Aberdeen · Scotland
Commercial sealant contractors in AB24
Sealant work for contractors, FMs and building owners across AB24, from Tillydrone, Donside Village and Aberdeen, with a fixed quote before we start.
Need sealant work in AB24?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Places in AB24
Services in AB24
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode for a fixed quote: speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Postcodes nearby
Across Aberdeen
Towns and villages in Aberdeen
Areas we cover
Commercial sealant contractors in AB24: how it works
Some sealants used before 2000 can contain asbestos, so older stock needs a check first. We ask to see the asbestos register or survey before old sealant is disturbed, because the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder. If a material is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Site teams most often ask us about mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops and damp patches where an external joint has failed, on movement joints in walls and floors, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and washrooms and tea points.
We follow your site rules from the start: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you.
- We start with the evidence: photographs, drawings or a look on site.
- You get a fixed quote covering removal, preparation and the new sealant.
- Sequence, access and working times are settled before the first joint is touched.
- The failed sealant comes out and the faces are prepared, with primer where required.
- Backing goes in, the new sealant is laid and tooled, and the area is left neat.
- Completed areas are signed off with you under our 12-month guarantee.
How we quote
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why appoint us
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Around Tillydrone
In Tillydrone, that means premises near Seaton Park, St Peter's RC Primary School and St Machar Academy, among other places. Other local landmarks include Bridge of Don Academy (1 mile north), Library (0.7 miles south-east), 97 High Street pub (0.6 miles south-east) and St Joseph's Church (less than half a mile south-west). The nearest railway station is Aberdeen station, roughly 2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bishop Dunbar's Hospital (0.5 miles east) and King's Museum (0.6 miles south-east). Not far away are Rubislaw Quarry and Gallows Hill.
Commercial premises across AB24
In AB24, much commercial sealant work follows refits in shops, offices and hotels in places such as Berryden, New Aberdeen and Tillydrone. Where the joint is on show, a colour that suits the finish is part of the job.
Our area covers every Scottish council area, AB24 included. Travel is planned so the work is finished in as few trips as we can. In the parts of AB24 near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first, so they’re worth inspecting more often.
Tillydrone: Offices and shops close to stations such as Aberdeen station (to the south of Tillydrone) tend to be busy all day, so sealant work is planned around opening hours. A hotel such as Northern Hotel, 0.6 miles to the south of Tillydrone, shows how much sealant a hospitality building has on show, from bathroom joints to the bar.
When it isn’t the sealant
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- A failed roof covering or waterproofing membrane
- Leaks from pipework, wastes or valves (that’s plumbing)
- Walls or slabs moving more than any sealant can take
Surface by surface
Fire-rated seals where specified
Intumescent and other fire-rated sealants go in at service penetrations and linear gaps to the maker’s tested details, where they are specified. The design and sign-off of fire stopping belong to the designer and building control, and we install to the specification.
Shop fronts and retail fit-outs
Retail work normally has to fit around trading. We plan around the access windows the store gives us.
Doing it in-house
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.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Cost factors for sealant joints
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The size and state of each joint
- How much existing material needs removing
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What we need to price the job
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Why it fails
External sealant takes a steady beating from the weather. Sunny elevations dry the surface out and exposed ones take driving rain; in time the surface chalks, hardens and cracks. A hardened bead can’t follow the building any more.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
- Leaks that seem to come through a sealant line
- Messy, uneven beads from earlier work that let the building down
- Movement joints packed with grit and debris
FAQs: AB24
Can you take on work for an FM or managing agent?
Yes. You can send details through our quote form.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
The work is guaranteed for 12 months. Should a joint we sealed give trouble during those 12 months, let us know and we’ll look at it.