Aylesford mastic sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Aylesford and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Draughts at frames across a block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Mastic sealing near Aylesford
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- External wall and movement joints
About our mastic sealing in Aylesford
Most buildings come with mastic joints nobody has looked at since handover and it slowly wears out: window perimeters, door frames, external joints and communal junctions all rely on it. When it hardens, splits or pulls away, water and draughts follow, and occupiers start reporting it. We work on shopfronts below residential blocks, window and door perimeters on blocks and balcony and threshold joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are failed external movement joints and a mix of products and colours from past repairs. Most enquiries from Aylesford start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Places the size of Aylesford typically have some housing association stock, small blocks and mixed-use buildings. Their window perimeters and external joints need renewing as the mastic ages.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: 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
- Aylesford (ME20)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Different surfaces, different methods
Tenement and older buildings
Some old mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos, so we check the asbestos register or survey first. If it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Estate-wide resealing programmes
A programme can start with the worst buildings and work down. Quotes can be per block or for the full programme.
Questions we’re asked in Aylesford
Can work in a care setting near Aylesford go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Is South Aylesford Retail Park, near Aylesford, within your area?
Yes, sites like South Aylesford Retail Park are within our area, along with the rest of Aylesford. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Yes. We survey and price each building, then work through them in order, and the programme can start with the worst.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. If old sealant is suspected, work stops until it’s tested, and the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
We do. Managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios are our main clients for this work, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Is mastic sealing guaranteed?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee and we hold public liability insurance.
Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we’ll look at it. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
Left open, joint edges in render, brick or frames can deteriorate. Once that happens, repairs come before resealing.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Aylesford need work too, visits can be combined. Mention the building’s opening times and we’ll work within them.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- We agree the programme and dates with you.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Quotes
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Advice
When to call us in Aylesford
Previous repairs often sealed new mastic over old. New sealant won’t grip failed sealant, so these repairs rarely last.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Failed external movement joints
If you look after a block within reach of Aylesford station, less than half a mile to the north-west of Aylesford, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Proof of insurance
Nearby places to Aylesford
What else we do in Aylesford
Blocks and managed buildings in Aylesford
Central London is about 28 miles from Aylesford. Managed blocks of flats are a big part of commuter-belt property. Rainfall across the South East, Aylesford included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Outside work still depends on dry joints, and elevations facing the sun and the prevailing weather are typically where frame mastic ages first.
Property owners at sites such as South Aylesford Retail Park, under half a mile south-west of Aylesford, can have mastic renewed between lettings. Churches, halls and community buildings such as Aylesford Church are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Aylesford is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. If you’re looking for mastic sealing in Aylesford, we can help. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Aylesford. There’s a separate page for London, about 28 miles away.
We take on mastic joints across the ME20 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Station Road, High Street and Hall Road. Close to Aylesford, our area also takes in Ditton (1 mile west), Allington (1 mile south-east), East Malling (2 miles west), Well Street (2 miles south-west) and Fant (2 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Aylesford
Recent enquiries here include premises near Aylesford School, The Chequers pub and Ditton Quarry, among other places. There’s a railway station in Aylesford itself: Aylesford station. A little further out are Allington Castle (1.7 miles east) and Medway megaliths (1.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Aylesford includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.