Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Tulloes, Angus
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Tulloes and across Angus. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Mastic sealing near Tulloes
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Tulloes
There isn’t one mastic for every joint on a building. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product. Most enquiries involve damp patches beside frames and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block, across communal entrances and stairwells, balcony and threshold joints and communal kitchens and washrooms. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Tulloes from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Around Tulloes, outside mastic waits for dry weather and the right temperature. Programmes allow for the weather.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Location
- Tulloes (DD8)
- Wider area
- Angus
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
Maintenance after handover
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
- Make it easy for occupiers to report draughts
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
Protect entrance and corridor joints from knocks where possible. Damage at low level is the most common reason communal joints fail early.
Mastic fails gradually, then all at once in a wet spell. Resealing when cracking first shows avoids water damage and saves internal repairs.
Cost factors for mastic joints
To price the job, we consider:
- Access and working height
- Phasing around occupants
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The site’s rules and procedures
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Details that help us quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The product your specification calls for
- The site address and postcode
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
General trades versus a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Tulloes: questions and answers
Can you quote for mastic across several buildings in and around Tulloes?
Yes. Portfolio-wide programmes are a regular request. Residents are given notice through you, and the work moves building by building.
Is Tulloes off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of Scotland. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
We do. Managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios are our main clients for this work, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it and suspect material is tested first.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
What paperwork can you provide?
We’re CHAS accredited, a Constructionline member and carry public liability insurance. For specific documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
From enquiry to sign-off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself usually takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme, and we clear our waste as we work. For work around Tulloes, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- 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.
- 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
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
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. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Advice
Different surfaces, different methods
External movement joints
Joint size and product are matched to the expected movement with the width-to-depth ratio set as the manufacturer advises.
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Frames vary from uPVC to aluminium and timber, so the grade we pick has to bond to frame and wall alike. Colours are confirmed for the product used.
Block-wide mastic in Tulloes
The east of Scotland, where Tulloes is, gets less rain than the west. Cold mornings still limit when outside mastic can go on.
For a building around Tulloes, a look at every elevation first shows which joints need renewing now and which can wait. Owners near Tulloes can renew frame and external mastic block by block on one programme.
Tulloes is about 5 miles south-east of Forfar, in Angus. Anywhere in DD8, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Tulloes is one of 65 places we cover in Angus. There’s a separate page for Dundee, about 11 miles away.
Commercial sites across DD8 are covered. With the B9128 nearby, Tulloes is easy to get to with materials and equipment. We also cover Craichie (1 mile north-west), Letham (2 miles north-east), Hillend (2 miles north-west), Lownie Moor (3 miles north-west) and Kingsmuir (3 miles north-west) for mastic joints. A short drive away, we cover Arbroath (8 miles east), Forfar (5 miles north-west), Montrose (15 miles north-east), Monifieth (8 miles south), Carnoustie (7 miles south-east) and Kirriemuir (9 miles north-west).
Around Tulloes
A little further out are Forfar Infirmary (4.4 miles north-west) and Carnegie Castle (3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Tulloes include Balgavies Loch.