Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing in Balfour, Orkney Islands
Sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas throughout Balfour and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Discoloured joints around urinals and WC pans
- Complaints from staff, guests or users about tired washrooms
- Resealing that didn’t last because the old bead stayed
Washroom sealing in Balfour
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For work around Balfour, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- Every washroom is checked joint by joint, with loose panels, leaks or damp noted for the right trade.
- A phasing plan keeps part of the building’s facilities in use at all times.
- The failed silicone is stripped and every face scraped clean of residue.
- Joints are cleaned, degreased and dried before sealing.
- A bead of anti-mould sanitary silicone goes in and is tooled to a smooth, cleanable profile.
- Each room is handed back once the sealant has had its cure time.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Getting a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
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About our washroom sealing in Balfour
Accessible toilets, shower rooms and changing rooms have joints that work harder than most: wet-floor edges, tray perimeters, basin tops and the line where flooring meets the wall. An open joint there lets water track under flooring or behind wall panels, so we look at them closely. If you have sealant stained black around basins and showers and discoloured joints around urinals and WC pans, we can help, on accessible toilets and changing rooms, kitchens and tea points and IPS panels and cubicles alike. Searching for sealant specialists in Balfour? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around smaller places such as Balfour, washrooms and kitchens are found in hotels, pubs, schools, care homes and halls. Black sealant typically can’t be cleaned, so it is removed and replaced with anti-mould sanitary silicone.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Balfour (KW17)
- Wider area
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Other services in Balfour
Doing it in-house
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
How the quote is worked out
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The postcode of the building
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Common questions from Balfour clients
Will the toilets in our Balfour building be out of use?
Rarely all at once: work is phased so some facilities are always available. Sanitary silicone needs time to cure before the area is used, and we’ll tell you how long for the product used.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Balfour Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What will the job cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. With photographs or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Can washrooms stay open while you work?
Just the room being resealed is out of use. Rooms go back into use once the sealant has cured and we start the next.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
How long before the toilets can reopen?
That varies with the sealant and the room temperature. You’ll get a reopening time for each area, and signs stay up until then.
Leave it or put it right?
Gaps and mould in joints give dirt and bacteria somewhere to sit, and in kitchens, clinics and schools that is a real concern. Sound, smooth joints are much easier to keep clean. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, so it’s worth renewing joints around Balfour before they leak.
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- One number for every site we cover
Washroom sealing around Balfour: what changes locally
Balfour sits close to the coast, within about 3 miles, and coastal places often have hotels, guest houses and holiday accommodation with busy seasons. Heavy seasonal use is hard on shower and basin sealant, and the quieter months are the natural time to reseal. Work on Balfour has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. A room count and photos of each washroom help us bring enough sealant and plan the days.
Healthcare estates like Balfour Hospital (to the south-west of Balfour) expect contractors to follow their permits and cleaning rules in every washroom. Washrooms near Balfour get the old silicone stripped out and a fresh anti-mould bead on dry joints.
Balfour is about 4 miles north-east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Looking for washroom sealing in Balfour? We can help. Our the Orkney Islands coverage takes in 51 places.
We take on washrooms and wet areas across the KW17 postcode area. If your building is just outside Balfour, we cover Kirkwall (4 miles south-west), Gorseness (5 miles north-west), Blackhill (5 miles south-west), Tankerness (6 miles south-east) and Isbister (6 miles west). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Landmarks near Balfour
Other landmarks nearby include Langskaill House (4.2 miles north-west) and Balfour Hospital (4.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Loch of Westhill and Ward of Gairsay.
Honest limits
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- A dripping waste or valve behind a panel
- Hollow tiles or loose panels behind the joint
- Panel boards already damaged by water
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Balfour
- Accessible toilets and changing rooms
- Showers, trays and wet room floors
- Urinals and WCs
- Kitchens and tea points
- Vanity units and basins
- IPS panels and cubicles
Building owners, agents and FMs in Balfour
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.