Mastic Sealing in Fareham
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Fareham. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Communal area joints that look neglected
Mastic sealing for businesses in Fareham
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Our process
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. Most work in Fareham is one building at a time: a school, a unit, an office or a block. We start with your photos, drawings or a site visit, then send a fixed quote.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Getting the site ready
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Move anything stored against the joints
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
How we handle mastic sealing in Fareham
Our clients include managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios. A planned, building-by-building programme often works better than reacting to each complaint, with each block quoted and scheduled in turn. We work on balcony and threshold joints, window and door perimeters on blocks and communal entrances and stairwells, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are movement joints with sealant missing and draught complaints from residents or tenants. For commercial sealant work in Fareham, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
For housing associations with stock in a town such as Fareham, mastic is easiest to handle as a planned programme. Work can move block by block, with you handling resident notices.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
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Common questions from Fareham clients
Is Blackbrook Business Park, near Fareham, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Fareham and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Blackbrook Business Park included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can being near the sea in Fareham affect the sealant we need?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes, that’s exactly who this service is for. Buildings are scheduled in turn with dates agreed in advance.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
Every block is different. We agree access with you at quote stage so there are no surprises.
Do you do block-wide mastic programmes?
Block-wide and estate programmes are common. You get a fixed quote per building or for the whole job.
What do you charge?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
After the work
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Avoid piecemeal callouts where you can
- Share your contractor requirements early
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
Ask residents or tenants to report draughts or leaks round windows early. Early reports catch failures before damage spreads.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Early resealing is far simpler than repairs inside.
Blocks and managed buildings in Fareham
The sea is no more than about 2 miles from Fareham. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first; plan inspections around that. Rainfall across the South East, Fareham included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Outside work still depends on dry joints, while the elevations that take the most sun tend to show hardened mastic first.
Buildings close to stations like Fareham station, less than half a mile to the east of Fareham, are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound. Churches, halls and community buildings such as St John The Evangelist are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Fareham is about 10 miles south-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. If you’re looking for mastic sealing in Fareham, we can help, as we do across Hampshire. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, Fareham among them. There’s a separate page for Portsmouth, about 6 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in PO16, PO14, PO15 and SO31 are within our area. Streets here include Delme Square, High Street and Brookmeadow, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. With the A27 and A32 nearby, Fareham is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Fareham, our area also takes in Fareham Common (1 mile east), Wallington (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile north-east), Peel Common (2 miles south) and Welborne (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west). Among the larger centres in Hampshire is Fareham, and we take on mastic joints for its commercial and public buildings.
Landmarks near Fareham
In Fareham, that means premises near Wykeham House School, The Lord Arthur Lee pub and Fareham Academy, among other places. Fareham has its own railway station: Fareham station. Other landmarks nearby include Carron Row Farm Museum (1.7 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (2 miles north). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
Common problems we fix in Fareham
Frames, panels and masonry expand and contract through the year, and every joint has to stretch and squeeze with them. 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:
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Landlords with units on estates such as Blackbrook Business Park (under half a mile north-west of Fareham) can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
How the job changes by surface
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Landlords with commercial portfolios have shopfronts, office entrances and external joints to look after. A planned programme suits multi-building portfolios.
Window and door perimeters on blocks
We normally work through a block’s windows in a planned order. How each joint is reached is agreed at quote stage.
Honest limits
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Materials that need asbestos testing before work
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Fareham
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells