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West Sussex · England

Construction and new-build mastic in Crockerhill, West Sussex

Construction mastic for Crockerhill, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.

  • External joints sealed in damp or cold conditions that are now failing
  • Window and door perimeters that won’t pass inspection
  • Existing joints on a refurb that need cutting out and resealing
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Send details
Photos, drawings or a schedule, or we visit.
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Get a quote
Scope agreed and priced before anything starts.
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We seal
CSCS-carded applicators, the right product for each joint.
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Guaranteed
Signed off, with 12 months’ guarantee.
Covering the South East & Scotland
Constructionline member
£5m public liability

Need construction mastic in Crockerhill?

Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.

Cost factors for mastic packages

Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:

  • Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
  • How much there is to seal
  • Access and working height
  • The site’s rules and procedures

Pricing mastic packages depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.

Details that help us quote

To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:

  • The postcode of the building
  • Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
  • Specification clauses that apply
  • Anything awkward about access or site hours

A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.

Construction mastic in Crockerhill

Mastic follows everyone else, which means it absorbs every delay upstream. The sequence is set with the site team and updated as plots or floors are handed over and we don’t seal before other trades have finished in an area. That keeps the work right first time and saves rework. We work on sanitary and kitchen joints, cladding and panel joints and brick and block movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are inconsistent sealant finishes from plot to plot and snag items on joints that need redoing before handover. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Crockerhill, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.

In the countryside around places like Crockerhill, conversion schemes put new frames into old stone, flint, brick or timber. Those joints need a sealant that suits an uneven, sometimes porous surface, and often a colour chosen for the building.

Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.

Mastic Doctor team members lined up next to their branded vans outside an office building
Location
Crockerhill (PO18)
Region
West Sussex
Guarantee
12 months on every job
Price
Quoted before any work starts
Call
01277 525 020
Last updated
3 November 2026

FAQs: Crockerhill

Is a smaller place like Crockerhill outside your area?

No. Places such as Crockerhill are covered as much as the big towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.

Can work at a site such as University of Chichester fit around teaching?

Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.

Do you guarantee new-build sealant work?

Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee from sign-off. Damage by others after we have finished isn’t covered.

Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?

We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards. Public liability insurance is in place.

How do I request a quote?

The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.

Do you offer coloured sealant?

Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.

Can you clear a mastic snag list before handover?

Yes. Share the list and photographs, and a fixed quote follows.

General trades versus a specialist

What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.

For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.

Sites and facades in and around Crockerhill

Crockerhill lies roughly 51 miles out from central London. Commuter-belt towns tend to see a steady flow of new flats, offices and commercial schemes, and each scheme needs its mastic sealed to programme. Rainfall across the South East, Crockerhill included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. That doesn’t stop wet spells, or frosty starts that leave panels too damp to seal, so external mastic is timed for workable conditions and agreed with the site manager.

Units on estates such as Chichester Business Park., 0.9 miles west of Crockerhill, tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal. When a school such as Tangmere Primary Academy is extended or refurbished, the mastic package is often squeezed into the holidays. Historic houses such as Goodwood House, 2.6 miles north-west of Crockerhill, are a reminder of the older buildings in the wider area, where sealing against old stone, brick or timber needs compatible products.

Crockerhill is about 4 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We cover Crockerhill, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Crockerhill is one of 373 places in West Sussex on our list for mastic packages. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (17 miles or so).

Anyone looking for construction mastic in PO18 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We also cover East Hampnett (1 mile south-west), Norton (1 mile south-east), Aldingbourne (1 mile south), Nyton (1 mile south-east) and Westergate (2 miles south-east) for mastic packages. A short drive away, we cover Worthing (13 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (4 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles south-east) and Rustington (8 miles east).

Around Crockerhill

Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Ormiston Six Villages Academy and The Winterton Arms Public House. Crockerhill’s nearest station is Barnham station, about 2.7 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Tote Copse Castle (1.4 miles south) and Chichester Centre (3.7 miles west). The countryside around Crockerhill includes Levin Down.

Map of Crockerhill © OpenStreetMap contributors

Surface by surface

Fire-rated sealant where specified

Fire-rated sealant forms part of some packages, installed to the product’s tested detail where it is specified. Fire stopping design belongs to the designer and building control and we install what’s specified.

External facade and movement joints

External movement joints often need primer, depending on the substrate. We prime where the manufacturer specifies and work only when conditions suit.

Diagnose, treat, sign off

Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For work around Crockerhill, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.

  1. Drawings, specification and programme come to us.
  2. Quantities are measured and a fixed price returned.
  3. We agree with the site team which areas come first.
  4. Each area is sealed when it’s released.
  5. Joints are prepared, backed and sealed to the specification.
  6. After snagging, the work is handed over under our 12-month guarantee.

Before we start on site

  • Share the asbestos register for older buildings
  • Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
  • Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints

Get a fixed quote

Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.

Get a quick quote

Advice

When it isn’t the sealant

Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:

  • Designing joint widths or choosing the specification (that sits with the designer)
  • Frames fitted out of tolerance
  • Fire-stopping design or sign-off (that’s for the designer, fire engineer and building control)

Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.

Surfaces we seal

  • Brick and block movement joints
  • Cladding and panel joints
  • Internal decorators’ caulk
  • Floor and skirting junctions
  • Sanitary and kitchen joints
  • Window and door perimeters

For managing agents and facilities managers

Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.

Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.

Accreditations

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