Facade Sealing contractors in Davington
Work needed on a facade joint in Davington? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- New sealant peeling off old mastic
- Staining on stone next to old sealant
Facade sealing for Davington sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Sites and facades in and around Davington
Davington lies within about 3 miles of the sea. 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. There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Davington. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
Older buildings in the area around Davington, such as Belmont House and Gardens, 3.7 miles to the south-west of Davington, need care when sealed: the product has to suit soft or historic materials. Projects at schools like Davington Primary School work to term dates, so mastic is programmed tightly. Hotels like The Ship Hotel, under half a mile south-east of Davington, rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor.
Davington is about 7 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Davington use us for work on facade joints, as part of our coverage of Kent. Across Kent, 931 places are covered, including Davington. We also cover London, around 44 miles from Davington.
Postcode districts covered here: ME13. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Ham Road, Back Lane and Quay Lane and the roads nearby. We also cover Faversham (1 mile south-east), The Brents (1 mile east), Preston (1 mile south-east), Ospringe (1 mile south-west) and Oare (1 mile north) for facade joints. A short drive away, we cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Davington
In Davington, that means premises near The Bull Inn, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Oare Meadow and the streets around them. Davington’s nearest station is Faversham station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (4.2 miles south-west).
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Davington
We don’t install glazing systems or replace glass. We handle the sealant joints that surround those elements: perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, panel joints and window perimeters. If you’re dealing with perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away and unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation, we can put it right, on coping and flashing joints, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and shopfront frames alike. Most enquiries from Davington start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
For a contractor on a smaller site near Davington, one mastic visit at the right stage saves return trips. Tell us when scaffold comes down and when decoration finishes, and we’ll plan around those stages.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Davington (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Providing access systems for the work
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Coping and flashing joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Shopfront frames
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Cladding panel joints
Cost factors for facade joints
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Any access equipment needed
- How much existing material needs removing
Pricing facade joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The type of building and who uses it
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Different surfaces, different methods
Window and door perimeters
Window and door perimeters make up most facade sealing work. A low-modulus, neutral-cure product suits most frame-to-wall joints.
Perimeter joints at frames and structure
These frame-to-structure joints take a lot of movement and weather. We cut them out, prepare both faces and reseal to the specification.
Places near Davington
Other services in Davington
How a job runs
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before the next one starts. Several jobs near Davington can be grouped on one trip. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- We plan access and the order of elevations with the client.
- We only seal when joints are dry and within the product’s temperature range.
- We remove the old bead and check the edges are sound.
- Joints are cleaned, primed if required and fitted with backing rod.
- Sealant is gunned in and tooled hard onto both faces.
- Once signed off, the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Get a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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FAQs: Davington
Can you work to our programme on a site in or near Davington?
Yes. Send the programme and drawings, and we will plan the mastic to suit the stages. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Is a smaller place like Davington outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Do you use silicone for external joints?
Low-modulus, neutral-cure silicone suits many facade and perimeter joints. Hybrid or MS polymer, polyurethane and polysulphide sealants suit others, depending on the substrate and the specification.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Check the asbestos register before old mastic is disturbed
- Investigate damp beside windows promptly
- Avoid harsh cleaners on facade sealant
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
Anything drilled through a facade joint breaks the seal. Ask the installer to reseal it properly using a matching sealant.
Use each reseal to correct the joint: the right width, backing rod and a sealant with enough movement capability. Repeating a faulty detail just repeats the failure.
Work for main contractors and building owners
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Davington can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Kent.