Adur mastic sealing
Need mastic sealing in Adur? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Damp patches beside frames
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Failed external movement joints
Mastic sealing for Adur sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our mastic sealing in Adur
For blocks and buildings in Adur and across West Sussex, the process is the same: you send details, we return a fixed quote, the joints are resealed and the 12-month guarantee follows. A list of buildings, a few photos and approximate joint numbers are enough for a quick quote or we can visit. The enquiries we see most involve damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors and leaks at window and door perimeters, across communal kitchens and washrooms, external wall and movement joints and balcony and threshold joints. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Adur from the first photographs to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Rural conversions near places like Adur often set modern frames into older stone, flint or brick. Perimeter mastic there has to grip an uneven face and suit the building’s character.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Adur (BN43, BN15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Block-wide mastic in Adur
Adur sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather usually needs its mastic renewed first; plan inspections around that. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. Outside mastic still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, while the elevations that take the most sun tend to show hardened mastic first.
Older buildings near Adur, from historic houses such as Portslade Manor, 3.2 miles to the east of Adur, to more modest stock, need compatible products when frames are resealed. Site managers at schools like The Sir Robert Woodard Academy can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
Adur is about 1 mile north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. We cover Adur and the rest of West Sussex, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, including Adur. We also cover Brighton, some 7 miles away.
If you need mastic sealing in BN43 and BN15, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Steyning Road, Coombes Road and Mill Hill, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Adur are covered too, including Old Shoreham (1 mile south), Shoreham-by-Sea (1 mile south-east), Castle Town (2 miles north), Kingston by Sea (2 miles east) and Southwick (3 miles south-east). A short drive away, we cover Horsham (15 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles west).
Around Adur
We work on buildings around Sussex Pad pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham-By-Sea station, about 1.5 miles south-east. A little further out are Steyning Museum (2.9 miles north-west) and Old Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Lancing Ring and Mill Hill.
Also in Adur
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Certain joints really need a specialist: 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.
How a job runs
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Rural sites near Adur may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- We strip out the old sealant.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Adur
Occasionally the substrate fails, not the sealant, such as crumbling render, brick arrises or frame edges. We’ll tell you if the joint edges need repairing before resealing.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
Landlords with units on estates such as Dolphin Industrial Estate, 2 miles south-east of Adur, can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.
Before you book anyone
- Their public liability cover
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
Work for main contractors and building owners
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Adur can form part of a wider programme.
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
Add mastic joints to your cyclical inspections. Check for splits, open joints, brittle mastic and lifting edges, and note the building and elevation.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down the list.
How the job changes by surface
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Where retail and residential share a building, so phasing has to suit both. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.
Tenement and older buildings
Stone needs a neutral-cure product and we choose accordingly.
Your questions answered
Do you work for managing agents with blocks near Shoreham-By-Sea station?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Does a coastal location like Adur affect which sealant is used?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. Buildings are scheduled in turn so you can plan around it.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
What about access for upper-floor joints?
Every block is different. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so the fixed quote reflects it.
Will residents or tenants be disturbed?
The work is planned around occupiers. Dates and areas are agreed with you so residents or tenants can be told and communal access is kept open.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.