Facade Sealing contractors in Graffham
Facade sealing for Graffham, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
Facade sealing near Graffham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What affects the price in Graffham
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Any access equipment needed
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Removal of failed or old sealant
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What to include in your enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Your programme or deadline
- The site address and postcode
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Facade sealing in Graffham, done properly
We don’t install glazing systems or replace glass. What we seal are the joints around them: perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, panel joints and window perimeters with products suited to facade or glazing perimeter joints. If you have hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes and cladding panel joints that have opened up, we can put it right, on perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, stone and brick facade joints and shopfront frames alike. Whoever orders the work in Graffham, the brief is usually the same: 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 Graffham bring stone, flint, brick and timber up against new glazing. A product that grips an irregular face, with a colour that suits the building’s character, is normally what’s needed.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Graffham (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Smaller jobs around Graffham can be grouped with others nearby. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We start with photographs, drawings or a visit to see the joints and agree access.
- Product choice follows the joint’s movement and substrate.
- Failed beads are removed in full.
- Primer goes on where the product data asks for it.
- Rod goes in to fix the depth, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- We go over the completed work with you before leaving.
Getting the site ready
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Request a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
Advice
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Common problems we fix in Graffham
New sealant run over old sealant rarely holds. Fresh silicone won’t stick to cured silicone.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
When a school such as Graffham CofE Infant School is extended or refurbished, the mastic package is often squeezed into the holidays.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Surface by surface
Render and coated surfaces
Paintable sealants exist for joints that will be coated. The choice depends on the specification and finish.
Coping and flashing joints
Where the specification calls for sealant at copings or flashings, we can seal them. These joints take full exposure to weather.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Confirm the survey covers external sealants in older buildings
- Plan facade sealing alongside redecoration
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
Keep gutters, sills and drainage paths clear. Sealant copes better when water runs off the facade as designed rather than sitting against the joints.
Coordinate facade sealing with other external works. Sharing the access keeps the cost down and cuts time on site.
Facade sealing around Graffham: points for this area
Graffham sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Still, external mastic needs dry faces within the maker’s temperature limits, which isn’t every day, so we time external mastic for dry faces and agree it with the site team. Central London is about 46 miles from Graffham. Towns within reach of London tend to keep building, from flats to offices and schools, so mastic packages have to keep pace with busy programmes.
With historic properties like Cowdray House (to the north-west of Graffham) in the area, refurbishment work often meets old masonry that needs compatible sealants. For a contractor working at a hospital such as Midhurst Community Hospital, which lies north-west of Graffham, perimeter and facade sealing is planned around patients and deliveries.
Graffham is about 9 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Our applicators travel to Graffham for work on facade joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, Graffham among them. Portsmouth is covered too, some 20 miles away.
Anyone looking for facade sealing in GU28 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Guillods Cottages and St Giles Place are within our area. If your building is just outside Graffham, we cover East Lavington (1 mile south-east), Duncton (2 miles east), Selham (2 miles north), South Ambersham (2 miles north) and Rotherbridge (3 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (11 miles south), Chichester (9 miles south-west), Selsey (15 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east) and Rustington (12 miles south-east).
Around Graffham
We work on buildings around The Woodman pub and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Coultershaw Heritage Site (3.1 miles north-east) and Midhurst Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Levin Down and Graffham Common.
FAQs: Graffham
Can the mastic package for our job in Graffham follow the site programme?
Yes, we work to the programme and the sequence the site sets. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Midhurst Community Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Should we check old sealant for asbestos?
It’s worth checking in any building from before 2000. The duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder. Suspect material is left alone until it has been tested.
Can you just add new sealant on top?
No. Overlaying is a shortcut that peels away quickly. We remove the failed sealant, clean the faces, set the depth and reseal.