Facade and window perimeter sealing in Ashford, Kent
Facade sealing in Ashford, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Cladding panel joints that have opened up
- Perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away
- Staining on stone next to old sealant
Need facade sealing in Ashford?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Cost factors for facade joints
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Which sealant the job calls for
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What we need to price the job
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email if you’d rather talk the job through.
Facade sealing in Ashford
External sealing depends on the weather more than most trades. The sealant needs a dry joint and temperatures inside the maker’s limits. We build that into the programme and tell you if the forecast changes the plan. If you have old perimeter mastic that has dried out and perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Ashford tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In a large town such as Ashford, plenty of construction is refurbishment: recladding units, new shopfronts, replacement windows. All of it ends in perimeter and panel joints that need correct sizing, backing and sealant.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Work on the window or framing system itself
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
If you are not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Ashford
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Shopfront frames
Common questions from Ashford clients
Is a hospital such as The One Ashford Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Ashford, such as Gallagher Retail Park?
Yes. We cover Ashford and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Gallagher Retail Park. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you just add new sealant on top?
No. Fresh silicone won’t grip cured silicone, so the existing bead is removed entirely and the joint cleaned back to sound material. That is what makes the new joint last.
Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?
In older non-domestic buildings, old sealant can contain asbestos. Check the asbestos register or survey before it is disturbed. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit.
What hours do you work?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we will schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Do you use silicone for external joints?
It depends on the joint, the substrate and any specification. BS EN 15651 Parts 1 and 2 cover facade and glazing sealants, and specifications often name them, and we work to what is specified.
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After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Brief window cleaners about newly sealed joints
- Share access with other external trades
- Clear debris that holds water against joints
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
Keep gutters, sills and drainage paths clear. Good drainage keeps water moving off the facade.
Get the joint design right when resealing: the right width, backing rod and a sealant with enough movement capability. A well-designed joint lasts longer than a like-for-like copy of a failed one.
From enquiry to sign-off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Town-centre jobs in Ashford can mean limited parking and loading, while out-of-town estates usually have yards and car parks. Either way, tell us what’s available.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- Failed sealant is cut out along its full length.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- A facade-grade sealant rated for the movement goes in, tooled to a concave profile.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Ask for a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
What the job involves on each surface
Cladding panel joints
Joints between cladding panels open and close with temperature. The sealant has to match the movement and the panel finish, often a low-modulus silicone or hybrid.
Coping and flashing joints
Not every coping or flashing leak is a sealant problem. We tell you if the fix is a roofing or metalwork job rather than a reseal.
Facade sealing in Ashford: the local picture
At about 48 miles from central London, Ashford is within reach of the capital. 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. A 2-mile radius around Ashford takes in a good number of hotels. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up.
Units on estates such as Gallagher Retail Park (to the south-east of Ashford) tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal. Projects at schools like Chilmington Green Primary School work to term dates, so mastic is programmed tightly. For a contractor at a hotel such as Castle Hotel (0.7 miles north of Ashford), the mastic often has to be finished before a reopening date.
Ashford is in Kent. We cover Ashford and the rest of Kent, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 48 miles from Ashford.
Postcode districts covered here: TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26. If your site is on Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road or close by, send details and we will quote for facade joints. Ashford sits on or close to the A20 and A28, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. If your building is just outside Ashford, we cover Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). A short drive away, we cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). Ashford is one of the busier places in Kent, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Local landmarks in Ashford
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Locomotive pub, Ashford Green Corridors and Ashford School, among other places. Ashford has its own railway station: Ashford International station. Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Ashford includes Hatch Park.