Mastic sealant contractors in Shipley
Mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations throughout Shipley and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Mastic failing across several blocks on an estate
Mastic sealing across Shipley
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For owners and agents in Shipley
Shipley 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 typically need attention first. Shipley lies roughly 37 miles out from central London. Within reach of London, blocks run by agents and associations are common around stations, and window and balcony mastic on them tends to age at the same rate.
Buildings close to stations like Billingshurst station (4 miles north-west of Shipley) are often flats over shops, with frame mastic to keep sound. For owners of several units at places like Pondtail Farm (Business Park), 1.2 miles to the north-east of Shipley, one programme can deal with frame and external mastic across the lot. Older community buildings, The Church of St Mary the Virgin among them, often have frames of mixed ages whose mastic varies.
Shipley is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Our applicators travel to Shipley for work on mastic joints. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, Shipley among them. There’s a separate page for Brighton, about 15 miles away.
If you need mastic sealing in RH13, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Close and School Lane and the roads nearby. If your building is just outside Shipley, we cover Whitehall (1 mile south-west), Dragons Green (1 mile north), Broomer's Corner (1 mile south-west), Dial Post (2 miles south) and West Grinstead (2 miles east). A short drive away, we cover Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south), Haywards Heath (12 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Around Shipley
For rail, the closest station is Billingshurst station, roughly 4 miles north-west. For a walk, there’s Knepp Wildland.
Mastic sealing for commercial buildings in Shipley
Blocks are lived in, so access and disruption have to be thought through. The sequence, the areas and the dates are settled with you, giving you what you need to notify residents. Communal entrances and stairs stay usable throughout. If you’re dealing with no planned programme for sealant and movement joints with sealant missing, we can help, on shopfronts below residential blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and external wall and movement joints alike. Searching for sealant specialists in Shipley? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
For owners with a single building near Shipley, we plan to finish in one visit where possible. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Where
- Shipley (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
- Include mastic in your cyclical inspections
- Keep bins and bikes away from communal door frames
- Check the asbestos register before any old mastic is disturbed
Where a paintable product was specified, it can be painted after curing. Non-paintable silicone shouldn’t be painted over.
One failed perimeter usually means others on the same building are close so a single failure is a sign to check the rest. Doing them together saves going back again and again.
On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Smaller jobs around Shipley can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- A building-by-building inspection lists the failed joints.
- The quote is fixed and split as suits you.
- Dates and areas are agreed so occupiers can be told.
- Failed sealant is removed and the faces prepared.
- Joints are resealed and tooled.
- Each building is checked and signed off with the 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Point out any areas we must not close
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Related advice
What affects the price in Shipley
Before we quote, we look at:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- When you need the work done
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Your questions answered
Will you take on work at estates like Pondtail Farm (Business Park), close to Shipley?
Yes, sites like Pondtail Farm (Business Park) are within our area, along with the rest of Shipley. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Is Shipley too far out for you?
Not at all. Shipley is within our area. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with a description of the work.
How do you handle work on occupied blocks?
We plan around people living or working in the building. We agree the programme so you can notify occupiers, and entrances stay in use.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
We are CHAS accredited, a Constructionline member and carry 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 soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
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 normally costs more in the end than doing them right.