Little Tew mastic sealing
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Little Tew and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Mastic sealing across Little Tew
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
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally takes a day or two for a single block, longer for an estate programme, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Smaller jobs around Little Tew can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- A fixed quote follows, split by block or building if that suits you.
- Dates, areas and access are agreed so residents or tenants can be told in advance.
- Old sealant is stripped and each face prepared back to firm material.
- 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
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Mastic sealing in Little Tew
For blocks and buildings in Little Tew and across Oxfordshire, the process is the same: you send details, we return a fixed quote, the joints are resealed and the 12-month guarantee follows. A list of buildings, a few photos and approximate joint numbers are enough for a quick quote or we can visit. We work on communal entrances and stairwells, window and door perimeters on blocks and external wall and movement joints, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are old repairs sealed over failed mastic and estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Little Tew tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Rural conversions near places like Little Tew often set modern frames into older stone, flint or brick. The mastic needs to suit an irregular masonry face and the look of the building.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Little Tew (OX7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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Your questions answered
Is Little Tew too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Little Tew are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you quote for mastic across several buildings in and around Little Tew?
Yes. Portfolio-wide programmes are a regular request. Send the addresses and photos and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Do you work for managing agents and housing associations?
Yes, block and estate work is a core part of what we do. We work through buildings in a planned order with dates agreed in advance.
What if the old mastic contains asbestos?
In older buildings, old mastic can contain asbestos. We ask for the asbestos register or survey before work starts, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
How long will the new sealant 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.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We hold CHAS accreditation and Constructionline membership.
When to bring in a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
How the job changes by surface
Window and door perimeters on blocks
On most blocks, the frame-to-wall joint is where failure shows first. We remove the failed mastic, prepare the faces, add backing rod if the joint is deep and reseal.
Tenement and older buildings
Older mastic can contain asbestos and the register is checked before anything is disturbed. Suspect material is tested before work continues.
Cost factors for mastic joints
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- How much there is to seal
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any specification or named product
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Your programme or deadline
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
When to call us in Little Tew
The edges of the material itself sometimes break away for instance where render or brick edges crumble. If the edges are unsound, we say so before quoting the sealing.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Failed external movement joints
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Draught complaints from residents or tenants
- No planned programme for sealant
Churches, halls and community buildings such as Church of St John the Evangelist are looked after by trustees and committees like any other owner, and their frames, doors and external joints need mastic renewed in time.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Who will actually carry out the work
When something else is needed
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Misted or failed double-glazed units
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Little Tew
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal entrances and stairwells
Looking after buildings in and around Little Tew
The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. External mastic still waits for dry faces and the right temperature, while the elevations that take the most sun tend to show hardened mastic first. Little Tew is about 66 miles from central London. Within reach of London, blocks run by agents and associations are common around stations.
If you own or manage units on a site such as Enstone Airfield Industrial Estate, 2 miles to the south of Little Tew, failed mastic on frames, door surrounds and external joints can be dealt with unit by unit. For a school such as Great Tew County Primary School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job.
Little Tew is about 9 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX7, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Oxfordshire, 423 places are covered, Little Tew among them. Oxford is covered too, around 17 miles from Little Tew.
Commercial sites across OX7 are covered for mastic joints. Buildings on Water Lane and Enstone Road are within our area for mastic joints. Nearby places we also cover include Great Tew (1 mile north-east), Swerford (2 miles north), Church Enstone (2 miles south), Enstone (3 miles south) and Wigginton (3 miles north). Bigger towns within reach include Banbury (9 miles north-east), Bicester (13 miles east), Witney (12 miles south), Carterton (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (11 miles south-east) and Bure Park (13 miles east).
Around Little Tew
In Little Tew, that means premises near The Falkland Arms Public House. Nearby you will also find Old Forge Museum (Great Tew) (0.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.