Shetland Islands · Scotland
External Mastic in Burravoe
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for householders, landlords and businesses in Burravoe. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Weathered mastic that no longer stretches
What happens if it’s left?
Water gets in through a failed movement joint, behind render and cladding. Dealing with it early keeps the repair to the joint, rather than the wall around it. Out of town in Scotland, exposed walls take a lot of weather, and damp in stone or harled walls takes a long time to dry once water gets behind a joint.
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- You choose the colour before work begins
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
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External mastic in Burravoe, done properly
Joints in render and cladding are easy to overlook until a damp patch appears. We inspect them, agree which need doing and reseal with a weatherproof, flexible sealant in a colour to suit. Typical jobs include damp patches traced to an open external joint and old sealant gone brittle and cracked, on copings & trims, brickwork movement joints and joints between brick and frames.
Stone walls need a stone-friendly sealant, as acetoxy products can attack some stone. On newer homes, the movement joints and roofline trims are what need watching.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Location
- Burravoe (ZE2)
- Wider area
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Also in Burravoe
The process
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we are working on, so you can get on with your day. The job normally takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. For a place like Burravoe, longer drives are planned in advance. Mention tracks, gates, ferries or anything else about the route.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- We prime the faces where required.
- We gun in low-modulus sealant and tool it neatly.
Before we arrive
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Getting a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email pictures if that’s easy.
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How the job changes by surface
Brickwork movement joints
Brick walls have vertical movement joints to absorb expansion. We reseal them with a low-modulus sealant over backing rod.
Cladding and façade panels
If the façade has a specified sealant, that is what we use, or one the system allows. Tell us what the building has when you get in touch.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Ask before painting over external sealant
- Wash walls gently around the sealant
Give the sealant the cure time we tell you before anything rubs against it. Most exterior sealants skin fast but take longer to cure right through.
Act while the splits are small. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal.
External mastic in Burravoe: local notes
Burravoe is within about 1 mile of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. On the islands, wind and salt spray are hard on outside sealant.
Around Burravoe, as everywhere, external mastic is only as good as the preparation behind it. Homes close to St Colman's Episcopal Church include some older properties, and older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Burravoe is in the Shetland Islands. For external mastic in and around Burravoe, it’s easy to get a quote: please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. We cover the Shetland Islands from our Crawley base. We cover 63 towns and villages across the Shetland Islands, large and small.
We cover every part of the ZE2 postcode area for external mastic. Whether your property is on Brough Road and Meadow Bank Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Burravoe: Aywick (4 miles north), Mossbank (5 miles south-west), Firth (6 miles south-west), Mid Yell (7 miles north) and Vidlin (9 miles south). For island and remote addresses, the job takes a little more planning.
Local landmarks in Burravoe
Other landmarks nearby include The Old Haa (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Burravoe include Loch of Vatswick.
Common questions in Burravoe
Will you come out to Burravoe?
Yes, Burravoe is covered. We work across all of Scotland, islands included, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Can you do external mastic in Burravoe?
Yes, Burravoe is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing.
Do you seal joints where cladding meets other materials?
Yes. Materials like render, brick, metal and uPVC all move differently, so a flexible sealant is needed where they meet. We choose one that suits both surfaces.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work in homes, commercial premises and hotels.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new bead soon lifts. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, we can. More than one area can be quoted together.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured for every job we do.
What’s an expansion joint in brickwork?
Walls move with heat, cold and moisture, so long walls have planned gaps to take that movement. It’s closed with backing rod and a flexible sealant.
What affects the cost of external mastic
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Whether the work is at height
- Working hours on commercial sites
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- How many areas need sealing
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What to tell us for a quote
To help us quote quickly, let us know:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The problem you’ve noticed
- Roughly how big the job is
- A few photos by email, if you can
We quote each job on its own. Simply drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and describe the job, and photos are welcome.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
For anyone letting property in or around Burravoe, several properties can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs, and photos by email help.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.