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Hampshire · England

Fareham Common facade sealing

Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings throughout Fareham Common and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.

  • Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
  • Leaks at window and door perimeters
  • Cold air coming in at window perimeters
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Send details
Send the specification, photos or a marked-up plan.
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Get a quote
One fixed quote covering the agreed scope.
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We seal
Failed joints cut out, faces prepared, new sealant laid.
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Guaranteed
12-month guarantee on our workmanship.
Covering the South East & Scotland
CHAS & Constructionline
£5m public liability

Facade sealing for businesses in Fareham Common

Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.

Quoting for work in Fareham Common

These are the things that shape the price:

  • Any access equipment needed
  • Distance, for remote addresses
  • Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
  • How much there is to seal

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 to include in your enquiry

Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:

  • Any specification or named product
  • A wide shot and a close-up of the area
  • Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
  • Anything awkward about access or site hours

Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.

About our facade sealing in Fareham Common

Every facade quote starts with how the joints will be reached. Let us know what access exists or is planned, and any site rules we need to work around, so the price covers the real job. If you have leaks at window and door perimeters and cladding panel joints that have opened up, we can help. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Fareham Common is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.

Around places like Fareham Common, a lot of construction is the conversion of older buildings, and the sealant at those junctions has to cope with two materials that move differently.

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 are upfront about that.

Mastic Doctor team members lined up next to their branded vans outside an office building
Place
Fareham Common (PO16, PO14)
Wider area
Hampshire
Guarantee
12 months on every job
Price
Quoted before any work starts
Phone
01277 525 020
Page updated
3 November 2026

Questions we are asked in Fareham Common

Can work at a site such as Fareham College fit around teaching?

Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.

Does the sea air around Fareham Common change the choice of sealant?

It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.

Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?

No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.

How soon can the area be used again?

Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.

How many days will you need on site?

We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.

Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?

In older non-domestic buildings, old sealant can contain asbestos. The dutyholder’s asbestos register should be checked first; if it’s suspected, work stops until it has been tested. Removal of asbestos isn’t something we do.

Will rain stop the work?

Rain and frost can pause external sealing. We plan for weather and keep you updated as the work goes on.

What we can’t put right

Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:

  • Work on the window or framing system itself
  • Render or concrete edges that have broken away
  • Providing access systems for the work

If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer before you book.

Where we work in Fareham Common

  • Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
  • Stone and brick facade joints
  • Shopfront frames
  • Window and door perimeters
  • Coping and flashing joints
  • Cladding panel joints

Building and refurbishing in Fareham Common

Fareham Common is within about 1 mile of the coast. Coastal exposure means perimeter and cladding joints work harder than on an inland job, which puts weight on correct joint sizing, priming and a sealant suited to the exposure. The area within 2 miles of Fareham Common holds a number of hotels. Hotel extensions and refits usually have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.

Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as The Red Lion Hotel (under half a mile south of Fareham Common), usually run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Broadcut Retail Park, less than half a mile to the north of Fareham Common, brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.

Fareham Common is about 1 mile east of Fareham, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Fareham Common, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small.

Anyone looking for facade sealing in PO16 and PO14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Bath Lane, Osborn Road and High Street or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for facade joints. You will find Fareham Common on or near the A32. We also cover Wallington (1 mile north-east), Fareham (1 mile west), North Fareham (1 mile north), Boarhunt (2 miles north-east) and Crockerhill (2 miles north) for facade joints. Further afield, our area takes in Gosport (3 miles south), Havant (8 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles north-east), Totton (15 miles west) and Chandler's Ford (13 miles north-west).

Around Fareham Common

Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Harrison Primary School, The Red Lion Hotel and Cams Hill School. The closest station to Fareham Common is Fareham station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Portchester Castle (2.8 miles east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (2.6 miles west). Open spaces near Fareham Common include West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.

Map of Fareham Common © OpenStreetMap contributors

Why it’s worth doing now in Fareham Common

A few metres of new sealant compare well with replacing ceilings, linings or damaged stock. Water through a failed joint rarely stays where it starts, often turning up far from the joint. A failed joint lets water into a building whatever its size. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.

Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.

Why choose Mastic Doctor in Fareham Common

  • Constructionline member
  • Public liability insurance in place
  • Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
  • Our applicators hold CSCS cards

Read what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.

On site: what to expect

On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking longer on a full elevation than on a handful of window perimeters, and it always depends on dry weather. For a site in Fareham Common, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Clear photos and measurements help us bring the right products.

  1. Photos, drawings or a visit tell us about the joints and the access.
  2. Product choice follows the joint’s movement and substrate.
  3. Failed beads are removed in full and both faces cleaned back.
  4. Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
  5. Backing rod is fitted and the new sealant gunned in and tooled.
  6. The finished joints are checked with you.

Before we start on site

  • Agree which areas must stay open
  • Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
  • Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000

Getting a fixed quote

For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.

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Commercial clients in Fareham Common

Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.

Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.

Do you need facade sealing in Fareham Common?

Most facade joints fail through age and weathering. UV and weather harden the sealant until it can’t stretch with the building.

It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:

  • New sealant peeling off old mastic
  • Cold air coming in at window perimeters
  • Damp patches beside frames after rain
  • Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters

Projects at colleges like Fareham College (to the west of Fareham Common) tend to run to term dates, so the mastic is planned tightly.

What to look for in a quote

  • Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
  • What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
  • The named product and why it was chosen
  • Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?

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