Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Hare Hatch, Wokingham
Work needed on a mastic joint in Hare Hatch? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
- Old repairs sealed over failed mastic
- Failed external movement joints
Mastic sealing near Hare Hatch
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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, and the work usually takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. Smaller jobs around Hare Hatch can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. 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.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Request a quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
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How we handle mastic sealing in Hare Hatch
There isn’t one mastic for every joint on a building. Window perimeters and external joints often take a low-modulus neutral-cure silicone, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. Most enquiries involve brittle perimeter mastic across a building and movement joints with sealant missing, across shopfronts below residential blocks, window and door perimeters on blocks and communal entrances and stairwells. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hare Hatch tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Around smaller places like Hare Hatch, older walls fitted with newer windows are a familiar sight. Perimeter mastic there has to grip an uneven face and suit the building’s character.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Adding sealant to cyclical maintenance is an easy win. Waiting until leaks appear means working under pressure with less control over timing. For buildings around smaller places like Hare Hatch, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why us?
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
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.
Planned mastic for Hare Hatch portfolios
At about 32 miles from central London, Hare Hatch is within reach of the capital. Managed blocks of flats are a big part of commuter-belt property. Hare Hatch is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. External mastic still waits for dry faces and the right temperature, and the sunniest, most exposed sides of a building usually need attention first.
If your remit includes a building such as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, frame and door mastic can be programmed for the holidays. For agents with blocks near Wargrave station, 1.4 miles to the west of Hare Hatch, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. We cover commercial sites throughout Hare Hatch. Hare Hatch is one of 42 places in Wokingham on our list. We also cover Reading, some 7 miles away.
We take on mastic joints across the RG10 postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east) for mastic joints. Bigger towns within reach include Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south), Lower Earley (6 miles south-west) and Winnersh (5 miles south).
Landmarks near Hare Hatch
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School. The nearest railway station is Wargrave station, roughly 1.4 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Hare Hatch include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
FAQs: Hare Hatch
We manage a building near Wargrave station. Can you help?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Send the address, photographs of the elevations and your access arrangements, and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Is Hare Hatch off your patch?
No. Places such as Hare Hatch are covered as much as the big towns. 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.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We ask for the asbestos register or survey before work starts, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Will residents or tenants be disturbed?
Residents and tenants carry on as normal. We flag any areas that need internal access well before the dates so you can arrange it with occupiers.
Do you supply RAMS and insurance details?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. For specific documents, tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Avoid piecemeal callouts where you can
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- Have the asbestos survey to hand for older buildings
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we will look at it. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
Leaks at window perimeters spoil finishes and can affect frames. Resealing early keeps the job small.
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Common problems we fix in Hare Hatch
Much failed sealant was laid on dirty, dusty or damp surfaces. Where the faces weren’t cleaned or primed as specified, the bead peels off one side.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Student blocks close to universities like University of Reading (3.3 miles west of Hare Hatch) are easiest to work on between tenancies.
What your quote should include
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Their public liability cover
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- The named product and why it was chosen
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.