Surrey · England
External & façade joints in Abinger Bottom, Surrey
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Abinger Bottom and across Surrey. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Weathered mastic that no longer stretches
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
What the job involves on each surface
Brickwork movement joints
Brick movement joints are often mistaken for a missing mortar line. Where one has been mortared, we cut it out and reseal it with sealant if the joint can be cleared.
Render joints
Rendered walls have joints at beads, openings and changes of material. They’re resealed in a sealant that suits the render.
External mastic in Abinger Bottom, done properly
Movement joints let brickwork, render and cladding expand and shrink without cracking. Its sealant has to flex with the building, season after season, so once it splits or hardens, the joint stops working and water gets in. We work on concrete & block, joints between brick and frames and façade panels, and people most often call us about rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint and weeds or debris growing in open joints.
Older homes in small places like Abinger Bottom may be stone, brick or timber-framed, often with later extensions. Where one material meets another is where water usually gets in.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job.
- Where
- Abinger Bottom (RH5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Walls and rooflines in Abinger Bottom
Historic houses like Polesden Lacey (about 4.6 miles north) are a reminder that the area around Abinger Bottom has older buildings as well as new. In older buildings, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth. London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
Letting a property close to Gomshall station? Then split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside. Homes close to Church of St James include some older properties, and old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep. Schools such as Belmont Prep School are buildings too, and movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
Abinger Bottom is about 4 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Abinger Bottom can book us for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Abinger Bottom is one of them. For nearby work, see our Crawley page (10 miles or so).
All of RH5 is within our area for external mastic. We also cover the places around Abinger Bottom: Friday Street (1 mile north), Abinger Common (1 mile north-west), Coldharbour (2 miles south-east), Forest Green (2 miles south) and South Holmwood (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles north-west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (11 miles north-east), Horley (10 miles east), Redhill (10 miles east) and Ewell (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Abinger Bottom
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Wotton and Abinger Commons, Hurtwood House and The Stephan Langton Inn and the streets around them. Abinger Bottom’s nearest station is Gomshall station, about 3 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Abinger Castle (1.1 miles north-west) and Mesolithic Museum (1.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Combe Bottom and Leith Hill.
DIY versus a professional finish
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
What affects the quote in Abinger Bottom
Your quote is based on your job. We take into account:
- When we can work, for business premises
- Any mould that needs treating
- How many areas need sealing
- The product the joint needs
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That is why we ask a few questions first.
What to tell us for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The type of property
- Where the job is, and your postcode
Want a quote for external mastic? Please phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before work begins.
How to look after the new joints
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Check the sealant is paintable before painting near it
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
Follow the cure time we give you before the joint is knocked or disturbed. The surface skins over quickly, but full cure takes longer.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, generally as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Concrete & block
- Copings & trims
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
How it works
There’s no need to move everything out before we come, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building in most cases. Somewhere like Abinger Bottom needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- First we look over the joints with you, agree which to renew and talk through access.
- We cut out the failed sealant and rake out any dirt or growth.
- Both sides are cleaned back to sound material and primed if needed.
- We push in closed-cell backing rod so the sealant is the right depth and bonds to the sides only.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Mention any tricky access
How to get a quote
To get a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.
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Abinger Bottom questions
Will you come out to Abinger Bottom?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Gomshall station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before we start.
Will you leave a mess?
No. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
Can you seal joints between render and window frames?
Yes. Joints between dissimilar materials are a big part of external work. The sealant is chosen to bond to both sides.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. Each job is guaranteed for twelve months, large or small.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured.
How long does external mastic last?
That varies with the weather the wall faces, how much it moves and the sealant used. Treat it as a maintenance item and look at it yearly and reseal when it splits.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Abinger Bottom
The longer a joint stays open, the more water the wall takes in. Wet masonry is more easily damaged by frost near the open joint, so the problem grows beyond the joint itself. Older cottages and farmhouses around Abinger Bottom can have timber floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Rather than a set price list, we look at what your job involves: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You’ll know the price before we begin.
Why book with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Full insurance on every job
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
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