Selsted mastic sealing
We carry out mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations in Selsted and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Worn sealant at communal door frames
- Damp patches beside frames
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
Mastic sealing in Selsted
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Doing it in-house
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Mastic sealing in Selsted
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, and colours are confirmed for whichever product is used. We work on communal entrances and stairwells, shopfronts below residential blocks and communal kitchens and washrooms, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are mastic failing across several blocks on an estate and complaints coming in block by block. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Selsted? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Owners and agents with buildings around smaller places such as Selsted tend to manage small terraces of association properties, converted barns and commercial units. Frame and wall-joint mastic on all of them ages and hardens.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Selsted (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
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After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. We suggest:
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Group repairs into a planned programme
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
If paintable sealant was used, decoration can follow once it has cured. Silicone usually can’t be painted, so keep decorators off it unless told otherwise.
Water getting in round frames can damage plaster, decoration and the frames themselves. Resealing early keeps the job small.
Block-wide mastic in Selsted
Selsted lies roughly 60 miles out from central London. Around the capital’s commuter belt, managing agents look after many blocks close to stations and town centres. Selsted sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Even so, frame mastic only goes on in dry, workable conditions, and the sunniest, most exposed sides of a building normally need attention first.
Historic properties like Acrise Place (2.2 miles south-west of Selsted) show the age of some local stock, where frame mastic must suit soft brick or stone. If you look after a block within reach of Shepherds Well station, 3.2 miles to the north-east of Selsted, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme. Site managers at schools like Selsted Church of England Primary School can fit frame mastic into the summer works.
Selsted is about 5 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout Selsted, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Selsted is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. We also cover London, around 60 miles from Selsted.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout CT15, for business premises of every kind. Just outside Selsted, we also work in Swingfield Minnis (1 mile south), Wootton (1 mile north), Denton (2 miles north), Lodge Lees (2 miles north) and Shelvin (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north-west) and Deal (10 miles north-east).
Around Selsted
Selsted’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 3.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (5 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4.2 miles south). The countryside around Selsted includes Cheriton Hill.
Surface by surface
Planned maintenance
Resealing can be scheduled alongside other planned works on a timetable you set.
Communal areas
Entrance doors, screens and corridor junctions in communal areas all have sealant joints. Fresh joints make shared areas look looked after.
From enquiry to sign-off
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a building around Selsted, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll 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.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- We finish each building before moving to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
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What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Any access equipment needed
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: 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.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any specification or named product
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
For managing agents and facilities managers
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Selsted can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Your questions answered
Is Selsted too far out for you?
No. Places such as Selsted are covered as much as the big towns. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Does your area include sites such as Barham Business Park, near Selsted?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Selsted, Barham Business Park among them, are all within reach. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do you check for asbestos in old sealant?
Some mastics in pre-2000 buildings contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register or survey before disturbing it, and if it’s suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Can you plan resealing across several buildings?
Yes, planned programmes suit estates and portfolios. You get a fixed quote per building or for the whole job.