Orkney Islands · Scotland
Floor Joint Sealing in Grimness
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for homes and businesses in Grimness and across the Orkney Islands. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Worn sealant at door thresholds
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Open joints that fill with dirt
Aftercare tips
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
- Vacuum floor joints regularly to stop grit building up
- Keep floor cleaning water to a minimum at the edges
Keep heavy furniture from dragging across the joints. Sharp edges can cut the sealant before it has fully cured.
In wet areas, an open floor joint lets water reach the subfloor. A sound seal stops that happening.
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Grimness
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Decorators’ caulk generally cracks where there’s movement, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We’re often asked to deal with gaps between floors and kitchen plinths and cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint, across tiled floors, skirting boards and thresholds.
Work in a place like Grimness is planned ahead, journey included. Inside work goes ahead in any weather; outside mastic needs a dry day.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee.
- Location
- Grimness (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Can I do it myself?
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
When it isn’t the sealant
We will not take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Concrete repairs beyond the joint
- Loose, hollow or cracked tiles, which need a tiler
- Movement too big for a sealant joint
If in doubt, send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Skirting boards
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Thresholds
What floor joint sealing looks like in Grimness
Across the Orkney Islands, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that. Timber frame is common in newer Scottish homes, so skirting and sealant joints can open up as the building settles.
In and around Grimness, as anywhere, good floor joint sealing starts with a clean, dry, properly prepared joint. For jobs in and around Grimness, choosing the right material for each joint is as important as a tidy finish.
Grimness is about 11 miles south of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Jobs in Grimness get the same care as everywhere else we work: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. Our area takes in 51 places across the Orkney Islands, large and small.
Jobs for floor joint sealing in KW17 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find Grimness on the B9044, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for floor joint sealing. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include Burray Village (1 mile north), St Margaret's Hope (2 miles west), Widewall (3 miles south-west), St Mary's (5 miles north) and Upper Sanday (7 miles north-east). Island and remote addresses take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote.
Near you in Grimness
Well-known places in the area include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum (1.8 miles west). Not far away are Echna Loch and Ward Hill.
How it works
There’s no need to move everything out, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the job takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors for a typical job. Outdoor work around Grimness depends on the weather, as sealant needs a dry surface, so external jobs may need to move if the day turns wet. Work indoors isn’t affected.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- We take out the cracked caulk, grout or old sealant.
- Edges are cleaned and dried.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied and smooth it.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Get a quote
For a quote, drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You’ll have a clear quote before we start.
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Questions from Grimness
Is Grimness within the area you cover?
Yes, Grimness is covered. We work across all of Scotland, islands included, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you cover Grimness for floor joint sealing?
Yes. We work across all of Scotland, and Grimness is part of that. You can drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing.
Can you reseal concrete floor joints in an industrial unit?
Yes. We reseal concrete floor joints in commercial and industrial units. We’ll talk through the traffic and choose a sealant suited to it.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. All our work carries a 12-month guarantee.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we can confirm the details when we quote.
My floor grout keeps cracking in a line. Can you help?
Often, yes, where it suits the floor. We remove the grout and seal the line with flexible sealant so the floor can move.
Is it worth trying it myself?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. The usual mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using too much.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes, we can. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
What affects the cost of floor joint sealing
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number and length of the joints
- The product the joint needs
- When we can work, for business premises
- Any mould that needs treating
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 will give you a clear quote for the lot.
What to tell us for a quote
To make quoting easier, let us know:
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- The type of property
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- Whether it has been sealed before
Need a quote? Please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
What happens if it’s left?
Regrouting a cracked line in a tiled floor rarely fixes it. The movement is still there, so the grout fails again. Replacing that line with flexible sealant gives it somewhere to go. When the nearest tradesperson is a drive away, it’s tempting to leave a small leak, but water behind a failed seal does the most damage when nobody’s watching.
A few things move the cost up or down: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Grimness
- Old sealant always removed completely
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
Take a look at what affects the cost or what customers say.
Landlord and commercial work in Grimness
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s quick to put right between tenancies. We can quote for more than one property at once.