Mastic contractors in Hicks Forstal
Planning work on a mastic package in Hicks Forstal? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- A long mastic snag list close to completion
- Different trades sealing to different standards
- Sanitary sealant damaged by following trades
Need construction mastic in Hicks Forstal?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Questions we’re asked in Hicks Forstal
Do you cover business parks and estates near Hicks Forstal, such as Buddy's Retail Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Hicks Forstal and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Buddy's Retail Park included. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
How long does a typical visit take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes whatever the programme allows, since the work follows the trades as areas are released. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
What does a mastic package normally include?
Window and door perimeters, internal decorators’ caulk where specified, sanitary joints, kitchens, movement joints and snagging. We price to the specification and drawings.
Construction mastic for commercial buildings in Hicks Forstal
A typical mastic package covers more than window perimeters: external door and window perimeters, internal decorators’ caulk where specified, sanitary joints in bathrooms and washrooms, kitchen worktops and splashbacks, and snagging before handover. Splitting those between trades often leaves gaps in responsibility, and one applicator team gives a consistent finish. If you have snag items on joints that need redoing before handover and sanitary sealant damaged by following trades, we can put it right, on window and door perimeters, floor and skirting junctions and internal decorators’ caulk alike. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Hicks Forstal from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Construction in and around smaller places such as Hicks Forstal is often barn conversions, small groups of houses or extensions to halls and schools. Each still needs a proper mastic package: window perimeters, facade joints and internal sealant to the specification.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Hicks Forstal (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Stick to the specified sealant rather than a generic substitute
- Release areas for mastic once other trades have finished in them
- Flag uneven or tapered frame gaps early
- Allow flexibility for external sealing in damp or cold weather
A new structure shifts as it loses construction moisture. The right product in each joint copes with that. If that happens, let us know.
Frames with gaps too wide for sealant need sorting before the mastic goes on. Sealant stretched over an oversized gap won’t last, so the installer needs to correct it first. We flag them as soon as we see them.
Different surfaces, different methods
Internal decorators’ caulk
Caulk is easy to apply badly. A neat, consistent caulk line makes the decorators’ job quicker.
Snagging before handover
Damaged, missed or untidy joints make up most snag lists. Snagging can be included or priced separately, depending on what suits the programme.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Rework caused by others damaging completed areas
- Deciding which fire-stopping product a penetration needs
- Defective windows, doors or glazing units (the supplier or installer’s job)
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Hicks Forstal
- Cladding and panel joints
- Brick and block movement joints
- Sanitary and kitchen joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Internal decorators’ caulk
- Floor and skirting junctions
On site: what to expect
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For a building around Hicks Forstal, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- First we take quantities off the drawings and read through the specification.
- You receive a fixed quote listing scope, products and phasing.
- You tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we confirm it with the quote.
- Areas are sealed plot by plot or floor by floor as the trades hand them over.
- Each joint is prepared, backed to depth and sealed in the product the specification names.
- We close out snagging and hand over with a 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a 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 us.
Advice
Contractors’ notes for Hicks Forstal
The sea is no more than about 3 miles from Hicks Forstal. On a coastal site, facade and perimeter joints face driven rain and, closer to the beach, salt, and the sealant, primer and backing need choosing with that in mind. Rainfall across the South East, Hicks Forstal included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Winter mornings still bring frost and condensation on frames and panels, so the external programme keeps a little slack.
University estates such as University of Kent (to the south-west of Hicks Forstal) tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal. Hospital estates such as Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, 2.6 miles to the north of Hicks Forstal, tend to grow and change in phases, often next to occupied wards, so facade and perimeter sealing has to fit the estates team’s plan. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Buddy's Retail Park, 1.7 miles south of Hicks Forstal, brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.
Hicks Forstal is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Across the CT3 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Hicks Forstal is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. Our London page has more on work in that area.
Business premises anywhere in CT3 are within our area for mastic packages. Nearby places we also cover include Calcott (1 mile south-west), Herne Common (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile north) and Bullockstone (1 mile north-west) for mastic packages. Further afield, our area takes in Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Hicks Forstal
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Curtis Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Hicks Forstal is Sturry station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (4.6 miles south-west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Places near Hicks Forstal
What else we do in Hicks Forstal
Why it’s worth doing now in Hicks Forstal
On a refurbishment, there’s a choice between resealing existing frames and replacing them. Sound frames often need only a new perimeter seal and that’s a far smaller job. If the frame is life-expired, we’ll tell you. Halls, stores and units around places like Hicks Forstal may not be checked every day, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Resealing early avoids that.
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What you get with us
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- One number for every site we cover
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Work for main contractors and building owners
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Hicks Forstal can form part of a wider programme across Kent.