Mastic Sealing in Sullom
Looking for mastic sealing in Sullom? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Complaints coming in block by block
Mastic sealing for Sullom sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
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.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Sullom
Across Sullom and the rest of the Shetland Islands, we work the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Addresses, photographs of typical joints and a rough idea of quantities let us give a quick quote, and site visits can be arranged. Site teams most often ask us about damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block, across balcony and threshold joints, window and door perimeters on blocks and communal entrances and stairwells. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Sullom? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
For buildings around Sullom, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. Send addresses and photos for a quote covering the batch.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Sullom (ZE2)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Estate-wide resealing programmes
Housing associations and agents often manage many similar blocks. We quote building by building and work through them in turn.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Tenants in commercial buildings need to keep trading so the work is phased.
Cost factors for mastic joints
Before we quote, we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Any access equipment needed
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The type of building and who uses it
- Clear photos of the problem areas
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Maintenance after handover
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we will look at it. Beyond that, routine checks spot the next round of repairs.
Water getting in round frames can damage plaster, decoration and the frames themselves. Resealing early keeps the job small.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. Jobs near Sullom are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- 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.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Advice
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.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Your questions answered
Can being near the sea in Sullom affect the sealant we need?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Will you travel to Sullom on the island?
Yes, Sullom is within the area we cover. We work across every Scottish council area. Ferry times and the weather set the plan, so we ask for photographs and a full list first.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. We work through buildings in a planned order with dates agreed in advance.
How do you handle work on occupied blocks?
Occupiers stay in the building throughout. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?
In older buildings, old mastic can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it and suspect material is tested first.
Looking after buildings in and around Sullom
Sullom sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. Sullom is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. We plan block programmes with some give for it
Around Sullom, a planned programme renews failed mastic across a building or estate in one go. Wherever your building is in or near Sullom, we look at the whole elevation before quoting, so you know what needs doing now.
Sullom is in the Shetland Islands. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Sullom can call on us for mastic joints. Our the Shetland Islands coverage takes in 63 places.
We take on mastic joints across the ZE2 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Close to Sullom, our area also takes in Scatsta (2 miles east), Brae (3 miles south), Hogaland (4 miles north), Urafirth (5 miles north-west) and Hillswick (5 miles north-west). For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead.
What’s near Sullom
Green spaces nearby include Loch of Stack-houlls.