Orkney Islands · Scotland
Floor Joint Sealing in Dounby
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints in Dounby, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Ask us for a quote.
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
- Open joints that fill with dirt
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Dounby
A threshold joint has to cope with feet, movement and sometimes water. We use a flexible product that suits both floors so the joint stays neat. We work on wet room & bathroom floors, thresholds and tiled floors, and people most often call us about open joints that fill with dirt and threshold joints that have opened or worn.
Around smaller Scottish places like Dounby, new homes tend to be single plots or small developments. Each needs its sealant and floor joints finished as carefully as on a big site.
Every job comes with a one-year guarantee, wherever you are in the Orkney Islands.
- Where
- Dounby (KW17)
- Wider area
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Cone off fresh joints until they’re ready
- Check skirting joints after the heating season
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
Check the joints after the first winter. Small gaps at the ends can be touched up.
A tiled floor that cracks along a line will keep cracking until it can move. A flexible joint added early helps protect the tiles themselves.
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Dounby
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. What we look at:
- Any mould that needs treating
- The product the joint needs
- Whether the work is at height
- How many areas need sealing
Combining jobs into one visit normally makes better use of the time than several visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. We’ll give you a clear price for the lot.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- Where the job is, and your postcode
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. When it suits you, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
What happens on the day
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building, just the space around the work. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint in most cases. Around Dounby, distance and access matter more than parking. Let us know how to find you and how to reach the joints.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- We take out the cracked caulk, grout or old sealant.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied and tooled.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
How to prepare
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Mention any tricky access
- Tell us about any water getting in
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
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When to call us in Dounby
Caulk is the usual filler for skirting. In a joint that moves or gets wet, it splits so the gap reappears.
The problems people normally mention when they call are:
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Worn sealant at door thresholds
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Whether the job is in Dounby itself or nearby, the right material for each joint matters as much as a neat finish.
Comparing quotes
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- Whether you can choose the colour
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Whether VAT is included
Questions from Dounby
Will you come out to Dounby?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, including the islands, where work is planned around ferry crossings. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What guarantee comes with floor joint sealing in Dounby?
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever it is. We’re also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Just list everything you need.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Do you seal floor joints in bathrooms and kitchens?
Yes. Where a floor meets a bath panel, kitchen plinth or skirting in a wet area, we use a flexible silicone.
Is it messy?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Joints and finishes in Dounby homes
Island jobs need planning around ferries and the weather, so give us as much notice as you can. Many new homes in Scotland are timber-framed, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up.
Around Dounby, as everywhere, floor joint sealing is only as good as the preparation behind it.
Dounby is about 12 miles north-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Every kind of property in Dounby can book us for floor joint sealing, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Dounby is one of 51 towns and villages in the Orkney Islands where we work for floor joint sealing.
We cover every part of KW17 for floor joint sealing and the streets around it. We cover properties on Flett's Park, Back Road and Hillside Road and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Dounby, we cover Hourston (1 mile south), Skeabrae (1 mile west), Russland (2 miles south), Harray (3 miles south-east) and Tenston (3 miles south-west). Dounby is among the bigger towns we cover in the Orkney Islands. If you’re somewhere remote, the job takes a little more planning.
Near you in Dounby
A little further out are Corrigall Farm Museum (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Dounby includes Birsay moors RSPB Reserve and Greeny Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Dirt builds up in open joints and makes the floor look worn. Sealed joints are easier to keep clean and finishes the floor. Around Dounby, water from a failed joint in an older stone home can soak into timber and plaster.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why us?
- We never seal over old sealant
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
When it is not the sealant
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Tiles that have lifted or broken
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
- Water getting under the tiles from elsewhere
If you’re not sure, just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds
- Tiled floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Skirting boards
- Concrete floor joints
Also in Dounby
For landlords and businesses
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a one-year guarantee.
If you manage several properties in or around Dounby, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.