle mastic sealing in Stor
Managing agents and housing associations normally need paperwork before anyone starts. For documents, 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, with public liability insurance. If you have water getting in round frames after rain and movement joints with sealant missing, we can put it right, on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and external wall and movement joints alike. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Stor tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In smaller Scottish places like Stor, managed property is mostly small blocks, sheltered housing, hotels and community buildings. Exposed walls take Scottish weather hard, and frame mastic shows it first.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Stor (IV27)
- Region
- Highland
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for mastic joints
These are the things that shape the price:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Working within restricted access windows
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What we need to price the job
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- The postcode of the building
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Surface by surface
Tenement and older buildings
Older buildings, including Scotland’s sandstone tenements, have their own joint details. We look at the substrate before choosing a sealant.
Communal areas
Low-level communal joints get damaged more than most and tend to fail first.
Stor: questions and answers
Our building in Stor is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Is a smaller place like Stor outside your area?
No. Places such as Stor are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee, backed by public liability insurance.
Can you seal joints high up on a block?
We talk through access for each building when we quote. Tell us the number of storeys and whether scaffold or other access is planned and we will confirm the approach in the quote.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
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How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For work around Stor, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Move anything stored against the joints
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Sealing over failed mastic looks tidy for a while. It doesn’t bond and typically fails within a short time. Full removal and proper preparation is what lasts. Around smaller places like Stor, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Why clients in Stor choose us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- One contact handling all your sites
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
For managing agents and facilities managers
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Stor can form part of a wider programme.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Mastic sealing in Stor: the local picture
With the shore within about 1 mile, Stor counts as a coastal location. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first; plan inspections around that. The west of Scotland, where Stor is, gets more rain than the east. The weather side of a block normally needs attention first. External work is booked for dry spells, with a little give in the dates.
Near Stor, we review each elevation first so the quote covers what actually needs doing. For owners and agents with buildings in or around Stor, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together.
Stor (Gaelic: Stoer) is in Highland. Looking for mastic sealing in Stor? We can help, as we do across Highland. Our Highland coverage takes in 256 places.
Postcode districts covered here: IV27 for mastic joints. Just outside Stor, we also work in Stoer (1 mile south-west), Lochinver (5 miles south-east), An Druim Beag (5 miles north-east), Scourie More (11 miles north-east) and Scourie (12 miles north-east). For island and remote sites, we plan travel and materials carefully, so include the location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Stor
Open spaces near Stor include Loch na Claise.