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Mastic Sealing in Oxfordshire

Mastic sealing in all 423 towns and villages of Oxfordshire, with every joint properly prepared, quoted before any work starts and a 12-month guarantee.

Mastic Sealing in Oxfordshire

Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.

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Mastic sealing in every part of Oxfordshire

Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quote.

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Mastic sealing in Oxfordshire: how it works

Blocks are lived in, so access and disruption have to be thought through. Dates, areas and the order of work are agreed with you in advance, giving you what you need to notify residents. Entrances and stairwells are kept in use while we work. We work on external wall and movement joints, communal entrances and stairwells and shopfronts below residential blocks, and what we are called in for most is occupiers reporting cold air round windows and repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings.

When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, and the work typically takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building.

  1. We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
  2. We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
  3. The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
  4. We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
  5. Backing rod and primer go in as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
  6. Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.

What affects the price in Oxfordshire

Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.

What you get with us

  • Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
  • Commercial sealant work since 2005
  • Fully insured, including public liability cover
  • RAL and finish matching where the product range allows

Get a fixed quote

Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.

Local landmarks in Oxford

In Oxford, that means premises near Headington Rye Oxford, Alexander Library of Ornithology and South Park. You’ll also find East Oxford Primary School (under half a mile south-west), Cheney School (under half a mile east), The Star pub (under half a mile west) and St Clement's Church (under half a mile north-west). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Warneford Hospital (under half a mile east) and Rumble Museum (under half a mile east). Not far away are CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Headington Hill.

Mastic sealing across Oxfordshire: the area picture

Portfolio owners and agents in Oxfordshire can bring buildings in places such as Oxford, Banbury and Didcot under one programme and one quote. Residents are given notice through you, and work moves building to building.

The South East is one of the UK’s drier regions, but external sealing in Oxfordshire still needs a dry joint and the right temperature, and damp or frosty mornings can hold it up.

Oxford: Churches, halls and community buildings such as St Clement's Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time. Landlords with units on estates such as Templars Shopping Park (1.3 miles south-east of Oxford) can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.

Why act early?

Sealing over failed mastic looks tidy for a while. It doesn’t bond and typically fails within a short time. Full removal and proper preparation is what lasts.

Questions to ask before you book

  • What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
  • How they’ll work around occupants
  • Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
  • How the existing material will be dealt with

Doing it in-house

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.

Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.

Work for main contractors and building owners

If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.

As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.

Keeping the joints sound

Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:

  • Share your contractor requirements early
  • Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
  • Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
  • Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings

Encourage occupiers to report water or draughts at frames. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.

Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. A programme can start with the worst buildings so spending is spread.

Surface by surface

Communal areas

Communal areas stay in use while we work. We work in sections so access is never blocked.

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. Colours are confirmed for the product used.

FAQs: Oxfordshire

How long does a typical visit take?

We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.

Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?

No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.

How do you choose the sealant?

If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.

How do you handle work on occupied blocks?

We plan around people living or working in the building. Dates and areas are agreed with you so residents or tenants can be told, and entrances stay in use.

Can you work to our specification?

Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.

Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?

Yes. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords and work can be quoted per building or as a whole.

Does the weather affect the work?

Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.

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