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Mastic man in Shetland Islands

Bathroom resealing, window mastic and commercial sealant work in all 63 towns and villages of the Shetland Islands, done properly and guaranteed for a year.

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Our services in the Shetland Islands

Each service has its own list of towns in the Shetland Islands. Choose one, or find your town further down.

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Bathroom resealing in the Shetland Islands: how it works

Sealant is the soft line between a bath, shower or worktop and the wall. When it splits, shrinks or turns black, water gets behind it and into the wall or floor. Every trace of the old sealant is taken out and replaced with anti-fungal sanitary silicone. We work on shower trays & enclosures, baths and sinks & splashbacks, and common reasons people get in touch are failed sealant on the screen profile and shrunken sealant along the back of a worktop.

Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we do not rush it. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes a couple of hours for one bath or shower, or most of a day for a full bathroom and kitchen.

First the area is protected and every bit of old sealant removed.
We clean and degrease the joint and treat any mould.
The joint is left to dry, and baths are filled with water first.
We apply anti-fungal sanitary silicone in one even bead and tool it neatly.
Finally we tidy up and explain the cure time before we leave.

What affects the price in the Shetland Islands

The cost depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.

Why book with us

Neat joints and a tidy finish
Full insurance on every job
Homes, businesses and hotels
Arbo and Everbuild products

Getting a quote

Getting a quote is simple: tell us what needs doing and where, and roughly how big it is. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.

What’s near Lerwick

In Lerwick, that means homes and buildings near St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Grand Hotel and Anderson High School. Nearby you will also find Gilbert Bain Hospital (within half a mile south) and Shetland Museum (less than half a mile north-east). The countryside around Lerwick includes Setter Hill and Clickimin Loch.

Bathrooms and kitchens across the Shetland Islands

Across the Shetland Islands, from Lerwick, Sound and Scalloway outwards, we see bathrooms and kitchens of every age. Sealant and grout wear out in all of them, whether it’s a family bathroom, a rented flat or a hotel en suite.

The west of Scotland is wetter than the east, but outside joints take plenty of weather everywhere, while generally soft water means less limescale indoors but no less mould. That shapes the choice of sealant for jobs across the Shetland Islands. The Shetland Islands includes coastal places, where outside joints face more wind, rain and salt than they would inland. Walls facing the sea are usually the first to need attention.

Lerwick: Schools such as Anderson High School are buildings too, and we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes. Homes close to St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church include some older properties, and timber floors under older bathrooms flex, so joints need a sealant that moves with them.

Keeping the joints in good condition

How long the joints last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:

Dry worktop joints after washing up
Do not let bottles sit on the bead
Clean with a mild bathroom cleaner and a soft cloth
Avoid abrasive pads on the sealant

Clean the silicone with care: warm soapy water and a soft cloth do the job. Scourers and blades can nick the surface, and a nicked bead lets mould in sooner.

There’s no need to wait for a full refurbishment. Sealant is a maintenance item, like the paint on a window frame, and replacing it when it fails protects the rest of the room.

Quotes for bathroom resealing in the Shetland Islands

For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:

Any mould that needs treating
Access and height
Which sealant suits the joint
When we can work, for business premises

Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, plus any working-time requirements on site. Call for a quick quote and we will go through it with you.

Asking for a quote

When you contact us, it’s useful to know:

If someone has resealed it before
The problem you’ve noticed
Photos by email, if that is easy
Where the job is, and your postcode

Need a quote? Please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before work begins.

What we’re called out for in the Shetland Islands

Silicone does not last for ever. Every shower, every splash and every wipe with a cleaner take their toll over the years, and how long it lasts comes down to use, cleaning and ventilation.

Any of these means the joints need attention:

Sealant that has split, shrunk or peeled away
Leaks into the floor or ceiling below
Lumpy, uneven sealant from a DIY attempt
Water getting behind the kitchen upstand

Landlords, agents and businesses in the Shetland Islands

Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.

Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.

Why act early?

A failed joint gets more costly to put right the longer it’s left. Water that gets behind a bath soaks into the floor, the panel and sometimes the ceiling below, turning a small job into a building repair.

What your quote should include

What guarantee comes with the work
Is VAT in the price?
How much experience the applicator has
Which sealant they’ll use, and why

The Shetland Islands questions

Where is Mr Mastic based?

We’re based in Crawley, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.

How long before the new sealant can get wet?

After around 24 hours in most cases. You’ll get the exact cure time before we leave.

Do you take out the old sealant first?

Yes. Sealing over old sealant is the main reason resealing fails early, so we never do it.

Do you work for hotels and businesses?

Yes. Hotels, offices and other businesses use us, and we’re fully insured.

Do you come to the Shetland Islands?

We do. The Shetland Islands is part of the area we cover, and the service is the same as everywhere else.

What does bathroom resealing cost?

It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. For a quick quote, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk with a short description of the job.

Can you reseal around my kitchen sink and worktop?

Yes, often alongside a bathroom. Where it’s needed by the sink, we use a food-safe sealant.