Mastic Sealing in Old Hawkinge
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Old Hawkinge and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- No planned programme for sealant
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
Mastic sealing in Old Hawkinge
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Mastic sealing in Old Hawkinge, done properly
In buildings from before 2000, some old mastics contain asbestos. Before we disturb it, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops for testing if there’s any doubt. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. Most enquiries involve a mix of products and colours from past repairs and worn sealant at communal door frames, on window and door perimeters on blocks, balcony and threshold joints and external wall and movement joints. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Old Hawkinge from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Around smaller places like Old Hawkinge, 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.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Old Hawkinge (CT18)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When to bring in a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Maintenance after handover
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Make mastic part of routine maintenance checks
- Start inspections with the most exposed faces
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- List the paperwork your organisation requires when you send details
If a joint we sealed fails within 12 months, tell us and we’ll look at it. After that, regular inspection keeps the programme on track.
Mastic fails gradually, then all at once in a wet spell. Acting at the first signs keeps it a straightforward reseal and the complaints that come with it.
Why act early in Old Hawkinge
Piecemeal repairs over the years often leave mismatched sealant. Resealing a whole building gives a consistent finish. Converted and older buildings near places like Old Hawkinge tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Old Hawkinge
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
- One contact handling all your sites
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Surface by surface
External movement joints
The joint width has to suit the movement and the sealant’s capability, often around 2:1 width to depth, as the manufacturer advises.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings
Where retail and residential share a building, so phasing has to suit both. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.
Planned mastic for Old Hawkinge portfolios
With the shore within about 2 miles, Old Hawkinge counts as a coastal location. On buildings near the shore, the side facing the weather normally needs its mastic renewed first; plan inspections around that. Rainfall across the South East, Old Hawkinge included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Even so, frame mastic only goes on in dry, workable conditions, and south- and west-facing elevations, which take the most sun and rain, often age first.
Owners of student blocks near University Centre Folkestone, 2.3 miles to the south of Old Hawkinge, can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation. Buildings close to stations like Folkestone Central station (to the south of Old Hawkinge) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound. Site managers at schools like Hawkinge Primary School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. Any commercial site in Old Hawkinge is covered. Old Hawkinge is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. Brighton is covered too, around 60 miles from Old Hawkinge.
Business premises anywhere in CT18 are within our area for mastic joints. Buildings on Standen Lane and Church Hill are within our area. Nearby places we also cover include Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north) for mastic joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Old Hawkinge
We work on buildings around East Cliff and Warren Country Park and White Horse pub. For rail, the closest station is Folkestone Central station, roughly 2.3 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Sugar Loaf Hill.
Questions we’re asked in Old Hawkinge
Does the sea air around Old Hawkinge change the choice of sealant?
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.
Is Old Hawkinge too far out for you?
No. Places such as Old Hawkinge are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials. Anything suspect is tested before we carry on in line with the dutyholder’s asbestos management.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
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Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work usually takes a few days for most blocks, with larger programmes scheduled building by building, and we clear our waste as we work. If others near Old Hawkinge need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First we look at the mastic on each building and note what needs replacing.
- You get a fixed quote, priced per building where that helps your budgeting.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
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What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Failed window or door frames, which need a window contractor
- Old mastic suspected of containing asbestos, which must be tested and dealt with by a specialist first
- Leaks from above rather than through a joint
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Shopfronts below residential blocks