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Commercial sealant contractors in BN23
Our applicators cover all of the BN23 postcode district, which takes in Eastbourne, Langney and Crumbles. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Mastic and sealant across BN23
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Where we work in BN23
Sealant work we offer in BN23
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- See all services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode for a fixed quote: call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Neighbouring districts
Across East Sussex
Towns and villages in East Sussex
Every area we cover
Commercial sealant contractors in BN23: how it works
How long a joint lasts is decided before any sealant leaves the gun. Silicone has no grip on cured silicone, so the failed bead is cut out completely. Primer is used wherever the manufacturer calls for it on that surface. We work on kitchen worktops and splashbacks, movement joints in walls and floors and washrooms and tea points, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks and weathered facade sealant that no longer flexes.
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area.
- We start with the evidence: photographs, drawings or a look on site.
- You get a fixed quote covering removal, preparation and the new sealant.
- We agree the order of work, access windows and site hours with you.
- Each joint is stripped, cleaned back to sound faces and primed where the maker specifies.
- Backing goes in, the new sealant is laid and tooled, and the area is left neat.
- Completed areas are signed off with you under our 12-month guarantee.
What affects the price in BN23
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why choose Mastic Doctor
- Fully insured
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
Quotes
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Near you in Eastbourne
Recent enquiries here include premises near St Andrew, Princes Park and Stafford Junior School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include The King's Arms Public House (0.9 miles south-east), WMG Academy for Young Engineers (1.5 miles south-west) and Ratton School (1.1 miles west). The nearest railway station is Hampden Park station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west. A little further out are Pevensey Castle (3 miles north-east) and Royal Sussex Regimental Museum (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Eastbourne includes Combe Hill.
Shops, offices and hotels in BN23
The commercial stock in BN23 mixes older town-centre buildings with newer offices and units, in places such as Eastbourne, Langney and Hampden Park and beyond. Each building needs the right product for its surfaces, from stone and brick to coated aluminium and laminate.
Around the motorway corridors of the South East, business parks and industrial estates are common, and BN23 is part of the area we cover. In the parts of BN23 near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first.
Eastbourne: On estates like Hammond Industrial Estate, which lies east of Eastbourne, the office and welfare end of each unit has its own sealant to maintain. A hotel such as Victoria Hotel, 1 mile south-east of Eastbourne, shows how much sealant a hospitality building has on show, from bathroom joints to the bar.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving a failed joint rarely saves money. Water past a frame perimeter or a washroom joint can reach plasterboard, insulation, floor coverings and the ceiling below, and the bill then involves other trades. Resealing while only the sealant has failed keeps the job small.
Questions to ask before you book
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Who will actually carry out the work
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Honest limits
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Structural cracks or movement the joints weren’t designed for
- Removing asbestos-containing materials (a licensed or specialist contractor’s job)
- A dripping trap, valve or pipe behind a fitting
General trades versus a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Cost factors for sealant joints
What shapes the price:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Working within restricted access windows
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- The postcode of the building
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The product your specification calls for
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
What we’re called out for in BN23
If only one face has lost its grip, that’s an adhesion failure. Typical reasons include rushed preparation, no primer where one was needed, dust or release agents on the surface, or three-sided adhesion. It’s one of the commonest faults we find on earlier work.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
- A top-up bead over failed sealant, now lifting
- Movement joints packed with grit and debris
- Gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks
Questions we are asked in BN23
Can you take on work for an FM or managing agent?
Yes, and through main contractors too. You send the details, we return a fixed quote, and the job is done and signed off.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Does commercial sealant work come with a guarantee?
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. Public liability insurance is in place too.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?
Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use. We plan around the site hours and access windows you give us.
Could the old sealant in an older building contain asbestos?
It can, on some older buildings. So we check the register first and stop work on anything suspect until it’s tested.
What do you need from us to quote?
Send photos, drawings or a list of locations through the quote form on this site. If a visit is needed we will book one, and a fixed quote follows.