Essex · England
Commercial sealant contractors in CM6
We cover every part of the CM6 postcode district, which takes in Great Dunmow, Church End and Thaxted. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Sealant work in CM6
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Towns and villages in CM6
- Great Dunmow
- Church End
- Thaxted
- Little Dunmow
- Little Canfield
- Felsted
- Smith's Green
- Stebbing
- Barnston
- Watch House Green
- Bannister Green
- High Roding
- Leaden Roding
- Little Easton
- Causeway End
- Great Easton
- North End
- Broxted
- Lindsell
- Monk Street
- Roundbush Green
- Great Canfield
- Aythorpe Roding
- Bardfield End Green
- Brick End
- Brookstreet
- Cutlers Green
- Duton Hill
- Hellman's Cross
- Keeres Green
- Margaret Roding
- Sibley's Green
- White Roding
- Tilty
- Chickney
Our services across CM6
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Every service
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll come back with a price: give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
About commercial sealant contractors in CM6
Some sealants used before 2000 can contain asbestos, so older stock needs a check first. Before anything is cut out, we ask for the asbestos register or survey, since managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility. Anything suspect is left alone until it has been tested (removing asbestos-containing materials isn’t something we do). We work on floor and threshold joints, washrooms and tea points and window and door perimeters, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead and untidy joints in a reception, shop floor or lobby.
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish.
- First, details reach us through the quote form or a site visit.
- The cause is diagnosed and the scope priced as a fixed quote.
- Work is phased around your occupiers where areas need to stay in use.
- Every failed bead is removed rather than covered.
- A suitable product for each joint goes in at the right depth and is tooled.
- We check the work with you, and the 12-month guarantee starts.
What affects the price in CM6
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.
What you get with us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- CHAS accredited contractor
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
Get a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
What’s near Great Dunmow
We work on buildings around The Chequers Public House, Dunmow St Mary's Primary School and Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, among other places. The closest station to Great Dunmow is Stansted Airport station, about 4.3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Little Easton Moat (1.6 miles north-west).
Where commercial joints are in CM6
From Great Dunmow, Church End and Thaxted outwards, CM6 has a broad spread of commercial premises: shops, offices, hotels, restaurants and units. Because we cover all of it, multi-site occupiers can bring every building under one quote.
We work across Greater London and the South East counties, so jobs in CM6 are planned with access, loading and parking in mind.
Great Dunmow: Premises within reach of Stansted Airport station, 4.3 miles west of Great Dunmow, often have busy frontages where joints are seen by everyone passing. Sites a few miles apart, such as Station Yard Industrial Park and Ongar Road Industrial Estate, can share one programme and one point of contact.
Owners, agents and contractors
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
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 CM6 can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Essex.
Surface by surface
Commercial kitchens and tea points
In kitchens, sealant lines at worktops, sinks and wall panels take heat, grease and daily cleaning. They’re degreased thoroughly before resealing, and a hygienic or food-safe sealant is used where food contact is possible.
Window and door perimeters
Where frames meet the surrounding wall, sealant is the weather line. We remove the old seal, prepare the faces, fit backing where needed and seal again with a product chosen for both the frame and the wall.
Common problems we fix in CM6
When a bead peels cleanly off one face, it has failed in adhesion. Typical reasons include rushed preparation, no primer where one was needed, dust or release agents on the surface, or three-sided adhesion. We see it often where joints were sealed in a hurry.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
- Leaks that seem to come through a sealant line
- Frame mastic that has hardened and come away from the wall
- Earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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.
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. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Looking after the joints
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- On pre-2000 buildings, share the asbestos information before work starts
- Check sealant as part of routine building inspections
- Make sure ventilation in wet areas is switched on and working
- Report cracked or peeling sealant early
Keep an eye out for other trades after we’ve gone. Shop refits, new services and replaced fittings often break the seal around them and the joint gets left open. If that happens, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will price putting it right.
Once sealant fails in a movement joint, grit and debris get in. The joint can no longer close, so its edges crack or spall. That turns a sealant job into something bigger.
Questions about CM6
Can you take on work for an FM or managing agent?
Yes. FMs, managing agents and landlords are among our regular clients as well as contractors. Tell us how you issue work and we’ll fit in.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators.
Is the old sealant taken out first?
Every scrap of failed sealant is removed before the new bead goes on. A bead laid on old silicone peels away.
Do you check for asbestos before removing sealant?
It’s possible in older buildings, especially those built before 2000. Before cutting anything out, we ask for the asbestos register or survey, and if something is suspected, work stops until it’s tested.
Do you cover CM6?
Yes. Sites across CM6 are covered, and the same phone number covers every area.
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.
Which sealant will you use?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.