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Construction Mastic in Tongham

Mastic packages for new-build and refurbishment projects across Tongham, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.

  • Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone
  • New external sealant already peeling away
  • Bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean
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Send details
Photos, drawings or a schedule, or we visit.
2
Get a quote
One fixed quote covering the agreed scope.
3
We seal
Prepared joints, the specified product, a tidy finish.
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Guaranteed
Signed off, with 12 months’ guarantee.
Covering the South East & Scotland
CHAS accredited
£5m public liability

Need construction mastic in Tongham?

Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

What we’re called out for in Tongham

Swapping the specified sealant for a cheaper general-purpose product is a common cause of failure. A sealant that isn’t right for the substrate or the movement will fail ahead of time. We use what’s specified, and any substitute goes to you for acceptance.

Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:

  • Bath and shower joints scraped during the final clean
  • Old sealant on a refurbishment that needs stripping before new work
  • A mastic package split between trades with no clear owner
  • Frame gaps too wide for sealant alone

Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Manor Farm Business Centre (to the south of Tongham) brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.

What to look for in a quote

  • Their public liability cover
  • Their approach to joint depth and backing
  • Their pre-qualification and accreditations
  • How the joint faces will be prepared and primed

How to choose a sealant contractor

Construction mastic in Tongham, done properly

A typical mastic package covers more than window perimeters: 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. If you have mastic snags holding up handover and sealant knocked or painted over by other trades, we can put it right. Searching for sealant specialists in Tongham? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.

Around places like Tongham, a lot of construction is the conversion of older buildings, which leaves joints between old walls and new frames that need a sealant able to take the movement, in a colour the planners or architect are happy with.

Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.

Where
Tongham (GU10)
Region
Surrey
Guarantee
12 months on our workmanship
Quote
A fixed quote before we start
Phone
01277 525 020
Page updated
3 November 2026
The Mastic Doctor team standing beside their branded vans outside an office building

Quoting for work in Tongham

These are the things that shape the price:

  • The product specified
  • The site’s rules and procedures
  • Location, for remote and island sites
  • Access and working height

Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.

Before you send an enquiry

It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:

  • Access details, including height
  • The type of building and who uses it
  • Any dates the work must fit around
  • The asbestos register, for older buildings

To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. You can also send details through our quote form.

Commercial clients in Tongham

For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.

When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.

Diagnose, treat, sign off

A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes anything from a day of snagging to several weeks of plot-by-plot sealing on a phased scheme, and we clear our waste as we work. For a job in Tongham, the main thing is a clear picture of the work. You will then get a fixed price for the work.

  1. We walk the site or review drawings to understand the package.
  2. A fixed quote sets out scope, products and phasing.
  3. Paperwork is agreed and applicators are inducted on site.
  4. We seal plot by plot or floor by floor in line with the programme.
  5. Any frame gaps or issues outside our scope are flagged to the site team.
  6. The package is closed out, snags cleared and backed by our 12-month guarantee.

Preparing the site

  • Flag any permit to work we will need
  • Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
  • Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed

Quotes

Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email us.

Ask for a quote

Advice

Honest limits

Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:

  • Damage to finishes by other trades after we’ve sealed
  • Approving fire stopping as compliant
  • Frames fitted out of tolerance

If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.

What we seal

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

Mastic packages on Tongham sites

Rainfall across the South East, Tongham included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Still, external mastic needs dry faces within the maker’s temperature limits, which isn’t every day, so we time external mastic for dry faces and agree it with the site team. Tongham has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.

Further education sites such as Aldershot College (to the north of Tongham) are extended and refurbished from time to time, with mastic often programmed into the summer break. Hotels like Hog's Back Hotel, 0.7 miles south-east of Tongham, rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor.

Tongham is about 1 mile south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. If you are looking for construction mastic in Tongham, we can help, as we do across Surrey. 379 places across Surrey fall within our area, Tongham among them. We also cover Reading, some 18 miles away.

Business premises anywhere in GU10 are within our area for mastic packages. If your site is on The Street, Chester Way and Lambourne Way or close by, we can quote for mastic packages. Sites close to Tongham are covered too, including Sandy Cross (1 mile south), Ash (1 mile north-east), Seale (1 mile south-east), Ash Green (1 mile north-east) and Badshot Lea (1 mile west). Nearby towns on our patch include Guildford (7 miles east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north), Farnham (3 miles south-west), Frimley (6 miles north) and Haslemere (10 miles south).

What’s near Tongham

Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Aldershot Park, The White Hart pub and Ash Manor School and the streets around them. Tongham’s nearest station is Ash station, roughly 1.4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Farnham Castle (3.2 miles west) and Guildford Hospital (5.3 miles east). The countryside around Tongham includes Aunt's Pool and Hog's Back.

Map of Tongham © OpenStreetMap contributors

Site staff or a sealant specialist?

Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.

Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.

Your questions answered

Can you work on a hospital site such as Farnham Community Hospital?

Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.

Do you cover business parks and estates near Tongham, such as Manor Farm Business Centre?

Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Tongham, Manor Farm Business Centre among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.

Can the building stay open while you work?

Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.

Can you fit around our working hours?

Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we will plan around them. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

What do you charge?

Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with a description of the work.

Can you seal external joints in wet or cold weather?

External sealing goes ahead only with a dry joint inside the product’s temperature range. Sealing in poor conditions risks adhesion failure, so we wait rather than redo work.

How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?

Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.

Accreditations

Trusted. Accredited. Insured.