Woking facade sealing
Facade joint and window perimeter sealing on commercial buildings in Woking. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Draughts around frames and panels
- Facade joints cracked through the middle
Need facade sealing in Woking?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Facade sealing for commercial buildings in Woking
A good facade joint depends on design as much as product. The width has to suit the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability, and closed-cell rod sets the depth, keeping the bond to two faces, often at around 2:1 width to depth, as the manufacturer advises. Site teams most often ask us about water coming in around window frames and old perimeter mastic that has dried out, on coping and flashing joints, cladding panel joints and shopfront frames. For commercial sealant work in Woking, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Business parks and retail centres around large towns like Woking are refurbished and reclad as tenants change. Each job leaves facade and perimeter joints that need the right sealant, backing rod and depth.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
Aftercare for building managers
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Ask about asbestos in pre-2000 mastic
- Note when each elevation was last resealed
- Avoid patch repairs on failed facade joints
- Combine resealing with other works that need access
Hold back any cleaning crew until the joints have had their stated cure time. Keep high-pressure jets and strong chemicals away from new sealant.
Don’t wait for a full elevation to fail. Small repairs stop small leaks becoming large ones behind the facade.
What happens if it’s left?
Every shower drives water through a split perimeter bead. Behind the frame, that can mean damp plaster, stained ceilings, corroded fixings and damaged insulation. Resealing now costs less than repairing interiors later. Businesses in Woking often have several buildings with joints of a similar age. Renewing them in one programme saves time later.
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Diagnose, treat, 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 work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Jobs in a large place like Woking are often on business parks, retail sites or campuses with their own sign-in and permit rules. Send the site rules with your enquiry and we will plan to them.
- We look at the joints, the drawings and the access before pricing.
- Failed sealant is cut out along its full length.
- 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.
- We walk the finished joints with you before handing over.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Advice
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- How accessible the joints are
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How much existing material needs removing
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Details that help us quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The postcode of the building
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
Different surfaces, different methods
Window and door perimeters
Window and door perimeters make up most facade sealing work. A low-modulus, neutral-cure product suits most frame-to-wall joints finished to throw water off the joint.
Precast concrete panels
Concrete edges can be dusty or weak. Faces are cleaned to sound concrete, and damaged edges are reported first.
Places near Woking
What else we do in Woking
Facade sealing around Woking: what changes locally
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Woking. Hotel extensions and refits usually have to fit around bookings, so mastic dates are tight. Woking is about 24 miles from central London. Towns within reach of London tend to keep building, from flats to offices and schools, and each scheme needs its mastic sealed to programme.
New wings at hospitals like Woking Community Hospital (0.7 miles east of Woking) bring long runs of window and panel joints to seal. On a campus such as University of Surrey, 4.8 miles south of Woking, new teaching buildings and residences are typically built and refurbished around the academic year. When a college such as Woking College (to the south-east of Woking) builds or refurbishes, the mastic package typically has to fit around students and staff.
Woking is about 24 miles south-west of London, in Surrey. Any commercial site in Woking is covered. Our Surrey coverage takes in 379 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Reading is covered too, around 20 miles from Woking.
Anyone looking for facade sealing in GU21, GU22, GU24 and GU3 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your site is on High Street, Market Walk and Gloucester Square or close by, we can quote for facade joints. You will find Woking on or near the A247 and A320, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Woking, our area also takes in Goldsworth Park (1 mile west), St John's (1 mile west), Horsell (1 mile north-east), Westfield (1 mile south-east) and Mimbridge (2 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Guildford (5 miles south), Camberley (7 miles west), Epsom (13 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (14 miles east) and Egham (8 miles north). Woking ranks among the main centres of Surrey, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Landmarks near Woking
Around Woking, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Red Lion pub, Woking High School and Hoe Valley Linear Park and the streets around them. Woking’s nearest station is Woking station, roughly 0.7 miles east. Nearby you will also find The Peacocks (0.6 miles east) and The Hockey Museum (0.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Brookwood Lye.
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Joints too narrow for the movement they take, which need redesign
- Providing access systems for the work
- Render or concrete edges that have broken away
If you are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Coping and flashing joints
- Perimeter joints where frames meet the structure
- Cladding panel joints
- Shopfront frames
- Window and door perimeters
- Stone and brick facade joints
Common questions from Woking clients
Would you work within a site like Woking Community Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Surrey for the vacation?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Do you seal facades in winter?
Wet joints or temperatures outside the product’s range mean waiting. We plan for weather and keep you updated throughout the job.
Do you work in Woking?
Yes. Sites across Woking are covered, and the same phone number covers every area.