Aberdeen · Scotland
External & façade joints in Kingswells, Aberdeen
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Kingswells and across Aberdeen. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
Why it’s worth doing now in Kingswells
Water gets in through a failed movement joint, behind render and cladding. Resealing early keeps the job to the joint itself, rather than the wall around it. Scottish rain finds any gap around a frame or wall joint, and in a tall building in Kingswells, damp can travel a long way before it shows.
Combining jobs into one visit normally makes better use of the time than several visits. We’ll send you a clear quote for the lot.
What you get with us
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- Colour picked to suit the job
- A choice of colours where the product allows
Read what affects the cost or what customers say.
External mastic for homes and businesses in Kingswells
Many failed façade joints only get noticed once there’s a stain or a damp patch inside. We inspect them, agree which need doing and reseal with a weatherproof, flexible sealant in a colour to suit. If you have old sealant gone brittle and cracked and rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint, we can help.
On a four-storey tenement, gutter joints are a long way from the street, so a leaking joint can run down the stone for months before anyone notices. For a building in Kingswells, access is planned first, and shared parts may need the other owners to agree.
Every job is covered by a 12-month guarantee.
- Place
- Kingswells (AB15)
- Wider area
- Aberdeen
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
External mastic in Kingswells: local notes
Harled (roughcast) walls are common in Scotland, and joints where harling meets other materials need a sealant that can grip and flex. Under the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004, shared parts of a tenement, such as the roof and outside walls, are looked after by the owners together, often through a property factor. Your title deeds say which parts are shared.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church Of Scotland, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep. If you let a flat or house near Dyce station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Kingswells is about 4 miles west of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Kingswells gets the same service as everywhere we cover: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Across Aberdeen, we cover 63 places, and Kingswells is one of them.
Here we cover the AB15 postcode area for external mastic. Local streets include Midmar View, Kingswells Avenue and Midmar Crescent, and we cover them all. Nearby, we also carry out external mastic in Newhills (1 mile north), Countesswells (2 miles south), Westhill (3 miles west), Elrick (3 miles west) and Bieldside (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Aberdeen (4 miles east), Rosemount (4 miles east), Berryden (4 miles east), Ferryhill (5 miles east), New Aberdeen (5 miles east) and Dyce (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Kingswells
For rail, the closest station is Dyce station, about 3.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Woodend Hospital (1.9 miles east) and Gordon Highlanders Museum (3.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Rubislaw Quarry and Brimmond Hill.
Nearby places to Kingswells
What else we do in Kingswells
The process
There’s no need to move everything out, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the work takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access in most cases. In a Scottish city, a lot of jobs are in tenement flats, up a common stair from a shared close. In Kingswells, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- We start by walking round the building and agreeing the joints and the access.
- Every bit of old sealant and any mortar or debris is cut out.
- The faces are brushed clean and primed where the product requires it.
- We fit closed-cell backing rod to control the depth.
- We apply the sealant, tool it and check the whole run.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the area around the work
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Get a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: tell us what needs doing and where, and roughly how big it is. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we will take it from there.
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FAQs for Kingswells
Can you do external mastic in Kingswells?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and Kingswells is part of that. You can email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us what needs doing.
Do you work for landlords with property near Dyce station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear quote.
Is there any odour?
Possibly a little. It fades as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for a year. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we will sort it.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, always, and completely. New silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. We’re an ARBOMaster approved applicator, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
How long should I leave it?
Cure times vary by product and the conditions. We tell you how long to leave it before we go.
What is backing rod for?
That’s backing rod, a closed-cell foam. It stops the sealant going in too deep and bonding to three sides, which would stop it stretching.
What affects the quote in Kingswells
We don’t publish a price list. The quote depends on:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Whether the work is at height
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- The number and length of the joints
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- Where the property is
- Whether it has been sealed before
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- Whether it’s a home or a business
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Don’t let climbing plants root in the sealant
- Have failed joints looked at early
Look over the joints once a year, ideally after winter. Watch for splits, edges coming away or growth in the joint.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, often as cracks near the joint. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
Do you need external mastic in Kingswells?
Many joints fail because they were sealed too deep or with nothing behind them. Sealant bonded to three sides has nowhere to go and tears as soon as the joint widens.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
Managing a site like Hazlehead Academy? Then movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
What your quote should include
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- Who turns up on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
Should I try it myself first?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
When something else is needed
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t solve:
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
- Structural movement, which needs a surveyor or engineer
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work in Kingswells
- Brickwork movement joints
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
- Render & cladding joints