Upper Sanday mastic sealing
Commercial sealant work in Upper Sanday for contractors, FMs and building owners: mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations, with a fixed quote first.
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Draughts at frames across a block
Mastic sealing near Upper Sanday
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What affects the price in Upper Sanday
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How accessible the joints are
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
About our mastic sealing in Upper Sanday
For over 20 years we have resealed joints for owners, agents and landlords. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and the work is backed by public liability insurance. Each building we complete carries a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Site teams most often ask us about draught complaints from residents or tenants and worn sealant at communal door frames, across shopfronts below residential blocks, window and door perimeters on blocks and balcony and threshold joints. Most enquiries from Upper Sanday start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
For buildings around Upper Sanday, we group the work to keep travel and visits down. A list of addresses and photos lets us quote for them together.
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.
- Location
- Upper Sanday (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
External movement joints
Brickwork, blockwork and panel joints let a building move. Failed sealant in a movement joint lets water in.
Communal areas
We keep entrances and stairs open throughout. We work in sections so access is never blocked.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Prioritise elevations facing the weather
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Encourage occupiers to report water or draughts at frames. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.
One failed perimeter normally means others on the same building are close, so it pays to look at the whole elevation. A planned reseal saves repeated visits.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Communal entrances and stairwells
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Questions about Upper Sanday
Can you quote for mastic across several buildings in and around Upper Sanday?
Yes. Portfolio-wide programmes are a regular request. We can phase the programme to suit your budgets and notice periods.
Is Upper Sanday inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes. Islands are part of our area, Upper Sanday included. We group island work where we can and plan around the crossings.
Can you seal joints high up on a block?
It depends on the building. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so the fixed quote reflects it.
What paperwork can you provide?
We are 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.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can people stay in the building while you reseal?
We plan around people living or working in the building. Dates and areas are agreed with you so residents or tenants can be told and communal access is kept open.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. For work around Upper Sanday, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- Each block or building is walked and the failed joints recorded with the likely cause.
- You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
- The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
- Old sealant is stripped and each face prepared back to firm material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked on completion and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
Mastic sealing around Upper Sanday: points for this area
With the shore within about 1 mile, Upper Sanday counts as a coastal location. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first, and they deserve more regular inspection. The east of Scotland, where Upper Sanday is, gets less rain than the west. Outside mastic still waits for dry, frost-clear conditions. Block programmes are built with that in mind
For owners and agents with buildings in or around Upper Sanday, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together. For a building around Upper Sanday, a look at every elevation first shows which joints need renewing now and which can wait.
Upper Sanday is about 7 miles south-east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Our applicators travel to Upper Sanday for work on mastic joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Across the Orkney Islands, 51 places are covered, Upper Sanday among them.
Anyone looking for mastic sealing in KW17 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We also cover Toab (2 miles north), Tankerness (3 miles north), St Mary's (3 miles west), Burray Village (6 miles south-west) and Kirkwall (7 miles north-west). Where a site is remote or on an island, we plan travel and materials carefully.
Around Upper Sanday
Other landmarks nearby include Graemeshall Museum (3.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Eves Loch.
Commercial clients in Upper Sanday
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.