Facade and window perimeter sealing in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
Planning work on a facade joint in Seven Dials? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
- Cold air coming in at window perimeters
Facade sealing near Seven Dials
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Maintenance after handover
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. We suggest:
- Add perimeter sealant to planned maintenance checks
- Plan facade sealing alongside redecoration
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Note when each elevation was last resealed
Record the sealant type and date on the building file. It helps when matching repairs or planning the next reseal without guesswork.
Don’t wait for a full elevation to fail. A few metres resealed promptly can stop water damage spreading behind the facade.
Facade sealing in Seven Dials, done properly
Every facade quote starts with how the joints will be reached. Let us know what access exists or is planned, and any site rules we need to work around, so the price covers the real job. We work on cladding panel joints, perimeter joints where frames meet the structure and shopfront frames, and what we’re called in for most is draughts around frames and panels and gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Seven Dials is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
In a smaller place such as Seven Dials, construction tends to mean small housing schemes, conversions and extensions to community buildings. Small schemes still need window perimeters, facade joints and internal sealant done to the specification.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Where
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also near Seven Dials
Other services in Seven Dials
For managing agents and facilities managers
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How the job changes by surface
Window and door perimeters
Frames grow and shrink with temperature, and the perimeter joint has to follow. The rod limits depth, leaving the bead able to flex as the frame moves.
Precast concrete panels
Precast arrises sometimes crumble or carry old residue. We clean back to sound material and flag edges that need repair before sealing.
When to call us in Seven Dials
Most facade joints fail through age and weathering. UV and weather harden the sealant until it can’t stretch with the building, then it splits or peels.
Look out for the following:
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Cold air coming in at window perimeters
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Unsightly perimeter sealant on a visible elevation
Projects at colleges like Waterbear College Brighton (to the south-east of Seven Dials) tend to run to term dates, so the mastic is planned tightly.
Comparing quotes
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Proof of insurance
Contractors’ notes for Seven Dials
Seven Dials sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Schemes this close to the sea see their facade joints tested by wind and rain from the day they’re sealed, so joint design, primers and product choice deserve extra care. There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Seven Dials. Hotel schemes tend to have fixed reopening dates, so the mastic is programmed tightly with the other trades.
Extensions at sites like The Montefiore Hospital (to the west of Seven Dials) typically sit beside working departments, and the mastic follows strict access rules. Hotels like Abbey Hotel (less than half a mile south-west of Seven Dials) rarely close for long, so refurbishment mastic is phased floor by floor.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Commercial clients in Seven Dials can call on us for facade joints, as part of our coverage of Brighton and Hove. Seven Dials is one of 29 places in Brighton and Hove on our list for facade joints.
We cover the BN1, BN3 and BN50 postcode districts for facade joints. Streets here include Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue. With the A2010 nearby, Seven Dials is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Seven Dials, we cover West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). Bigger towns within reach include Portslade (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east).
Around Seven Dials
In Seven Dials, that means premises near Stanford Junior School, The Cow pub and St. Ann's Well Gardens, among other places. Seven Dials has its own railway station: Brighton station. Nearby you will also find Montefiore Hospital (less than half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). For a walk, there’s Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
From enquiry to sign-off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself usually takes anything from a single day to several weeks, depending on joint lengths, access and the weather, and we clear our waste as we work. Work in places the size of Seven Dials is planned as a single visit where we can. Clear photographs and measurements help us bring the right products.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Advice
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Centenary Industrial Estate, near Seven Dials?
Yes, sites like Centenary Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Seven Dials. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Does a coastal location like Seven Dials affect which sealant is used?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Do you work in Seven Dials?
Yes. Seven Dials is in our area. To discuss a job, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Can you work on upper floors?
That varies with the building and the access on offer. When you speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, describe the access, and we’ll agree the approach together.
Do you run new sealant over the existing bead?
No. A bead run over old sealant soon lifts. We remove the failed sealant, clean the faces, set the depth and reseal.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for 12 months. If our installation fails in that time, we return and fix it.
Do you take on small jobs?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Doing it in-house
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.