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Commercial sealant contractors in UB7
We cover every part of the UB7 postcode district, which takes in West Drayton, Yiewsley and Harmondsworth. Failed sealant is always cut out completely, with a 12-month guarantee.
Sealant contractors for UB7
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Places in UB7
Sealant work we offer in UB7
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- All services
Let us know the job and your postcode and we’ll come back with a price: phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Our commercial sealant contractors service in UB7
On older buildings, particularly those put up before 2000, some old mastics and sealants may contain asbestos. We ask to see the asbestos register or survey before old sealant is disturbed, because the duty to manage asbestos sits with the dutyholder. If a material is suspected, work stops until it’s tested, and we don’t remove asbestos-containing materials ourselves. Most enquiries involve shrunken sealant along kitchen worktops and splashbacks and mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops, on movement joints in walls and floors, kitchen worktops and splashbacks and floor and threshold joints.
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in.
- Site photos, drawings or a visit tell us what’s there and how it has failed.
- You get a fixed quote covering removal, preparation and the new sealant.
- Sequence, access and working times are settled before the first joint is touched.
- 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.
- We hand back each area with its cure time and our 12-month guarantee.
What affects the price in UB7
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why appoint us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Public liability insurance in place
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Near you in West Drayton
In West Drayton, that means premises near The Fox and Pheasant pub, West Drayton Academy and Park Academy West London. Also close by are Lake Farm Country Park (1.7 miles east) and Church of St Martin (under half a mile north-west). The closest station to West Drayton is West Drayton station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include The Chimes (3 miles north) and British Airways Heritage Collection (2.5 miles north). Open spaces near West Drayton include Uxbridge Moor and Staines Reservoirs.
Shops, offices and hotels in UB7
In UB7, much commercial sealant work follows refits in shops, offices and hotels in places such as West Drayton, Yiewsley and Cowley. Visible joints call for a matched colour and a clean tooled finish.
London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, though outside work in UB7 still waits for dry faces, and cold mornings bring frost and condensation on steel and glass.
West Drayton: Refits at hotels like King Paget Hotel, under half a mile to the north of West Drayton, bring joints at vanity tops, bars and reception desks that guests see every day. For tenants and agents on sites such as Northpoint Business Centre (0.5 miles north of West Drayton), office fit-outs, reception joints and window perimeters are the usual sealant work.
Why deal with it now?
It can be tempting to hold sealant work back until the next refurbishment. That’s reasonable for internal joints that are just tired-looking, but external and wet-area joints that already leak shouldn’t wait. Splitting the scope into now and later is often the sensible compromise.
What your quote should include
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How joint depth will be controlled
Work for main contractors and building owners
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
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.
Doing it in-house
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Keep a record of which joints were resealed and when
- Make sure contractors see the asbestos survey before cutting out old mastic
- Keep washroom and kitchen extraction working
- Keep barriers up until the new sealant has cured
In washrooms and kitchens, extraction makes a real difference to sealant life. Fans that are broken or switched off leave joints damp for longer. Your maintenance team can look at extract fans at the same time.
Each spell of wet weather pushes more water through an open joint. Behind a panel or frame, that water can sit unseen for a long time. Resealing early keeps the problem in the sealant and out of the building.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Old mastic that tests positive for asbestos
- A failed roof covering or waterproofing membrane
- Faulty windows rather than failed perimeter sealant
UB7: questions and answers
Can you take on work for an FM or managing agent?
Yes. You send the details, we return a fixed quote, and the job is done and signed off.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Can you handle sealant work across several sites?
Yes, within the areas we cover: South East England, Greater London and Scotland. One contact and one process for every building makes a portfolio easier to manage.
Which site documents can you send us?
We will confirm the paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, with the quote. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with five million pounds of public liability insurance.
How do we get a quote?
Price depends on joint lengths and widths, how much removal is involved, the product, access and phasing. For a fixed quote, send details through our quote form.
What about asbestos in old mastic?
It can, on some older buildings. So we check the register first and stop work on anything suspect until it’s tested. HSE guidance on asbestos is a useful reference.