Scottish Borders · Scotland
Commercial sealant contractors in TD5
We cover every part of the TD5 postcode district, including Kelso, Town Yetholm and Eccles. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Need sealant work in TD5?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Areas within TD5
What we do in TD5
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Construction and new-build mastic
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Let us know the job and your postcode for a fixed quote: give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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About commercial sealant contractors in TD5
How long a joint lasts is decided before any sealant leaves the gun. Old silicone gives new sealant nothing to grip, so every trace of it is removed. Where the sealant maker specifies a primer for that substrate, it goes on before the new bead and the joint depth is controlled with backing rod. Most enquiries involve window and door perimeter joints that have cracked open and mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops, across window and door perimeters, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and washrooms and tea points.
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and the sealant is tooled off neatly.
- First, details come to us: photographs, drawings or a schedule of the areas.
- We work out why the joints have failed and fix a quote for the agreed scope.
- We plan around your site hours and access windows, phasing the work where areas have to stay in use.
- We strip the failed bead and prepare both faces of the joint.
- Backing and primer go in where needed, then the chosen sealant is applied and tooled.
- We walk the completed areas with you and sign them off under the 12-month guarantee.
How we quote
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why appoint us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Clear, fixed quotes
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Near you in Kelso
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Waggon Inn and Kelso High School, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find Kelso Hospital (under half a mile north-west) and Roxburgh Castle (1 mile west).
Shops, offices and hotels in TD5
Across TD5, from Kelso, Town Yetholm and Eccles to the smaller places between, commercial buildings run from high-street shops and offices to hotels, schools and business parks. We cover the whole area, so occupiers with several sites can use one contractor and one point of contact.
In Scotland, managing agents for tenements are often called property factors, so mastic work on shared parts may come through the factor.
Kelso: For a hotel such as Cross Keys Hotel, less than half a mile south-west of Kelso, the colour of a joint at the bar or the bath matters to the look of the room. A unit on an estate like Rosewood Industrial Estate, less than half a mile to the east of Kelso, typically has an office front, a trade counter and staff facilities with joints of their own.
When to bring in 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.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
What we’re called out for in TD5
A good share of the joints we inspect were topped up instead of being renewed. New silicone has nothing to key into. Getting back to a clean joint then means removing every layer.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
Aftercare for building managers
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Keep washroom and kitchen extraction working
- Act on the first lifting edges rather than waiting
- Check the asbestos register before anyone disturbs old sealant in an older building
- Note dates and locations of sealant work for future planning
Keep an eye out for other trades after we’ve gone. Shop refits, new services and replaced fittings often break the seal around them, and it’s easy to forget to reseal afterwards. Where work has disturbed a joint, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form for a quote.
Once sealant fails in a movement joint, grit and debris get in. With nothing soft to close against, the materials either side take the load and start to break up. At that point it’s a repair job rather than a reseal.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Cost factors for sealant joints
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The size and state of each joint
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- The postcode of the building
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- When you need the work done
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Your questions answered
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes a few hours to several days on most single sites, depending on joint lengths and access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
How do we get a quote?
Send photos, drawings or a list of locations through the quote form on this site. Where we need to see it, we’ll arrange a site visit, then send a fixed quote.
Is failed sealant stripped out, or sealed over?
The old bead is stripped out first. Then the joint is cleaned, primed where the maker specifies, backed to depth and resealed.
Will the building have to shut during the work?
It’s mostly about sequence: we agree access windows, phase the work and keep enough facilities open. Tell us what has to stay open and we will plan the job around it.
Do you take on multi-site sealant work?
Yes. We take on runs of jobs across portfolios as well as single sites, quoted per building or as a package.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
When is resealing likely to be due?
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.