Facade Sealing contractors in Forge Wood
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Forge Wood. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Sealant pulling away from frames or panels
- Old perimeter mastic that has dried out
Facade sealing for Forge Wood sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Our process
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a site in Forge Wood, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- 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.
- We walk the finished joints with you before handing over.
Before we start on site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Getting a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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About our facade sealing in Forge Wood
Most facade joint failures trace back to the joint, not just the sealant. Joint width needs to match how far the joint moves and how far the sealant can stretch, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces, often at around 2:1 width to depth, as the manufacturer advises. Site teams most often ask us about damp patches beside frames after rain and sealant pulling away from frames or panels, on shopfront frames, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and coping and flashing joints. Searching for sealant specialists in Forge Wood? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Conversions around smaller places like Forge Wood often join new frames to old masonry or timber, and the sealant at those junctions has to cope with two materials that move differently, in a colour the planners or architect are happy with.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Forge Wood (RH10, RH6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
- Installing or repairing glazing systems
- Leaks from roofs, gutters or failed flashings rather than sealant joints
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Coping and flashing joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Shopfront frames
- Window and door perimeters
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Cladding panel joints
For managing agents and facilities managers
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Doing it in-house
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.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Common questions from Forge Wood clients
Will you take on work at estates like Forge Wood Industrial Estate, close to Forge Wood?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Forge Wood, Forge Wood Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Could you schedule work at a campus like Crawley College for the vacation?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Do you install glazing systems?
No. Glazing, windows and glass replacement aren’t part of our work. We seal the joints around them, such as perimeter joints where frames meet the structure.
Should we check old sealant for asbestos?
For older buildings, yes, check before work starts. The dutyholder holds the asbestos register, so ask for it before we start. Suspect material is left alone until it has been tested.
Do you run new sealant over the existing bead?
No. Fresh silicone won’t grip cured silicone, so the existing bead is removed entirely. That is what makes the new joint last.
Maintenance after handover
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Brief window cleaners about newly sealed joints
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
- Report water ingress at frames as soon as it shows
Include facade joints in your planned maintenance inspections. Signs to look for are cracking, edges lifting, chalking and stiffness; note where they appear.
Tie resealing in with redecoration, cladding repairs or other access. One set-up for several trades saves money and cuts time on site.
Towns and villages near Forge Wood
Also in Forge Wood
Contractors’ notes for Forge Wood
Forge Wood is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. That doesn’t stop wet spells, or frosty starts that leave panels too damp to seal, so we time external mastic for dry faces and agree it with the site team. Forge Wood has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotel refurbishments often run to tight programmes between busy periods, and perimeter and sanitary sealant has to keep up.
Projects at schools like Forge Wood Primary School work to term dates, so mastic is programmed tightly. When units on a site such as Forge Wood Industrial Estate (0.5 miles west of Forge Wood) are refurbished or reclad, the panel joints and window perimeters are part of the mastic package. Hotel extensions and refits, at places such as Sandman Signature London Gatwick Hotel, which lies south-west of Forge Wood, typically run between busy periods, so the sealing is squeezed into short windows.
Forge Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Any commercial site in Forge Wood is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 373 places in West Sussex, large and small. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page, about 21 miles away.
We cover the RH10 and RH6 postcode districts. If your site is on Moore Road, Steers Lane and Radford Road or close by, we can quote for facade joints. We also cover Tinsley Green (1 mile north), Pound Hill (1 mile south), Shipley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Copthorne (1 mile east) and Three Bridges (1 mile south) for facade joints. Further afield, our area takes in Horsham (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
Around Forge Wood
In Forge Wood, that means premises near Worth Park Gardens, The Greyhound pub and The Gatwick School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Three Bridges station, roughly 1.4 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Crawley Museum (2.1 miles south-west) and Langley Green Hospital (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Tilgate Lake.
Different surfaces, different methods
Coping and flashing joints
Sometimes the coping or flashing itself has failed. We tell you if the fix is a roofing or metalwork job rather than a reseal.
Brick and stone facades
Joints in natural stone need care to avoid staining. We use a product suitable for the stone where the specification names one, with masked edges for a clean line.