Facade and window perimeter sealing in Maypole, Greater London
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Maypole. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Damp patches beside frames after rain
- Perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away
Facade sealing in Maypole
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our facade sealing in Maypole
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 perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and sealant pulling away from frames or panels, we can help. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Maypole, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
A great deal of London construction is refurbishment of occupied or part-occupied buildings, alongside new blocks. New frames, overcladding and fit-outs all end in perimeter and facade joints, frequently with occupants close by, so tidy, well-planned work matters.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: 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.
- Location
- Maypole (BR6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Do you work in London buildings with loading restrictions?
Yes, we plan every London job around the building’s own access rules. Say when the building is occupied and when it’s quiet, and we’ll plan accordingly. The ULEZ covers the whole of Greater London, which we allow for
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Chelsfield Park Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Can you fit around our working hours?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we will schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Places near Maypole
What else we do in Maypole
When to call us in Maypole
A frequent fault is a bead stuck to the joint’s rear face as well as its sides. Without rod or bond-breaker tape, the bead is held back and tears as the joint moves.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Perimeter sealant that has split or peeled away
- Air leaks through failed facade joints
- Gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
Maypole is inside London’s ULEZ, as is the rest of Greater London; tell us about loading bays, goods lifts and parking when you send details.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Doing it in-house
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Walk the elevations once or twice a year
- Combine resealing with other works that need access
- Avoid harsh cleaners on facade sealant
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
Blocked sills and gutters push water at the joints. Sealant copes better when water runs off the facade as designed rather than sitting against the joints.
In pre-2000 buildings, check the asbestos register before old sealant is cut out. Some older mastics contain it, and if it’s suspected, we stop until it has been tested.
From enquiry to sign-off
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Planning a London job such as one in Maypole starts with access: booked loading, goods lifts, the building’s permit system and a spot to keep materials. Give us the hours we can be on site and we’ll schedule to suit.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- 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.
- Closed-cell rod fixes the depth, and the sealant grips two sides only.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.
Related advice
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, with masked edges for a clean line.
Coping and flashing joints
Not every coping or flashing leak is a sealant problem. We tell you if the fix is a roofing or metalwork job rather than a reseal.
What sealant work can’t fix
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Damaged frames that need replacing
- Damp caused by condensation inside the building
- Joints too narrow for the movement they take, which need redesign
If you are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Coping and flashing joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Window and door perimeters
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Shopfront frames
- Cladding panel joints
Contractors’ notes for Maypole
As part of Greater London, Maypole is inside the ULEZ, which applies to every van on site. London sites also mean booked deliveries and limited storage, which the mastic programme has to allow for.
Extensions at sites like Chelsfield Park Hospital (under half a mile north-west of Maypole) usually sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules. Units on estates such as Nugent Retail Park, 2.9 miles to the north-west of Maypole, tend to be reclad and refitted as tenants change, and each job leaves cladding and perimeter joints to seal.
Maypole is about 3 miles south-east of Orpington, in Greater London. We cover commercial sites throughout Maypole. Across Greater London, 764 places are covered, Maypole among them. For work in that direction, see our London page.
Commercial sites across BR6 are covered. For a building on Jubilee Road, Hollybush Lane and Maypole Road or nearby, we can quote for facade joints. Just outside Maypole, we also work in Bopeep (1 mile south), Well Hill (1 mile east), Chelsfield (1 mile north-west), Badgers Mount (1 mile south) and Goddington (1 mile north-west). A short drive away, we cover London (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (14 miles north-west), Stockwell (14 miles north-west), Orpington (3 miles north-west) and Plaistow (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Maypole
Recent enquiries here include premises near Harris Academy Orpington, Hewitt's Chalk Bank and The Bo-Peep pub, among other places. The closest station to Maypole is Knockholt station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lullingstone Castle (2.4 miles east) and Orpington Hospital (2 miles west). Open spaces near Maypole include The Warren and Summer Hill.