Facade Sealing contractors in East Lavant
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in East Lavant and across West Sussex. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
Facade sealing for businesses in East Lavant
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in East Lavant
External joints face UV, rain, temperature swings and building movement all year. How long a joint lasts depends on the movement it takes, its exposure, the product and how well it was installed. When the time comes, we cut the old sealant out completely and start again. Site teams most often ask us about perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away and draughts around frames and panels, across perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, stone and brick facade joints and coping and flashing joints. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in East Lavant tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Conversions of older rural buildings near smaller places such as East Lavant bring stone, flint, brick and timber up against new glazing. Those joints need a sealant that suits an uneven, sometimes porous surface, and often a colour chosen for the building.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Place
- East Lavant (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in East Lavant
The longer a failed joint is left, the more the substrate suffers: edges get wet, render and timber deteriorate and frames can move. Early action keeps it simple. Converted and older buildings near places like East Lavant tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why appoint us
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Colour agreed before work starts
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Keeping the joints sound
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Clear debris that holds water against joints
- Confirm the survey covers external sealants in older buildings
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
- Share access with other external trades
Record the sealant type and date on the building file. It helps when matching repairs or planning the next reseal without guesswork.
Use each reseal to correct the joint: correct depth, proper backing and a sealant that can take the movement. Repeating a faulty detail just repeats the failure.
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Replacing glass or failed glazing units
- Providing access systems for the work
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Shopfront frames
- Window and door perimeters
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Coping and flashing joints
Building owners, agents and FMs in East Lavant
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around East Lavant. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
From enquiry to sign-off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Jobs in and around smaller places like East Lavant are normally planned as a single visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we review photos, drawings or what we saw on a visit, and agree how each joint will be reached.
- Failed sealant is cut out along its full length.
- Both faces are cleaned and, where the product needs it, primed.
- Backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints, limits the depth.
- The new sealant goes in and is tooled firmly onto both faces.
- The completed runs are checked with you, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out any areas we must not close
Request a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with what you know.
Advice
New build and refits around East Lavant
East Lavant is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. Still, external mastic needs dry faces within the maker’s temperature limits, which isn’t every day, which is why external dates are agreed with the site manager. There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of East Lavant. Hotel extensions and refits typically have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
University estates such as University of Chichester (1.6 miles south of East Lavant) tend to have a rolling programme of new buildings and refurbishments, each with window perimeters and facade joints to seal. When units on a site such as Summersdale Retail Park, 0.7 miles south-west of East Lavant, are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package. For contractors at a college like Chichester College, 2.4 miles south of East Lavant, perimeters and internal sealant are timed for the holidays.
East Lavant is about 2 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. We cover East Lavant, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, including East Lavant. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area.
We take on facade joints across the PO18 postcode area. Among the streets we cover are Pook Lane, Fordwater Road and Shop Lane. Close to East Lavant, our area also takes in Mid Lavant (1 mile north-west), Westerton (2 miles south-east), Westhampnett (2 miles south-east), Waterbeach (2 miles east) and Maudlin (2 miles south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Bognor Regis (7 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Rustington (12 miles east), Storrington (15 miles east) and Angmering (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in East Lavant
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Royal Oak Public House and Bishop Luffa School, among other places. East Lavant’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 2.5 miles south. A little further out are Chichester Castle (2 miles south) and The Chichester City Museum (2.1 miles south). The countryside around East Lavant includes Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Your questions answered
Do you cover business parks and estates near East Lavant, such as Summersdale Retail Park?
Yes, sites like Summersdale Retail Park are within our area, along with the rest of East Lavant. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Do you run new sealant over the existing bead?
No. A bead run over old sealant soon lifts. We remove the failed sealant, clean the faces, set the depth and reseal.
Surface by surface
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.
Precast concrete panels
Joints between precast panels carry real movement. We use a sealant with the right movement capability, set over backing rod with primer where the product requires it.