Hicks Forstal mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Hicks Forstal and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings
Mastic sealing in Hicks Forstal
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle mastic sealing in Hicks Forstal
Most buildings come with mastic joints nobody has looked at since handover, and it ages quietly: it sits round windows and doors, along external joints and through communal areas. When it hardens, splits or pulls away, water and draughts follow, and occupiers start reporting it. If you’re dealing with damaged joints in communal entrances and corridors and draught complaints from residents or tenants, we can help, on communal kitchens and washrooms, shopfronts below residential blocks and external wall and movement joints alike. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Hicks Forstal from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
For owners with a single building near Hicks Forstal, we plan to finish in one visit where possible. Send photos of the frames and joints and we will give a fixed quote.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Hicks Forstal (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Blocks and managed buildings in Hicks Forstal
Hicks Forstal lies within about 3 miles of the sea. For owners and agents with buildings near the sea, exposed elevations are where frame mastic fails first, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. Hicks Forstal lies roughly 54 miles out from central London. Commuter-belt towns tend to have plenty of managed blocks near stations and town centres, and window and balcony mastic on them tends to age at the same rate.
If you manage student housing near a university such as University of Kent, 3.8 miles south-west of Hicks Forstal, the summer turnaround is the time for mastic. Blocks of flats and mixed-use buildings often cluster around stations such as Sturry station (to the south of Hicks Forstal) and their window and balcony mastic tends to age at the same rate across a building.
Hicks Forstal is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Looking for mastic sealing in Hicks Forstal? We can help, as we do across Kent. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 54 miles from Hicks Forstal.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout CT3, for business premises of every kind. Just outside Hicks Forstal, we also work in Calcott (1 mile south-west), Herne Common (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile north) and Bullockstone (1 mile north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles west).
Around Hicks Forstal
Recent enquiries here include premises near Curtis Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sturry station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (4.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Questions we are asked in Hicks Forstal
Is Hicks Forstal too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can being near the sea in Hicks Forstal affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Does the weather affect the work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Do you work with property factors and landlords?
We do. Most of our mastic sealing is for agents, factors, housing associations and portfolio landlords, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
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 take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
For managing agents and facilities managers
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Cost factors for mastic joints
To price the job, we consider:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
What to include in your enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Your programme or deadline
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The postcode of the building
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email us.
Do you need mastic sealing in Hicks Forstal?
Sunlight and weather break mastic down over time. It stiffens, stops stretching and cracks most of all on the sunniest and most exposed elevations.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
- Movement joints with sealant missing
- A mix of products and colours from past repairs
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
If your remit includes a building such as Spires Academy, frame and door mastic can be programmed for the holidays.
What to look for in a quote
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
Aftercare for building managers
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we’ll look at it. Beyond that, routine checks spot the next round of repairs.
Failed mastic often goes unnoticed until heavy rain finds it. Acting at the first signs keeps it a straightforward reseal and saves internal repairs.
Our process
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. If others near Hicks Forstal need work, visits can be combined. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
- A fixed quote follows, split by block or building if that suits you.
- The sequence and the dates are fixed with you, giving you what you need to notify occupiers.
- Failed mastic is removed and the faces taken back to sound, dry material.
- Deep joints get backing rod, faces are primed if the manufacturer specifies it, then the joint is sealed and tooled.
- Finished joints are looked over and the 12-month guarantee confirmed.
Preparing the site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.