Facade Sealing in Hothfield
Looking for facade sealing in Hothfield? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
- Patch repairs that keep failing
- Gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels
Facade sealing for businesses in Hothfield
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re 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 Hothfield can be grouped with others nearby. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We start with photos, drawings or a visit to see the joints and agree access.
- We confirm the joint type, movement and the specified product.
- Failed beads are removed in full.
- Primer is applied where the maker specifies it.
- Backing rod is fitted and the new sealant gunned in and tooled.
- We go over the completed work with you before leaving.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Facade sealing in Hothfield, done properly
We don’t install glazing systems or replace glass. We handle the sealant joints that surround those elements: perimeter joints where frames meet the structure, panel joints and window perimeters with products suited to facade or glazing perimeter joints. We work on window and door perimeters, shopfront frames and stone and brick facade joints, and what we’re called in for most is air leaks through failed facade joints and previous reseals run over old sealant. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hothfield tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a site near Hothfield, the mastic visit is planned so the right sealants, primers and backing rod are on hand, timed to the stage the job has reached. Send drawings or photographs and the programme and we’ll quote to suit.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Place
- Hothfield (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Hothfield
Could you schedule work at a campus like Ashford College for the vacation?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Is a hospital such as William Harvey Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Do you provide access for facade work?
That comes down to the access arranged for the job. Share what access exists or is planned when you send details, and we’ll plan the work with you.
Can you just add new sealant on top?
No. New sealant won’t hold on old sealant, so the old bead is cut away. That is what makes the new joint last.
Do you use silicone for external joints?
It depends on the joint, the substrate and any specification. Specifications often refer to BS EN 15651-1 for facade sealants or BS EN 15651-2 for glazing.
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Keep the sealant details on the building file
- Confirm the survey covers external sealants in older buildings
- Inspect facade joints on a regular cycle
- Avoid patch repairs on failed facade joints
After heavy weather, check vulnerable elevations for signs of water inside. An early report usually means a small reseal rather than a bigger repair.
Planned resealing is cheaper than reacting to leaks. Inspect regularly and reseal sections as they start to fail.
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Water getting in through cracked render or porous masonry
- Work on the window or framing system itself
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Cladding panel joints
- Coping and flashing joints
- Shopfront frames
- Window and door perimeters
- Stone and brick facade joints
Different surfaces, different methods
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.
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.
New build and refits around Hothfield
Hothfield is about 46 miles from central London. Building activity in the commuter belt runs from new flats near stations to business park refurbishments, and each scheme needs its mastic sealed to programme. Rainfall across the South East, Hothfield included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. 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.
Further education sites such as Ashford College (2.9 miles south-east of Hothfield) are extended and refurbished from time to time, with mastic often programmed into the summer break. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like St. Georges Business Centre (to the south-east of Hothfield) brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.
Hothfield is about 3 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We send applicators to Hothfield for facade joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, Hothfield among them. London is covered too, around 46 miles from Hothfield.
Work on facade joints is covered throughout TN26, whatever the building. For a building on The Street, Sackville Close and Beech Drive or nearby, we can quote for facade joints. We also cover Tutt Hill (1 mile north), Ram Lane (1 mile north), Potters Corner (1 mile east), Westwell Leacon (2 miles north) and Godinton (2 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (3 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north) and Hythe (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Hothfield
Hothfield’s nearest station is Charing station, about 2.9 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find County Square (2.7 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (4.6 miles south-east).
What we’re called out for in Hothfield
When the sealant tears down its centre, it has normally been asked to move more than it can. The joint may be too narrow, the bead too thin or the sealant the wrong movement class.
Look out for the following:
- Cold air coming in at window perimeters
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
- Failed sealant on precast panel joints
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
Hospital estates such as William Harvey Hospital (4.6 miles south-east of Hothfield) tend to grow and change in phases, often next to occupied wards, so facade and perimeter sealing has to fit the estates team’s plan.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their public liability cover