South East England and London

Mastic Sealing in Essex

Mastic sealing in all 644 towns and villages of Essex, with every joint properly prepared, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.

Need mastic sealing in Essex?

Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Get a quick quote 01277 525 020

Towns we cover in Essex

Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and send details for a fixed quote.

Larger towns

How mastic sealing works in Essex

In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops for testing if there’s any doubt. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. The enquiries we see most involve brittle perimeter mastic across a building and patchy repairs in mismatched sealant, on balcony and threshold joints, communal kitchens and washrooms and communal entrances and stairwells.

The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it.

First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
The sequence and the dates are fixed with you, giving you what you need to notify occupiers.
Old sealant is stripped and each face prepared back to firm material.
Backing rod and primer go in as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.

What affects the price in Essex

The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.

Why appoint us

One number for every site we cover
Colours confirmed for the specified product
A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
CHAS accredited

Ask for a 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, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.

Around Colchester

In Colchester, that means premises near Church of St Peter, Bull Meadow and The Bay And Say Public House, among other places. You will also find Colchester Sixth Form College (under half a mile north-west) and St John's Green Primary School (under half a mile south). Colchester has its own railway station: Colchester Town station. Nearby you will also find Lion Walk (less than half a mile south-east) and Essex County Hospital (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Colchester include Westhouse Wood.

For owners and agents in Essex

Across Essex, from Colchester, Chelmsford and Basildon outwards, managing agents, landlords and housing associations look after blocks, mixed-use buildings and estates. Mastic around frames, doors and on external joints wears out in time, and block-wide programmes deal with it in one go.

London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, though outside work in Essex still waits for dry faces, and cold mornings bring frost and condensation on steel and glass. Along the coast in Essex, hospitality buildings tend to be busiest in the summer months, which makes the quieter months a good time for sealant work.

Colchester: For agents with blocks near Colchester Town station, which lies south-east of Colchester, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go. Site managers at schools like Colchester Sixth Form College can fit frame mastic into the summer works.

General trades versus a specialist

Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.

There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.

When something else is needed

Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:

Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we’ll tell you if so)
Broken glass or failed sealed units
Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods

After the work

Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. We suggest:

Start inspections with the most exposed faces
Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings
Keep a record of when each building was resealed

Keep bins, bikes and deliveries away from low-level joints where you can. Damage at low level is the most common reason communal joints fail early.

Joints on a building age together, so it pays to look at the whole elevation. A planned reseal saves repeated visits.

Work for main contractors and building owners

We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Essex can form part of a wider programme across Essex.

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, plus a 12-month guarantee.

Signs you need mastic sealing

Communal entrances and corridors see a lot of wear, with joints near the floor and around doors suffering most. Cleaning products add to the wear.

It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:

No planned programme for sealant
Damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors
A mix of products and colours from past repairs
Leaks at window and door perimeters

FAQs: Essex

Do you need to see the site first?

Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.

How soon can the area be used again?

That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.

Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?

We’re CHAS accredited, a Constructionline member and carry public liability insurance. For specific documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.

Is mastic sealing guaranteed?

Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee and we hold public liability insurance.

How do you choose the sealant?

The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.

Does weather matter for sealant work?

Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.

Can you follow the specification on our project?

Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.