Mastic Sealing in Shopwyke
Sealant work in Shopwyke for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: mastic sealing for building owners, managing agents and housing associations, with a fixed quote first.
- Water getting in round frames after rain
- Brittle perimeter mastic across a building
- No planned programme for sealant
Need mastic sealing in Shopwyke?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Our process
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before the next one starts. For work around Shopwyke, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- We inspect the joints, building by building, and record what has failed and why.
- 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.
- We remove the old mastic completely and clean the joint faces back.
- Backing rod and primer go in where the joint and the product need them, then new sealant is applied and tooled.
- Completed joints are inspected and carry a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
What we need from you
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
About our mastic sealing in Shopwyke
Before work starts, most agents and landlords want the documents in order. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with public liability insurance. If you are dealing with movement joints with sealant missing and draughts at frames across a block, we can put it right, on window and door perimeters on blocks, shopfronts below residential blocks and communal entrances and stairwells alike. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Shopwyke, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
For buildings around smaller places like Shopwyke, we group work so one trip covers it. Photos of each elevation help us quote accurately.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Shopwyke (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The product specified
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Doing it in-house
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
What sealant work can’t fix
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Asbestos-containing sealant, which we don’t remove
- Broken glass or failed sealed units
- Cracked or crumbling render, brick or stone at the joint edges (we’ll tell you if so)
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
Also near Shopwyke
What else we do in Shopwyke
Planned mastic for Shopwyke portfolios
At about 53 miles from central London, Shopwyke is within reach of the capital. Around the capital’s commuter belt, managing agents look after many blocks close to stations and town centres. The 2 miles around Shopwyke include two care or nursing homes. For owners and operators of care buildings, window perimeters and external joints are best renewed in planned phases around residents.
For agents with blocks near Chichester station, 1.9 miles to the west of Shopwyke, a block-wide mastic programme deals with frames, balconies and entrances in one go. Property owners at sites such as Littlemeads Business Centre (to the east of Shopwyke) can have mastic renewed between lettings. Owners of student blocks near University of Chichester (1.5 miles west of Shopwyke) can schedule frame and external mastic for the summer vacation.
Shopwyke is about 2 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO20, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 373 places in West Sussex. Portsmouth is covered too, some 15 miles away.
We cover the PO20 postcode districts for mastic joints. If your site is on Coach Road and Drayton Lane or close by, send details and we will quote for mastic joints. We also cover Maudlin (1 mile north), Westhampnett (1 mile north-west), Oving (1 mile east), Portfield (1 mile west) and Strettington (1 mile north) for mastic joints. Further afield, our area takes in Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Selsey (8 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east), Rustington (10 miles east) and Storrington (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Shopwyke
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Coach And Horses Public House, The March CofE Primary School and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. The closest station to Shopwyke is Chichester station, roughly 1.9 miles west. Nearby you will also find Chichester Castle (1.5 miles west) and St Richard's Hospital (1.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Stoke Down.
Shopwyke: questions and answers
Can you work in a care home near Shopwyke with residents in?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Can you quote for a block close to Chichester station?
Yes, we work for agents, landlords and housing associations with blocks of every size. We work to your notice and access arrangements.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Which sealant will you use?
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.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
Every building we reseal has a 12-month guarantee. It applies to our workmanship rather than damage or problems with the frames.
Can you send RAMS and CSCS details before starting?
Our credentials include CHAS, Constructionline and public liability insurance. Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
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.
What happens if it’s left?
Dealing with failed joints one report at a time is slow and scattered. A planned programme treats each building once, under a single quote and a single programme. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Shopwyke. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- One contact handling all your sites
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Specification-led, product-correct work
See our cost guide and our accreditations.