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Commercial sealant contractors in EC1R
Commercial sealant, construction mastic and joint sealing across EC1R, from Farringdon, Smithfield and Holborn, with a fixed quote before we start.
Need sealant work in EC1R?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Areas within EC1R
What we do in EC1R
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode for a fixed quote: phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Our commercial sealant contractors service in EC1R
A reseal stands or falls on the preparation underneath it. Silicone has no grip on cured silicone, so the failed bead is cut out completely, then both faces are cleaned back to sound, dry material with no dust or grease on them. Where the sealant maker specifies a primer for that substrate, it goes on before the new bead. We work on window and door perimeters, floor and threshold joints and external facade joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops and external beads that have gone brittle and cracked.
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work typically takes anything from part of a day on a short run of joints to several weeks on a large phased package.
- Site photographs, drawings or a visit tell us what’s there and how it has failed.
- A fixed quote follows, with removal and preparation included.
- Sequence, access and working times are settled before the first joint is touched.
- The failed sealant comes out and the faces are prepared, with primer where required.
- 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 you’ll pay
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Around Farringdon
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to St John Clerkenwell, Charterhouse Square School and Barbican Conservatory and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School (under half a mile north), The Castle Public House (under half a mile south-west), St Mary-at-Hill (1.1 miles south-east) and Barts Health Archives (under half a mile south-east). Farringdon has its own railway station: Farringdon station. Nearby you’ll also find Museum of the Order of St John (less than half a mile north-east) and Gabriel's Wharf (0.9 miles south). Open spaces near Farringdon include Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
- Nearby schools include Central Foundation Boys' School (0.8 miles east)
Shops, offices and hotels in EC1R
From Farringdon, Smithfield and Holborn outwards, EC1R has a broad spread of commercial premises: shops, offices, hotels, restaurants and units. We cover the whole area, so occupiers with several sites can use one contractor and one point of contact.
London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, though outside work in EC1R still waits for dry faces, and cold mornings bring frost and condensation on steel and glass.
Farringdon: Sites a few miles apart, such as Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate and Southwark Bridge Business Centre, can share one programme and one point of contact. Refits at hotels like Zetter Hotel, under half a mile north of Farringdon, bring joints at vanity tops, bars and reception desks that guests see every day.
What affects the price in EC1R
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Access and working height
- The size and state of each joint
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.
Details that help us quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Your programme or deadline
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Surface by surface
Shop fronts and retail fit-outs
Shop fits put sealant right in front of clients. Counters, display units, shopfront frames and floor trims all need a neat line, often in a colour to suit the brand finish. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Movement joints in walls and floors
Floor joints that take trolleys or forklifts need a tougher filler or sealant. We will recommend the right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement; if the arrises are broken, we will say so before sealing.
Why it fails
External sealant takes a steady beating from the weather. Sunny elevations dry the surface out and exposed ones take driving rain. Once it stiffens, the joint opens up at the next big temperature swing.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Hardened, chalky sealant on south-facing or exposed elevations
- Frame sealant that has cracked, shrunk or pulled away
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
- Mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops
General trades versus a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Walls or slabs moving more than any sealant can take
- Suspect materials that need testing and specialist removal
- Broken glass or blown double-glazed units
Your questions answered
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
How do you choose the sealant?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you work directly for building managers?
Yes. Use our quote form to send the site details, or phone or email us.
Is failed sealant stripped out, or sealed over?
Removal comes first, every time. After that come cleaning, primer where needed, backing and the new sealant.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we will send them with the quote.