Perth and Kinross · Scotland
New Alyth External Mastic
Problem with your movement joints in New Alyth? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly, with a one-year guarantee.
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
How we handle external mastic in New Alyth
Where two different materials meet, such as brick and render or blockwork and metal, they move at different rates. A flexible sealant bridges the two where mortar or filler would crack. If you are dealing with damp patches traced to an open external joint and movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant, we can help.
Older stone buildings need a sealant that suits the stone, not an acetoxy product that can mark or attack it. Newer houses need their movement joints and roofline trims kept sound.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
- Where
- New Alyth (PH11)
- Region
- Perth and Kinross
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the quote in New Alyth
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether the work is at height
- Which sealant suits the joint
- The number of rooms or windows
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
There are no prices on our website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The address or postcode of the job
Quotes start with a quick conversation. 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’re ready, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Common questions in New Alyth
Is New Alyth in your area for external mastic?
Yes, New Alyth is within the area we cover. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing.
Will you come out to New Alyth?
Yes. New Alyth is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers the whole of Scotland. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Is it worth trying it myself?
Some simple jobs can be done by a careful DIYer. The usual mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using too much.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator and we’re fully insured too.
Do you seal joints where cladding meets other materials?
Yes. The old joint is removed, both surfaces cleaned and primed where needed, and a flexible sealant applied. We pick a colour that works with both materials.
Can landlords and businesses book you?
Yes, often. We can quote for several properties at once.
Will the new joint stand out?
The aim is a neat, even joint in a colour that suits the wall. Colour is agreed with you before we begin from the range available.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
Surface by surface
Brickwork movement joints
Vertical joints in long brick walls let the brickwork expand without cracking. They’re resealed over backing rod with a low-modulus sealant coloured to suit the wall.
Cladding and façade panels
Where a cladding system has its own specified sealant, we follow it or an approved alternative. Send us any details you have about the façade.
Walls and rooflines in New Alyth
Private landlords in Scotland must meet the Repairing Standard, which includes keeping a home wind and watertight, and failed outside joints work against that. Plenty of Scottish homes have harled walls, and joints where harling meets other materials need a sealant that can grip and flex.
Around New Alyth, as everywhere, external mastic is only as good as the preparation behind it. Homes close to St Ninian's Episcopal Church include some older properties, and older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
New Alyth is about 4 miles north-east of Blairgowrie and Rattray, in Perth and Kinross. Across the PH11 area, we can carry out external mastic at your property. New Alyth is one of 107 places in Perth and Kinross where we work. You can also see our page for Dundee, roughly 14 miles from New Alyth.
Our applicators cover all of PH11 for external mastic. Whether your property is on Smith Lane, Muirton Place and Bamff View or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. Close by, we work in Alyth (1 mile north), Meigle (3 miles south-east), Ardler (4 miles south-east), Rattray (4 miles south-west) and Blairgowrie and Rattray (4 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Scone (15 miles south-west), Stanley (12 miles south-west), Errol (15 miles south), Luncarty (14 miles south-west), Newtyle (5 miles south-east) and Bankfoot (13 miles south-west).
What’s near New Alyth
Nearby you’ll also find Alyth Museum (0.8 miles north) and Blairgowrie Community Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Monk Myre and Hill of Alyth.
Can I do it myself?
Not every job suits DIY: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
What happens on the day
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building before we come, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the work takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation for a typical job. Somewhere like New Alyth may be a longer drive, and the journey is planned ahead. Mention tracks, gates, ferries or anything else about the route.
- We start by checking each joint, agreeing the ones to redo and how we’ll reach them.
- The old mastic and anything lodged in the joint is removed.
- The joint faces are cleaned and primed where the sealant needs it.
- We push in closed-cell backing rod so the sealant is the right depth and bonds to the sides only.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
How to prepare
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Getting a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location, and roughly how big it is. A few pictures by email make the job easier to understand.
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When it is not the sealant
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Structural movement, which needs a surveyor or engineer
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between brick and frames
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Brickwork movement joints
Nearby places to New Alyth
More services for New Alyth
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in New Alyth and across Perth and Kinross. Several sites can go on one quote.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
How to look after the new joints
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Have failed joints looked at early
- Make sure movement joints are not pointed over
Make sure anyone working on the wall later knows where the movement joints are. They must stay as flexible joints, never rendered or pointed over.
Act while the splits are small. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal with no damage behind it to deal with.