Orkney Islands · Scotland
External Mastic in Burray Village
External mastic for Burray Village and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Joints with sealant missing in places
Burray Village questions
Do you cover smaller places like Burray Village?
Yes, Burray Village is covered. We work across all of Scotland, islands included, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Is external mastic in a coastal place like Burray Village any different?
Coastal weather is harder on outside sealant: there’s more wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt in the air. The right product, a clean joint and the right depth all help it cope.
Do you use backing rod?
Closed-cell backing rod sets the depth of the sealant and stops it sticking to the back of the joint. That way it bonds to the two sides only and can stretch.
Where do you work from?
We are based in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Will it make a mess?
We keep the work tidy. Nearby surfaces are protected, and we clear up when we’re done.
Will the new joint stand out?
The sealant colour is picked to suit the wall, so the joint sits quietly in the wall. There’s a wide choice of exterior colours.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Will there be a smell?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
External mastic in Burray Village, done properly
Movement joints let brickwork, render and cladding expand and shrink without cracking. The sealant in it has to stretch and squeeze for years, so once it splits or hardens, the joint stops working and water gets in. If you’re dealing with brick movement joints where the sealant has split and gaps where render, brick and frames meet, we can put it right.
Across smaller places in Scotland, stone and harled cottages, farm buildings and newer houses often stand exposed to wind and rain. Outside joints on exposed walls work hard.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Location
- Burray Village (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. A few tips:
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
- Keep movement joints as flexible joints, not mortar
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Have failed joints looked at early
Follow the cure time we give you before the joint is knocked or disturbed. The surface skins over quickly, but full cure takes longer.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, often as cracks near the joint. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
Different surfaces, different methods
Copings and trims
Metal and stone copings both move with temperature, so the joints need a sealant that stays flexible in all weathers.
Cladding and façade panels
Panel systems often rely on sealant between and around the panels. We reseal them with a sealant suited to the panel material.
Outside joints around Burray Village
Burray Village is within about 1 mile of the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. That is hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. Plenty of Scottish homes have harled walls, and joints where harling meets other materials need a sealant that can grip and flex.
Around Burray Village, as everywhere, external mastic is only as good as the preparation behind it. Whether the job is in Burray Village itself or nearby, the right material for each joint matters as much as a neat finish.
Burray Village is about 9 miles south of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We carry out external mastic for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Burray Village and the surrounding area. We cover 51 towns and villages across the Orkney Islands.
Every address in KW17 is within our area for external mastic. We cover properties on Lairds Road, Upper Waston Road and Sunfield and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Grimness (1 mile south), St Margaret's Hope (2 miles south-west), St Mary's (4 miles north), Widewall (4 miles south-west) and Upper Sanday (6 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in the Orkney Islands, Burray Village has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind. Remote and island addresses need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Around Burray Village
Nearby you’ll also find W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum (2.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Burray Village includes Echna Loch and Ward Hill.
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How it works
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building before we come, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation in most cases. In smaller Scottish places, parking is generally less of an issue than access and distance. Tell us how to find the property and how to reach the work, and the visit is planned around that.
- We start by checking each joint, agreeing the ones to redo and how we’ll reach them.
- We cut out the failed sealant and rake out any dirt or growth.
- Both sides are cleaned back to sound material and primed if needed.
- Closed-cell backing rod is fitted to set the depth and stop three-sided bonding.
- The new sealant, chosen to suit the brick or render, is applied and tooled to a neat finish.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you are ready, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Advice
Landlord and commercial work in Burray Village
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
If you manage several properties in or around Burray Village, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.
What we cannot put right
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we will tell you before work begins. It won’t solve:
- Subsidence or other structural problems
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Concrete & block
- Render & cladding joints
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly.
If you are set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
What affects the quote in Burray Village
The price is agreed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- How many areas need sealing
- The size of the job
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Any mould that needs treating
The cost depends on the amount of work, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- The type of property
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
If you are in Burray Village and need external mastic, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we will agree the price before any work begins.