Aberdeen · Scotland
Garthdee Floor Joint Sealing
We cover Garthdee for sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and a 12-month guarantee.
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
Keeping the joints in good condition
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
Keep heavy traffic off resealed concrete joints for the cure time we give you. Mark the area off so drivers avoid it while it cures.
Small gaps are quick to seal. Ignored, they fill with dirt and open further over time.
About our floor joint sealing in Garthdee
A threshold joint has to cope with feet, movement and sometimes water. We seal them with a flexible sealant suited to the floor finishes either side. Common call-outs are for cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens and chipped and open joints in warehouse floors, on concrete floor joints, thresholds and tiled floors.
New flats and houses are still being built in and around Scotland’s cities, and in new homes, sealant and floor joints are often among the first snags.
We stand behind the work with a 12-month guarantee, so you’re not left on your own once the job is done.
- Place
- Garthdee (AB10, AB15, AB12)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Garthdee
Some floors were never given a perimeter gap or movement joint. It pushes against the walls and skirting as it expands, and the sealant or grout breaks.
People generally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Failed joint filler in concrete floors
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
Schools such as Airyhall Primary School are buildings too, and entrance and corridor floor joints take a lot of traffic.
Questions to ask before booking
- How hidden problems are handled
- Which colour the sealant will be
- Whether VAT is included
- Are they insured?
Garthdee questions
Do you cover Garthdee for floor joint sealing?
Yes. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, and Garthdee is part of that. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Aberdeen station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear price.
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 to keep mop water out.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.
Is there any odour?
That depends on the sealant. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little, and any smell fades as they cure.
What does floor joint sealing cost?
Every job is different, so each one gets its own quote. To get one, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing and where.
Will you leave a mess?
No. We protect the surfaces around the joints, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
It’s normally the floor moving: timber drying in winter, floors settling, or caulk that cannot stretch. A flexible sealant stays closed as the floor moves.
Surface by surface
Concrete floor joints
Old filler, dust and debris are cleaned out of the joint. Backing goes in where the depth needs controlling.
Thresholds
Thresholds between rooms meet two floors and often a door frame. A flexible sealant suits both floor finishes.
Floor joint sealing in Garthdee: local notes
Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, and as the frame dries and settles, skirting and sealant joints can open up. Floors around Aberdeen run from suspended timber in older homes to concrete in newer houses and units, and they don’t all move the same way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
For landlords with property near Aberdeen station, a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
Garthdee is about 2 miles south of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. Wherever you are in the AB10 postcode area, we can carry out floor joint sealing at your property. Across Aberdeen, we cover 63 places, and Garthdee is one of them.
Here we cover the AB10, AB15 and AB12 postcode area for floor joint sealing. Streets in the area include Ivanhoe Road, Ruthrie Road and Garthdee Road, and we cover them all. We also cover Kaimhill (1 mile north-east), Broomhill (1 mile north-east), Braeside (1 mile north-west), Kincorth (1 mile east) and West End (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Berryden (3 miles north), Dyce (6 miles north), Tillydrone (3 miles north), Portlethen (4 miles south), Donside Village (4 miles north) and Cummings Park (3 miles north).
What’s near Garthdee
Typical jobs here are in homes near Duthie Park and Albyn School. For rail, the closest station is Aberdeen station, roughly 2 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Pitfoddels Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Trinity Centre (2.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Upper Lake and Portlethen Moss.
Can I do it myself?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the 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.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Garthdee
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Garthdee and across Aberdeen. We can quote a run of properties together, and we are fully insured for the work.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
What happens on the day
On the day, we look over the joints with you first. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work starts. Most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. For a tenement in Garthdee, work inside your flat is between us and you, while shared parts may need the factor or neighbours to agree. It helps to know which it is when you get in touch.
- First, the floor type, the gap and the traffic are checked.
- Any old caulk, grout or sealant is raked or cut out.
- The joint is vacuumed clean and backing fitted where needed.
- The chosen sealant goes in, coloured to suit the floor.
- The joint is tooled neatly and the cure time explained.
Getting ready for the visit
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
Get a quote
We do not publish a price list. Instead, we give you a clear price for your job. To get started, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Related advice
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Garthdee
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Any mould that needs treating
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- How much there is to do
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- The rough size of the job
- If someone has resealed it before
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or email us if that is easier. Describe what needs sealing and we will explain what’s involved and give you a clear quote.