Construction Mastic in Slough

Construction mastic across Slough: what to expect

Most of the packages we price run well beyond frames: frame perimeters inside and out, caulking to trims and boards where the specification calls for it, sanitary silicone, kitchens, and the final snag list. Splitting those between trades often leaves gaps in responsibility. We work on floor and skirting junctions, brick and block movement joints and window and door perimeters, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are caulk cracking where joints are moving more than expected and frame gaps too wide for sealant alone.

Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us.

1. Drawings, specification and programme come to us.
2. We take off quantities and return a fixed quote.
3. We agree with the site team which areas come first.
4. Each area is sealed when it’s released.
5. Every joint is cleaned, set to depth and sealed with the specified product.
6. Snags are cleared and the package signed off with our 12-month guarantee.

What you’ll pay

Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.

What you get with us

• One contact handling all your sites
• Public liability insurance in place
• 12 months’ guarantee on every job
• Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible

Get a fixed quote

Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.

Around Slough

Around Slough, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Herschel Grammar School, St Michael and All Angels and Westgate School, among other places. Nearby too are Herschel Park (1.1 miles south-east), The Godolphin Junior Academy (0.6 miles north) and The Moon and Spoon pub (0.6 miles south-east). For rail, the closest station is Slough station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Upton Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Taplow Lake and Burnham Beeches.

After the work

After handover, these steps help:

• Keep finished joints away from paint, plaster and scrapers
• Get the mastic subcontractor involved early in the programme
• Put any product change through the designer first
• Plan external elevations with the weather in mind

Brief the sparkle clean so they don’t scrape the new joints. Scrapers used on frames and worktops can nick or lift a new bead, so stick to soft cloths and gentle cleaners near sealant.

Sanitary joints that fail early become defects soon after occupation. Leaks behind showers and basins damage finishes and floors. Proper preparation, with the right silicone first time, keeps it off the defects list.

What sets the cost

The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:

• Location, for remote and island sites
• The site’s rules and procedures
• Phasing around occupants
• The size and state of each joint

The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.

Before you send an enquiry

Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:

• Clear photographs of the problem areas
• Asbestos survey details if the building is older
• The type of building and who uses it
• The postcode of the building

Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.