Almodington mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Almodington. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
Mastic sealing in Almodington
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing in Almodington, done properly
Treatment starts with a proper look: what has failed, what caused it and whether new sealant will actually solve it. Old mastic is removed entirely, the faces prepared, primer used where the maker specifies it and new sealant tooled in and backing rod used wherever a joint is deep. Site teams most often ask us about occupiers reporting cold air round windows and movement joints with sealant missing, on shopfronts below residential blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and window and door perimeters on blocks. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Almodington is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Rural conversions near places like Almodington often set modern frames into older stone, flint or brick. The mastic needs to suit an irregular masonry face and the look of the building.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Almodington (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Common problems we fix in Almodington
Buildings move with temperature and moisture, and the sealant takes up that movement. If the joint or the product wasn’t suited to the movement, it splits long before it should.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
Schools and community buildings such as Birdham CE Primary School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building.
What your quote should include
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Towns and villages near Almodington
What else we do in Almodington
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Commercial clients in Almodington
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Track which buildings were done and when
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Check sealant joints during planned building inspections
- Plan resealing building by building rather than complaint by complaint
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Silicone typically can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it.
The longer failed joints are left, the more likely the substrate edges break up. Once that happens, repairs come before resealing and the job grows.
Almodington: questions and answers
Do you work for managing agents with blocks near Chichester station?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Send the address, photos of the elevations and your access arrangements, and we will give a fixed quote.
Can being near the sea in Almodington affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
A 12-month guarantee covers our work. It covers our workmanship, not later building movement, damage or frame failures.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
Every block is different. How upper joints are reached is agreed before work is booked so the fixed quote reflects it.
What the job involves on each 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.
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Frames vary from uPVC to aluminium and timber, so the grade we pick has to bond to frame and wall alike. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Looking after buildings in and around Almodington
With the shore within about 3 miles, Almodington counts as a coastal location. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do, and they deserve more regular inspection. At about 59 miles from central London, Almodington is within reach of the capital. Commuter-belt towns tend to have plenty of managed blocks near stations and town centres; their frame mastic often ages block-wide.
Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Chichester station, 4.2 miles to the north-east of Almodington, and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building. Older community buildings, Earnley Church among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies.
Almodington is about 4 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. Commercial clients in Almodington use us for work on mastic joints. We work across 373 places in West Sussex, from busy centres to rural villages. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, about 11 miles away.
We cover the PO20 postcode districts. For a building on Second Avenue, Batchmere Road and Third Avenue or nearby, we can quote for mastic joints. Nearby places we also cover include Somerley (1 mile north-west), Earnley (1 mile south-west), Birdham (1 mile north), Highleigh (1 mile east) and Shipton Green (2 miles north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Bognor Regis (6 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (4 miles south-east), Littlehampton (13 miles east), Rustington (14 miles east) and Portfield (5 miles north-east).
Near you in Almodington
For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, roughly 4.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Pilsey Island.
How a job runs
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. If others near Almodington need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- A fixed quote covers the joints, products and order of work.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
What we need from you
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or email us.