Frating facade sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Frating and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Previous reseals run over old sealant
- Weathered joints at frame-to-structure perimeters
- Draughts around frames and panels
Need facade sealing in Frating?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our facade sealing in Frating
External joints face UV, rain, temperature swings and building movement all year, so they don’t last indefinitely. Life depends on movement, weathering, product choice and the quality of the original work. When it fails, the whole bead is cut away and the joint rebuilt. If you are dealing with cold air coming in at window perimeters and old perimeter mastic that has dried out, we can put it right, on perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, cladding panel joints and shopfront frames alike. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Frating is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around smaller places like Frating, building work normally means conversions of farm buildings, a few new houses or an extension to a hall or school. Each still needs a proper mastic package: window perimeters, facade joints and internal sealant to the specification.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Frating (CO7)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Facade sealing around Frating: points for this area
Frating lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, which puts weight on correct joint sizing, priming and a sealant suited to the exposure. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. Winter mornings still bring frost and condensation on frames and panels, so the external programme keeps a little slack.
On a campus such as University of Essex, 3.5 miles to the west of Frating, new teaching buildings and residences are normally built and refurbished around the academic year. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Plough Road Business Centre, 2 miles east of Frating, brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme. Extensions at sites like Essex County Hospital, 6 miles west of Frating, normally sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules.
Frating is about 3 miles east of Wivenhoe, in Essex. Commercial clients in Frating use us for work on facade joints, as part of our coverage of Essex. Across Essex, 644 places are covered, Frating among them. Sites around London have their own page, about 54 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: CO7 for facade joints. Streets here include Church Road and Rectory Road. If your building is just outside Frating, we cover Frating Green (1 mile north-east), Balls Green (1 mile north-east), Thorrington (1 mile south-east), Hare Green (2 miles north-east) and Great Bentley (2 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south-east), Harwich (11 miles north-east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (4 miles north-west) and Tiptree (12 miles west).
Around Frating
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Kings Arms and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Alresford station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (2.4 miles west) and Essex County Hospital (6 miles west). Not far away are Cockaynes Wood.
What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Joints whose design needs changing by the specifier
- Arranging specialist high-level access, which is planned with the client
- Installing or repairing glazing systems
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Shopfront frames
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Coping and flashing joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Stone and brick facade joints
Why deal with it now?
Leaving failed perimeter sealant also makes the eventual job bigger: edges get wet, render and timber deteriorate and frames can move. Acting at the first sign of splitting keeps the fix simple. Halls, stores and units around places like Frating may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why us?
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Constructionline member
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Commercial clients in Frating
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Frating can form part of a wider programme across Essex.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Don’t wait for a second leak before calling
- Note when each elevation was last resealed
- Check the asbestos register before old mastic is disturbed
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
Hold back any cleaning crew until the joints have had their stated cure time. Pressure washers and harsh cleaners can damage a fresh bead and tell your cleaning contractor.
In pre-2000 buildings, check the asbestos register before old sealant is cut out. Some older mastics contain it, and work stops until it’s tested if it’s suspected.
Questions about Frating
Does a coastal location like Frating affect which sealant is used?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Essex County Hospital, something you do?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Do we need an asbestos check before resealing?
It’s worth checking in any building from before 2000. The dutyholder holds the asbestos register. If asbestos is suspected, work stops until it is tested.
Can you work on upper floors?
Access is planned with you before we quote. Tell us about access: existing scaffold, what you are arranging and any site restrictions, and we’ll price the work around it.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
Also in Frating
On site: what to expect
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself usually taking anything from a single day to several weeks, depending on joint lengths, access and the weather. For work around Frating, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we review photographs, drawings or what we saw on a visit, and agree how each joint will be reached.
- The old bead is cut away completely, not overlaid.
- Joint faces are cleaned to firm, sound material, with primer where the sealant maker specifies it.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Ask for a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
How the quote is worked out
Before we quote, we look at:
- The total length or number of joints
- The product specified
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Access and working height
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Any specification or named product
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.