Mastic sealant contractors in Hove
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Hove. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block
Mastic sealing near Hove
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 Hove
Different joints need different sealants. 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. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product. Most enquiries involve communal area joints that look neglected and repeated reactive repairs to the same buildings, across communal kitchens and washrooms, external wall and movement joints and window and door perimeters on blocks. For commercial sealant work in Hove, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
In a town such as Hove, buildings managed by agents and landlords range from flats over shops to small blocks and offices. Mastic around frames, external joints and communal doors ages and needs renewing.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Block-wide mastic in Hove
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Hove. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first, so it’s worth inspecting those sides more often. At about 46 miles from central London, Hove is within reach of the capital. Managed blocks of flats are a big part of commuter-belt property, and window and balcony mastic on them tends to age at the same rate.
Older community buildings, Holy Trinity Church among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies. If your remit includes a building such as St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School, frame and door mastic can be programmed for the holidays.
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Any commercial site in Hove is covered. 29 places across Brighton and Hove fall within our area, Hove among them.
Commercial sites across BN3, BN1 and BN52 are covered for mastic joints. For a building on Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for mastic joints. With the A270 and A2023 nearby, Hove is straightforward for us to reach. Close to Hove, our area also takes in Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east).
Near you in Hove
We work on buildings around The Drive Prep School, St. Ann's Well Gardens and The Urchin pub. There’s a railway station in Hove itself: Hove station. A little further out are British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). Not far away are Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Places near Hove
What else we do in Hove
Different surfaces, different methods
Tenement and older buildings
Older buildings, including Scotland’s sandstone tenements, have their own joint details. The material either side of the joint shapes the product choice.
External movement joints
Movement joints are cleaned out, backed with rod and resealed with a sealant of the right movement class.
When something else is needed
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Leaks through the frame itself rather than the perimeter
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- The size and state of each joint
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Distance, for remote addresses
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Specification clauses that apply
- What the building is and how it’s used
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
FAQs: Hove
Does the sea air around Hove change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can you quote for a block close to Hove station?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Give us the building’s details and say how residents are notified, and we’ll quote and plan to suit.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
A 12-month guarantee covers our work. It applies to our workmanship rather than damage or problems with the frames.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
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 long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes. Managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios are our main clients for this work and work can be quoted per building or as a whole.
What we are called out for in Hove
We often find joints filled solid with no backing rod, so the mastic is glued to the joint bottom too. That three-sided adhesion stops it stretching and splits as the building moves.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Damp patches beside frames
- Patchy repairs in mismatched sealant
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Complaints coming in block by block
Buildings close to stations like Hove station, less than half a mile north of Hove, are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Their public liability cover
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, 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. Parking and loading for town-centre jobs in Hove are worth mentioning when you send details. Industrial and business units usually have yard or car park space.
- We inspect each building and record the joints that have failed.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- We agree the programme and dates with you.
- Old mastic is removed and the joint faces prepared.
- New sealant goes in with backing rod and primer where needed.
- We check the finished work and confirm the guarantee.
What we need from you
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Resealing ahead of leaks keeps it to a maintenance task. Once water has tracked in, the repair list grows, and the complaints come with it. In a town such as Hove, a lot of buildings are older and have been altered over time, so joints between old and new are often the first to go. Renewing them before water gets in protects the fabric.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why appoint us
- Public liability insurance in place
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Colour agreed before work starts
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.