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External & façade joints in Arborfield Garrison, Reading
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints in Arborfield Garrison, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Ask us for a quote.
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
- Failed seals between different materials
Arborfield Garrison: your questions answered
Is Arborfield Garrison within the area you cover?
Yes. Arborfield Garrison is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
I let a flat near Wokingham station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just call 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Will you leave a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Does someone need to be in?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. Indoors, that normally means someone at home.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before resealing.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we’re fully insured.
When is the sealant fully cured?
That depends on the sealant used, so follow the cure time we give you when we finish.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
External mastic for homes and businesses in Arborfield Garrison
Joints between dissimilar materials, like brick against render or concrete against a steel frame, see movement from both sides. A flexible exterior sealant takes up that movement where mortar or filler would crack. We work on render & cladding joints, brickwork movement joints and concrete & block, and the jobs we see most are weathered mastic that no longer stretches and cracked joints where brick meets render or frames.
In and around Arborfield Garrison, older properties sit alongside newer ones, each with its own outside joints. Older homes need their gutter and trim joints kept tight, newer ones their movement joints.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please phone 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Where
- Arborfield Garrison (RG2, RG40)
- Region
- Reading
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Quotes for external mastic in Arborfield Garrison
You’ll get a clear quote before work begins. It takes into account:
- The number and length of the joints
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How easy the joints are to reach
- How many areas need sealing
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Please mention:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Roughly how big the job is
- If someone has resealed it before
- A few pictures by email, if you can
Every job is quoted individually. Just call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we start by going over the job with you, so there are no surprises. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. The work usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. Parking around Arborfield Garrison is normally easier than in a town centre, but mention any lanes, gates or long drives. For outside work, side access and the height of the joints help us plan.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- We take out the old sealant until the faces are sound.
- Backing rod goes in so the sealant can stretch between the two faces.
- We prime the faces where required.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
Getting a quote
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear price before we start.
Related advice
Keeping the joints in good condition
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Point out the joints to other trades
- Fix overflowing gutters above sealed joints
- Have failed joints looked at early
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
Only paint over the joint if we’ve confirmed the sealant can take paint. Paint can crack on a flexible joint and spoil the finish.
If you can see gaps, plants or bare sections in a joint, have it checked. Early work is quicker and leaves a better finish.
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How the job changes by surface
Render joints
Rendered walls have joints at beads, openings and changes of material. They’re resealed in a sealant that suits the render.
Concrete and blockwork
Blockwork and concrete shrink over time and move with the seasons. Their movement joints are sealed over backing rod with a flexible sealant.
Why act early in Arborfield Garrison
Mortar or ordinary filler might look like a quick way to close an open joint, but it stops the joint moving. The wall then cracks somewhere else. The correct repair is a flexible sealant with the right backing. In an older home around Arborfield Garrison, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: the amount of work, the old material and the access. The price is agreed before we begin.
What you get with us
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Copings & trims
- Brickwork movement joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
External mastic in Arborfield Garrison: local notes
With historic houses such as Stratfield Saye House (about 4.8 miles south-west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Arborfield Garrison as well as newer homes. 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, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
If you look after a building such as Bohunt School Wokingham, its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s. Letting a property close to Wokingham station? Then split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside. For an older house near a landmark such as St Eligius, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Arborfield Garrison is about 3 miles south-west of Wokingham, in Reading. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Arborfield Garrison can book us for external mastic, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Across Reading, we cover 34 places, Arborfield Garrison among them. Our Reading page covers work nearby.
All of RG2 and RG40 is within our area for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need external mastic at a property on Rowcroft Road, Lance Way and Infirmary Court or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Arborfield Garrison: Langley Common (1 mile north), California (1 mile east), Barkham (1 mile north-east), Eversley (2 miles south) and Lower Common (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Caversham (7 miles north-west), Norcot (8 miles north-west), West Reading (6 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (8 miles north-west), Shinfield (3 miles north-west) and Caversham Heights (8 miles north-west). Being one of Reading’s larger places, Arborfield Garrison has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Near you in Arborfield Garrison
Around Arborfield Garrison, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Shepperlands Farm Nature Reserve, The Bramshill Hunt pub and Farley Hill Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wokingham station, roughly 3.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Wokingham Hospital (3 miles north-east) and Beaumys Castle (3.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include The Marshes Local Nature Reserve and Horseshoe Lake.