Arlington mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Arlington and across East Sussex. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Need mastic sealing in Arlington?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Smaller jobs around Arlington can be grouped with others nearby. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- We agree the programme and dates with you.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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About our mastic sealing in Arlington
We work for building owners, landlords with commercial or block portfolios, managing agents and housing associations. Many prefer a planned programme to one-off visits, with each block quoted and scheduled in turn. We work on window and door perimeters on blocks, balcony and threshold joints and communal entrances and stairwells, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are leaks at window and door perimeters and draught complaints from residents or tenants. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Arlington is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
For owners with a single building near Arlington, we plan to finish in one visit where possible. Send photos of the frames and joints and we will give a fixed quote.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Arlington (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
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Doing it in-house
Redoing a failed joint normally 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.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Different surfaces, different methods
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Commercial occupiers typically stay open during the work so the work is phased.
External movement joints
Movement joints are cleaned out, backed with rod and resealed with a sealant of the right movement class.
Common problems we fix in Arlington
Sunlight and weather break mastic down over time. The surface chalks, the body stiffens and cracks appear, especially on south and west faces.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
- Damp patches beside frames
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
With historic buildings such as Michelham Priory, 1.5 miles to the north-east of Arlington, in the wider area, owners of older properties around Arlington should expect mastic to need a product that suits old masonry.
What your quote should include
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Their public liability cover
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Block-wide mastic in Arlington
The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. Outside work still depends on dry joints, and south- and west-facing elevations, which take the most sun and rain, often age first. Arlington lies roughly 47 miles out from central London. Commuter-belt towns tend to have plenty of managed blocks near stations and town centres.
Older community buildings, The Parish Church of St Pancras among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies. Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Berwick (Sussex) station (1.2 miles west of Arlington) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building.
Arlington is about 3 miles south-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Across the BN26 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 308 places in East Sussex. There’s a separate page for Brighton, roughly 14 miles from Arlington.
We take on mastic joints across the BN26 postcode area. If your building is just outside Arlington, we cover Wickstreet (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile west), Wilmington (2 miles south), Selmeston (2 miles west) and Milton Street (2 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Eastbourne (6 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-west), Lewes (8 miles west), Hailsham (3 miles north-east) and Crowborough (14 miles north).
Near you in Arlington
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Yew Tree Inn, among other places. Arlington’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 1.2 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Agricultural Museum (2 miles south) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (4.1 miles north-east). Not far away are Combe Hill.
When something else is needed
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we will tell you if so)
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Glazing that needs replacing
If you are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
What sets the cost
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Phasing around occupants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. Please tell us:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Specification clauses that apply
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Arlington: questions and answers
We manage a building near Berwick (Sussex) station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Will you take on work at estates like Berwick Court Farm Business Park, close to Arlington?
Yes. Our area takes in Arlington and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Berwick Court Farm Business Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you do block-wide mastic programmes?
We can. Each building is inspected, quoted and scheduled in turn, and the programme can start with the worst.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship and we hold public liability insurance.
Can weather delay the job?
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.
Is Arlington in your area?
Yes. We take on work across Arlington.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.