Mastic man in Glasgow

Mastic and sealant work in Glasgow

Glasgow is a tenement city, and tenement living puts sealant under pressure. We cover Glasgow and the towns around it for bath and shower resealing, kitchen sealing, window and door mastic, traditional sand mastic and external joints, for homeowners, landlords and businesses.

Whatever the job, we start by removing the old sealant completely. New silicone won’t bond to old, so sealing over the top only traps water and mould. Once the joint is clean and dry, we lay a single, neat bead of the right product.

Red and blond sandstone tenements

Glasgow’s tenements were built in red and blond sandstone, and they still house a large share of the city. You’ll find them in the West End, Partick, Dennistoun, Govanhill, Shawlands and across the South Side. Blond sandstone was used for many of the earlier Victorian tenements, and red sandstone for many of those built later.

Most tenement flats share walls and floors with their neighbours. A bath or shower seal that has failed can let water soak through the floor and stain the ceiling below, and the first you hear of it may be a knock at the door. We reseal baths with the bath filled first, use flexible anti-fungal silicone that can move with old timber floors and check tray and enclosure corners carefully.

Sash and case windows remain common in older flats, and many others have been replaced with uPVC. Around original timber boxes set into stone, sand mastic is the traditional pointing. Around replacement frames, a modern flexible sealant is the better fit. We’ll look at what you have and recommend the right one; our guide on mastic on granite and sandstone explains the choice.

Our services in Glasgow

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Baths, showers, basins, wet rooms, worktops and sinks: old sealant cut out, mould treated and a new bead of anti-fungal silicone laid.
• Window & door mastic: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
• External & façade joints: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Failed builder sealant in new homes put right, and plot mastic for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
• Regrouting: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Why Mr Mastic in Glasgow

We’re based in Crawley and cover all of Scotland, Glasgow included. Mr Mastic has more than 20 years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status. We use Arbo and Everbuild sealants and have completed 2,847+ projects, with 98% customer satisfaction. You’ll get a fixed price before we start, and every job, from one tenement bath to a whole close of windows, is covered by our one-year guarantee.

Around Glasgow

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Anderston station. Well-known places nearby include Princes Square (0.8 miles east), NHS Louisa Jordan (0.7 miles north-west) and Scotland Street School Museum (less than half a mile south). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Our Lady and St Margaret's Primary School, Glasgow Academy, Craigholme School and Glasgow. Green spaces within reach include Cathkin Braes and Hogganfield Loch.