Reading · England
Commercial sealant contractors in RG1
Our applicators cover all of the RG1 postcode district, which takes in Newtown, Coley Park and Reading. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Need sealant work in RG1?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Areas within RG1
Sealant work we offer in RG1
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- All services
Tell us what needs doing and your postcode and we’ll come back with a price: call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Districts next door
Across Reading
Every town in Reading
Every area we cover
Commercial sealant contractors across RG1: what to expect
Pricing a commercial reseal is a short process. Send photographs, drawings or a schedule of the joints through our quote form. Where the photographs don’t tell the full story, we arrange a site visit, and a fixed quote for the agreed scope follows. We work on external facade joints, floor and threshold joints and window and door perimeters, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks and weathered facade sealant that no longer flexes.
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out.
- First, details reach us through the quote form or a site visit.
- We diagnose the cause of failure and price a fixed scope.
- Where parts of the building must stay open, the work is phased.
- Old sealant is cut out completely, never sealed over.
- Each joint gets a suitable sealant, laid to depth and tooled.
- A final walk-round, then the 12-month guarantee applies.
What you’ll pay
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why appoint us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Around Newtown
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Fisherman's Cottage pub, New Town Primary School and St John and St Stephen, among other places. Nearby too are University of Reading library (1 mile south), Bulmershe College (under half a mile west), Eldon Square (0.5 miles south-west) and Maiden Erlegh School (0.6 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is Reading station, about 1.1 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include The Oracle (1.1 miles west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Newtown include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
Commercial sealant contractors across RG1: the area picture
Commercial buildings across RG1 range from older premises altered many times to recent units on business parks. 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 RG1 is part of the area we cover.
Newtown: For tenants and agents on sites such as Suttons Business Park, under half a mile to the north-east of Newtown, office fit-outs, reception joints and window perimeters are the usual sealant work. A hotel such as Tower House Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-east of Newtown, shows how much sealant a hospitality building has on show, from bathroom joints to the bar.
Quoting for work in RG1
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The type of building and who uses it
- Access details, including height
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Commercial clients in RG1
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Why deal with it now?
Some low prices are low because nothing gets cut out. Sealing over looks tidy at handover, then lifts once the joint starts moving. Our prices always include removal of the failed bead and full joint preparation, because that’s what makes the new bead last.
Questions to ask before you book
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Proof of insurance
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
General trades versus a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Common problems we fix in RG1
In wet areas the enemy is usually mould rather than movement. Constant moisture, cleaning chemicals and weak extraction let mould grow into the sealant. Replacement with a sanitary anti-mould silicone is the lasting answer.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Frame sealant that has cracked, shrunk or pulled away
- Layers of sealant, all of them failing
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
- Expansion joints with the sealant torn out
Your questions answered
How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?
That comes down to planning: areas are phased, access windows agreed and enough washrooms or entrances left in use. Tell us what has to stay open and we will plan the job around it.
Does commercial sealant work come with a guarantee?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. Should anything we did fail within that period, let us know.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you check for asbestos before removing sealant?
Some older mastics did contain asbestos. So we check the register first and stop work on anything suspect until it’s tested. HSE guidance on asbestos is a useful reference.
Do you take on multi-site sealant work?
Yes. Send a list of addresses and what’s needed at each, and we’ll put together a fixed quote and a sensible order of work.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Is the old sealant taken out first?
Every failed bead is cut out completely. New sealant can’t grip the old bead, so laying over it never lasts, and the faces are brought back to sound, dry material before resealing.