Vidlin mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations across Vidlin, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Failed external movement joints
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
Need mastic sealing in Vidlin?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Vidlin, done properly
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’re a Constructionline member and CHAS accredited, and we carry public liability insurance. We work on balcony and threshold joints, external wall and movement joints and communal entrances and stairwells, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are movement joints with sealant missing and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Vidlin first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Outside mastic in Scotland needs dry joints and the right temperature, so work around Vidlin is planned with the forecast. We agree a window with some flexibility.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Vidlin (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Sealing over failed mastic looks tidy for a while. It doesn’t bond and normally fails within a short time. Cutting out and resealing properly does it once. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Vidlin before they leak.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
What you get with us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- A fixed quote before work starts
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Questions about Vidlin
Can you take on a job in Vidlin, on the island?
Yes. We cover the whole of Scotland, and that includes island locations such as Vidlin. Ferry times and the weather set the plan, so we ask for photos and a full list first.
Does the sea air around Vidlin change the choice of sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
What about access for upper-floor joints?
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’ll confirm the approach in the quote.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Yes. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order starting wherever is most urgent.
Aftercare for building managers
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Prioritise elevations facing the weather
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Non-paintable silicone shouldn’t be painted over.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Then the edges may need repairing first.
Frames, entrances and external joints in Vidlin
Vidlin is within about 1 mile of the coast. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first. Island jobs, Vidlin among them, are planned around the ferry and the forecast. A list of buildings lets us cover them all on one trip where we can.
Wherever your building is in or near Vidlin, we look at the whole elevation before quoting, so you know what needs doing now.
Vidlin is in the Shetland Islands. We send applicators to Vidlin for mastic joints. Vidlin is one of 63 places we cover in the Shetland Islands.
Anyone looking for mastic sealing in ZE2 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Sites close to Vidlin are covered too, including Dury (4 miles south), Hamister (4 miles east), Voe (4 miles west), Symbister (4 miles south-east) and Sandwick (4 miles south-east). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Vidlin
Nearby you will also find The Cabin Museum (1.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Kirkhouse Loch and Setter Hill.
What else we do in Vidlin
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, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
What we are called out for in Vidlin
Previous repairs often sealed new mastic over old. New silicone has nothing to grip on old silicone and the repair soon fails.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
For owners and agents with buildings in or around Vidlin, block-wide mastic programmes deal with frames and external joints of the same age together.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Our process
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Vidlin. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- 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.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Request a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
What sealant work can’t fix
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- External wall and movement joints