Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Hogben's Hill, Kent
Planning work on a mastic joint in Hogben's Hill? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
Mastic sealing across Hogben's Hill
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How a job runs
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. Smaller jobs around Hogben's Hill can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- We send a fixed quote that sets out the joints, the products and the programme.
- The programme is fixed with you, including dates you can pass on to residents or tenants.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- Backing rod and primer go in as the joint requires, then the new bead is placed and tooled.
- Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Move anything stored against the joints
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
About our mastic sealing in Hogben's Hill
Blocks are lived in, so access and disruption have to be thought through. Dates, areas and the order of work are agreed with you in advance, giving you what you need to notify residents. Communal entrances and stairs stay usable while we work. If you have movement joints with sealant missing and draughts at frames across a block, we can help. Whoever orders the work in Hogben's Hill, the brief is normally the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
For owners with a single building near Hogben's Hill, we plan to finish in one visit where possible. Send photographs of the frames and joints and we will give a fixed quote.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Hogben's Hill (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Hogben's Hill
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Phasing around occupants
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How much existing material needs removing
- The product specified
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Before you send an enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Any dates the work must fit around
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, photos and a description will do.
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Masonry that has broken away beside the joint
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Hogben's Hill
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
When to bring in a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Common questions from Hogben's Hill clients
We manage a building near Selling station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. Give us the building’s details and say how residents are notified, and we will quote and plan to suit.
Is Hogben's Hill too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Hogben's Hill are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes anything from a day to a few weeks, depending on the number of buildings and joints. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
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.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
We talk through access for each building when we quote. Tell us the building height and any access already in place and we’ll confirm the approach in the quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Mastic sealing around Hogben's Hill: what changes locally
Central London is about 46 miles from Hogben's Hill. Around the capital’s commuter belt, managing agents look after many blocks close to stations and town centres. Rainfall across the South East, Hogben's Hill included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. External mastic still waits for dry faces and the right temperature, and elevations facing the sun and the prevailing weather are typically where frame mastic ages first.
Older buildings near Hogben's Hill, from historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens, 2.9 miles west of Hogben's Hill, to more modest stock, need compatible products when frames are resealed. If you look after a block within reach of Selling station, 1.3 miles east of Hogben's Hill, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme. Schools and community buildings such as Selling Church of England Primary School need frame and external mastic kept sound like any building.
Hogben's Hill is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout Hogben's Hill, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Hogben's Hill. Our London page has more on work in that area (46 miles or so).
Anyone looking for mastic sealing in ME13 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Sites close to Hogben's Hill are covered too, including Selling (1 mile east), Gushmere (1 mile north-east), Perrywood (1 mile south-east), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Hogben's Hill
We work on buildings around The White Lion Public House. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, roughly 1.3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east).
Keeping the joints sound
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Keep a record of when each building was resealed
- Protect low-level joints in entrances
- Mention RAMS, insurance or CSCS requirements up front
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
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.
Mastic fails gradually, then all at once in a wet spell. Resealing when cracking first shows avoids water damage and saves internal repairs.
How the job changes by surface
Communal areas
Communal areas stay in use while we work. We work in sections so access is never blocked.
Estate-wide resealing programmes
An estate of similar buildings suits a rolling programme. Each block is priced and scheduled in order.