Mastic Sealing in Old Wives Lees
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Old Wives Lees and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
- Window mastic that has split and shrunk
- Complaints coming in block by block
Mastic sealing in Old Wives Lees
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
FAQs: Old Wives Lees
We manage a building near Chilham station. Can you help?
Yes. Managing agents, landlords, property factors and housing associations are who this service is for. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Is Old Wives Lees too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers London and the South East counties. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
Do you guarantee the mastic work?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee and we hold public liability insurance.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
Every block is different. We agree access with you at quote stage so there are no surprises.
When is resealing likely to be due?
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.
Is asbestos a concern with old mastic?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it and suspect material is tested first.
Mastic sealing in Old Wives Lees, done properly
There isn’t one mastic for every joint on a building. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many window perimeters and external movement joints, and MS polymer sealants stick well to many substrates and often take paint. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product. We work on external wall and movement joints, shopfronts below residential blocks and communal entrances and stairwells, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old repairs sealed over failed mastic and cracked, hardened mastic round windows on a block. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Old Wives Lees, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around smaller places like Old Wives Lees, 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.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Old Wives Lees (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Blocks have a mix of frame materials, and the product is matched to the frame material and the masonry. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Communal areas
We keep entrances and stairs open throughout. Work is planned in sections.
What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How accessible the joints are
- Removal of failed or old sealant
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Mastic sealing around Old Wives Lees: points for this area
Old Wives Lees sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Outside work still depends on dry joints, and elevations facing the sun and the prevailing weather are normally where frame mastic ages first. Old Wives Lees lies roughly 49 miles out from central London. Commuter-belt towns tend to have plenty of managed blocks near stations and town centres.
Student blocks close to universities like University of Kent, 4.9 miles to the north-east of Old Wives Lees, are easiest to work on between tenancies. Landlords with units on estates such as CMA Industrial Park, 2.4 miles to the north-east of Old Wives Lees, can bring frame, door and external mastic across several units into one programme.
Old Wives Lees is about 5 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout Old Wives Lees. We work across 931 places in Kent, large and small. For work in that direction, see our London page, about 49 miles away.
If you need mastic sealing in CT4, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Cherry Orchard, Cobbs Hill and Green Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Old Wives Lees, we also work in Chilham (1 mile south), Mountain Street (1 mile south), Oversland (2 miles north), Neames Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Shottenden (2 miles west). Further afield, our area takes in Ashford (9 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (7 miles north) and Faversham (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Old Wives Lees
In Old Wives Lees, that means premises near Broadham Down and The Star Inn. The closest station to Old Wives Lees is Chilham station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). The countryside around Old Wives Lees includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Look at the sunniest and most exposed elevations first
- Ask residents or tenants to report leaks and draughts early
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Check sealant joints during planned building inspections
Include sealant in planned building inspections. Watch for splits, open gaps, hard or chalky surfaces and mastic pulling away and record where they are.
Planned resealing is easier to budget than emergency repairs. We can quote buildings in priority order and work down the list.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself 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. Rural sites near Old Wives Lees may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We check the asbestos register for older buildings and look at the joints.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- The joints are prepared and resealed with the right product.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Read more
When to call us in Old Wives Lees
In communal areas, joints take knocks from bins, bikes, buggies and deliveries, and low-level joints get damaged. Regular cleaning wears them further.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing something like this:
- No planned programme for sealant
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Damp patches beside frames
- Movement joints with sealant missing
For agents with blocks near Chilham station (0.8 miles south-east of Old Wives Lees), a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go.
What to look for in a quote
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Places near Old Wives Lees
Also in Old Wives Lees
For managing agents and facilities managers
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Old Wives Lees can sit alongside others in a wider programme.