Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Ferring, West Sussex
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Ferring and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- No planned programme for sealant
Mastic sealing for businesses in Ferring
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Ferring
Different joints need different sealants. Window perimeters and external joints often take a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone, while hybrid polymer sealants grip many materials and are often paintable, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. We work on communal entrances and stairwells, balcony and threshold joints and window and door perimeters on blocks, and what we are called in for most is repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings and draughts at frames across a block. For commercial sealant work in Ferring, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
In a smaller place such as Ferring, landlords and agents tend to look after small blocks, flats over shops, sheltered housing and commercial units. Their window perimeters and external joints need renewing as the mastic ages.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Ferring (BN12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Reacting to every complaint means sending someone out block by block. Planned resealing covers a whole building or estate in one go, under a single quote and a single programme. A failed joint lets water into a building whatever its size. Catching it early means a reseal rather than repairs.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Ferring
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
- Constructionline member
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Clear, fixed quotes
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
For managing agents and facilities managers
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Doing it in-house
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Frames, entrances and external joints in Ferring
Ferring is within about 1 mile of the coast. Sea-facing elevations take driven rain and salt, and their mastic shows it before the sheltered sides do; plan inspections around that. Ferring sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Even so, frame mastic only goes on in dry, workable conditions, and south- and west-facing elevations, which take the most sun and rain, often age first.
Historic properties like Ecclesden Manor, 1.6 miles north-west of Ferring, show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone. Site managers at schools like Ferring CofE Primary School can fit frame mastic into the summer works. If you own or manage units on a site such as Goring Business Park, which lies north-east of Ferring, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit.
Ferring is about 2 miles south-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Ferring can call on us for mastic joints, as part of our coverage of West Sussex. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, Ferring among them. We also cover Brighton, some 14 miles away.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout BN12. Among the streets we cover are Pebble Lane, Ferringham Lane and Grange Park, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Ferring, our area also takes in Kingston Gorse (1 mile south-west), Hangleton (1 mile north-west), West Kingston (1 mile west), Goring-by-Sea (1 mile east) and Angmering-on-Sea (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Bognor Regis (10 miles west), Chichester (15 miles west), Littlehampton (4 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles east), Lancing (6 miles east) and Rustington (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Ferring
Around Ferring, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Durrington Minature Railway and Chatsmore Catholic High School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Goring-By-Sea station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Rustington Museum (2.4 miles west) and Old Castle (2.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Ferring includes Highdown Hill.
What sealant work can’t fix
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Glazing that needs replacing
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Ferring
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
FAQs: Ferring
Will you take on work at estates like Goring Business Park, close to Ferring?
Yes. We cover Ferring and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Goring Business Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Does the sea air around Ferring change the choice of sealant?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
What will the job cost?
That depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
Yes, block and estate work is a core part of what we do. Buildings are scheduled in turn so you can plan around it.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Yes, planned programmes suit estates and portfolios. The quote can be split however suits your budgeting.
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What sets the cost
These are the things that shape the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Access and working height
- How much existing material needs removing
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The product your specification calls for
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Clear photos of the problem areas
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you, and each area is checked before we leave it. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Ferring need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- You get a fixed quote, per block or for the whole programme.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Quotes
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.