Fords Farm mastic sealing
Mastic sealing in Fords Farm, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Mastic sealing in Fords Farm
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Different surfaces, different methods
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Commercial occupiers usually stay open during the work so the work is phased.
Communal areas
Joints at low level in communal areas take knocks from bins, bikes and buggies, so they often need renewing sooner.
Mastic sealing in Fords Farm
In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos-containing material isn’t something we do. If you are dealing with movement joints with sealant missing and a mix of products and colours from past repairs, we can help. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Fords Farm it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Older buildings and conversions around places like Fords Farm mix old masonry with newer frames. The mastic there needs to suit both surfaces.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Fords Farm (RG30, RG31)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as British Estates Business Park, near Fords Farm?
Yes. We cover Fords Farm and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as British Estates Business Park. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a smaller place like Fords Farm outside your area?
Not at all. Fords Farm is within our area. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
When is resealing likely to be due?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
Asbestos removal isn’t part of our work. If old sealant is suspected, work stops until it’s tested in line with the dutyholder’s asbestos management.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work typically takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
How much does the work cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Commercial clients in Fords Farm
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Looking after the joints
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Log resealing dates block by block
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
Ask residents or tenants to report draughts or leaks round windows early. A quick report keeps a small repair small.
One failed perimeter usually means others on the same building are close so a single failure is a sign to check the rest. Doing them together saves going back again and again.
Planned mastic for Fords Farm portfolios
Fords Farm lies roughly 40 miles out from central London. Managed blocks of flats are a big part of commuter-belt property; their frame mastic often ages block-wide. Fords Farm is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. Outside work still depends on dry joints, and the sunniest, most exposed sides of a building typically need attention first.
If you are responsible for a building such as St Matthew's, frame and door mastic needs the same attention as any other property. Buildings close to stations like Reading Green Park station, 1.4 miles south-east of Fords Farm, are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound.
Fords Farm is about 2 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. Fords Farm sits inside our coverage and the rest of West Berkshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our West Berkshire coverage takes in 140 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Postcode districts covered here: RG30 and RG31 for mastic joints. Buildings on Low Lane, Mill Lane and Bath Road are within our area. If your building is just outside Fords Farm, we cover Horncastle (1 mile north), Southcote (1 mile east), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile west) and Calcot (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Newbury (13 miles west), Thatcham (10 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles south-west), Speenhamland (13 miles west), Shaw (13 miles west) and Burghfield Hill (3 miles south-west). Fords Farm ranks among the main centres of West Berkshire, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings.
Landmarks near Fords Farm
Recent enquiries here include premises near Prospect School, Elvian School and Calcot Park. For rail, the closest station is Reading Green Park station, about 1.4 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Beaumys Castle (4.8 miles south-east) and Battle Hospital (1.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Fords Farm include South Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we will tell you if so)
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Fords Farm
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
What we are called out for in Fords Farm
In communal areas, joints take knocks from bins, bikes, buggies and deliveries, with joints near the floor and around doors suffering most. Cleaning products add to the wear.
Things that normally lead to an enquiry:
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- Complaints coming in block by block
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Movement joints with sealant missing
Student blocks close to universities like University of Reading (to the east of Fords Farm) are easiest to work on between tenancies.
Comparing quotes
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
How a job runs
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work usually takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building. Several jobs near Fords Farm can be grouped on one trip. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Before we start on site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.