Aberdeen · Scotland
External & façade joints in Tillydrone, Aberdeen
External mastic in Tillydrone from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Joints with sealant missing in places
Looking after it afterwards
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Point out the joints to other trades
- Deal with leaking gutters that soak the joints below
- Check external joints each spring
- Leave the joints unpainted unless we’ve said otherwise
Have a quick look at the joints each spring. Watch for splits, edges coming away or growth in the joint.
Small splits are the time to act. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal with no damage behind it to deal with.
About our external mastic in Tillydrone
External mastic is a job where short cuts show quickly. New sealant over old, joints packed with mortar and beads with no backing all tend to fail early. We take the old material out and do it properly. We work on copings & trims, joints between brick and frames and brickwork movement joints, and the jobs we see most are movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant and hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving.
Alongside their tenements, Scotland’s cities have modern blocks with render, cladding and movement joints. In Tillydrone, those joints dry out over time and let water in behind the render or cladding.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
- Location
- Tillydrone (AB24, AB22, AB25)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlord and commercial work in Tillydrone
For anyone letting property in or around Tillydrone, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and pictures by email help.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Tillydrone and across Aberdeen. Several sites can be quoted together.
FAQs for Tillydrone
I let a flat near Aberdeen station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Does the coastal weather in Tillydrone affect outside sealant?
Near the coast, wind-driven rain and, nearer the shore, salt air make outside sealant work harder. Choosing the right sealant for the frame and wall, laid at the right depth, helps it last.
Can you work on commercial sites?
Yes, regularly. We can plan bigger jobs in stages.
Should I try DIY first?
That depends on the joint. High-level, external movement and fire-rated joints are professional jobs.
Should I point up the gap in my brickwork?
No, not if it’s a movement joint. Pointing it stops it working, and the wall may crack nearby. A flexible sealant is the right fill.
What does external mastic cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. We agree the price before any work begins.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Just list everything you need.
Will it make a mess?
We keep the work tidy. We protect what’s around the joints, and we clear up when we’re done.
Can I do it myself?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
If you’re 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 fails, we can still redo it.
Honest limits
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. Sealant won’t put right:
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
- Loose or hollow render, which needs re-rendering
- Walls that need new movement joints cut into them
Not sure which it is? You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
- Render & cladding joints
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block
Also near Tillydrone
What else we do in Tillydrone
Why deal with it now?
Resealing a run of joints in one go is usually better than patching one at a time. They’ve weathered the same way and it means sorting access once. For landlords in Tillydrone, damp and leaks can be a Repairing Standard issue, so it’s worth fixing failed sealant before a tenant reports it.
Doing several joints on one visit usually makes better use of the time than several visits. We’ll give you a clear quote for the lot.
Why us?
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Fully insured
- Colour agreed with you before we start
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
Surface by surface
Brickwork movement joints
Brick moves with heat and moisture, and grows a little over time. That movement goes into the joint, so its sealant has to stay flexible.
Copings and trims
Joints in copings, parapets and trims are exposed to the worst of the weather. Each is resealed with a weatherproof, flexible sealant.
The process
When we get to you, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. Most jobs then take a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In Tillydrone, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- First we look over the joints with you, agree which to renew and talk through access.
- Old sealant and any debris are cut and raked out.
- 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.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Move anything stored near the joints
Ask for a quote
Need a quote? Please send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear quote before we start.
Related advice
Tillydrone buildings and the weather
Tillydrone is close to the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. That’s hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. Plenty of Scottish homes have harled walls, and where harling meets frames, pipes and other materials, the joint needs a flexible sealant that grips a rough surface.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Machar Academy, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. Letting a property close to Aberdeen station? Then outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets. Homes close to St Joseph's Church include some older properties, and old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep.
Tillydrone is about 1 mile north of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Tillydrone is covered for external mastic, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Tillydrone is one of 63 towns and villages in Aberdeen where we work.
Here we cover the AB24, AB22 and AB25 postcode area for external mastic. Whether your property is on Deer Road, Gort Road and Baker Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Donside Village (1 mile north-east), Danestone (1 mile north-west), Berryden (1 mile south), Cornhill (1 mile south-west) and Aberdeen (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Dyce (4 miles north-west), Portlethen (8 miles south), Cults (4 miles south-west), Braeside (3 miles south-west), Cove Bay (5 miles south) and West End (3 miles south). Being one of Aberdeen’s larger places, Tillydrone has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Near you in Tillydrone
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to St Peter's RC Primary School, 97 High Street pub and Library, among other places. Nearby too are Bridge of Don Academy (1 mile north) and Seaton Park (0.5 miles east). For rail, the closest station is Aberdeen station, about 2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bishop Dunbar's Hospital (0.5 miles east) and King's Museum (0.6 miles south-east). Not far away are Rubislaw Quarry and Gallows Hill.