Somers Town facade sealing
Work needed on a facade joint in Somers Town? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Failed seals around shopfront and entrance frames
- Hard, chalky sealant that no longer flexes
- Cold air coming in at window perimeters
Need facade sealing in Somers Town?
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
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. 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. For a job in Somers Town, access comes first. Give us the hours we can be on site and we will schedule to suit.
- Access, site rules and timing are settled with the client up front.
- We only seal when joints are dry and within the product’s temperature range.
- Each joint is cut out and the edges inspected.
- Joints are cleaned, primed if required and fitted with backing rod.
- Facade-grade sealant goes in and is tooled to a tidy concave profile.
- Once signed off, the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Advice
Facade sealing in Somers Town, done properly
Most facade joint failures trace back to the joint, not just the sealant. Joint width needs to match how far the joint moves and how far the sealant can stretch, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces with the ratio the sealant maker recommends, often around 2:1. We work on window and door perimeters, cladding panel joints and stone and brick facade joints, and what we are called in for most is previous reseals run over old sealant and gaps between rainscreen or cladding panels. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Somers Town, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Around Somers Town, as across London, much of the work is refurbishing existing buildings as well as building new ones. New frames, overcladding and fit-outs all end in perimeter and facade joints, frequently with occupants close by.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Somers Town (NW1W, NW1, W1T)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Facade sealing in Somers Town: the local picture
Every borough of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and that applies to contractors’ vehicles on any job in Somers Town. London sites also mean booked deliveries and limited storage, which the mastic programme has to allow for. There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Somers Town. Hotel extensions and refits typically have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight.
New wings at hospitals like St. Pancras Hospital (to the north of Somers Town) bring long runs of window and panel joints to seal. Recladding or extending a unit at a site like Roman Way Industrial Estate, 1.1 miles north-east of Somers Town, brings panel joints and frame perimeters into the programme.
Somers Town is about 1 mile north-west of St Pancras, in Greater London. Across the NW1W postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Somers Town is one of 764 places we cover in Greater London for facade joints.
We take on facade joints across the NW1W, NW1 and W1T postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include Euston Road, Duke's Road and Phoenix Road. With the A400 and A501 nearby, Somers Town is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Somers Town are covered too, including Euston (1 mile south), Kings Cross (1 mile east), Agar Town (1 mile north), Bloomsbury (1 mile south-east) and Fitzrovia (1 mile south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include London (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west) and Ruislip (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Somers Town
In Somers Town, that means premises near Regent High School, Wellcome Collection and Lewis Cubitt Park and the streets around them. Nearby too are UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (less than half a mile south) and Prince Arthur pub (under half a mile south-west). Somers Town has its own railway station: London Euston station. Other landmarks nearby include Brunswick Centre (0.6 miles south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (1.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Somers Town include Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
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Surface by surface
Cladding panel joints
Where panels are sealed rather than open-jointed, the bead is part of the weather line. Failed runs are cut out and rebuilt end to end.
Precast concrete panels
Precast arrises sometimes crumble or carry old residue. Faces are cleaned to sound concrete, and damaged edges are reported first.
Why act early in Somers Town
The longer a failed joint is left, the more the substrate suffers: wet edges break down, so repairs may be needed before resealing. Early action keeps it simple. Access in London is hard enough to arrange once, so it makes sense to deal with every failing joint while access is in place.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why appoint us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Common questions from Somers Town clients
Can you work at a site such as Roman Way Industrial Estate, by Somers Town?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Somers Town, Roman Way Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work in a London building with booked loading and goods-lift slots?
Yes, most London buildings have access rules of some kind, and we plan around them. The building manager’s rules go straight into our method. All of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and our planning allows for it
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, which many sites require.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
How do I request a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Joints too narrow for the movement they take, which need redesign
- Providing access systems for the work
- Damaged frames that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Somers Town
- Coping and flashing joints
- Window and door perimeters
- Cladding panel joints
- Shopfront frames
- Stone and brick facade joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
- Keep the sealant details on the building file
- Check that rainwater leaves the facade the way it was designed to
- Report water ingress at frames as soon as it shows
Anything drilled through a facade joint breaks the seal. Ask the installer to reseal it properly with a compatible product.
In pre-2000 buildings, check the asbestos register before old sealant is cut out. Older sealants can contain asbestos, and if it’s suspected, we stop until it has been tested.
What we’re called out for in Somers Town
Adhesive failure, where the sealant peels away from one face, typically comes from poor preparation. Contamination, moisture or skipping the primer the maker specifies leave a weak bond, and the joint opens with the first real movement.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Weathered facade joints that have lost their grip
- New sealant peeling off old mastic
- Discoloured or dirty facade joints
- Sealant pulling away from frames or panels
Work at a hotel such as St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, under half a mile east of Somers Town, tends to be programmed around bookings, mastic included.
What to look for in a quote
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How they’ll work around occupants