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External Mastic in Bedlar's Green
External mastic in Bedlar's Green from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Joints with sealant missing in places
Bedlar's Green: your questions answered
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Bishops Stortford station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Will you come out to Bedlar's Green?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do I have to be there?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we’ve agreed the job, you don’t need to watch us work.
How much does external mastic cost in Bedlar's Green?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. We agree the price before any work begins.
How long does the job take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. Bigger jobs take longer, and we’ll tell you how long to expect.
Can I do it myself?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. If it does not work out, we can redo it.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, and it often makes sense. Combining jobs makes good use of the visit, so mention them when you ask for a quote.
Why do you put foam in the joint first?
Closed-cell backing rod sets the depth of the sealant and stops it sticking to the back of the joint. That way it bonds to the two sides only and can stretch.
About our external mastic in Bedlar's Green
On houses, flats and commercial buildings across Bedlar's Green, we reseal joints in brickwork, render, cladding and façade panels. The preparation is the same whatever the wall: clean joint faces and the right depth. We work on joints between brick and frames, façade panels and brickwork movement joints, and common reasons people get in touch are hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving and gaps where render, brick and frames meet.
Outside joints can only be sealed when they’re dry, so work in Bedlar's Green is booked around the forecast. Tell us about access to all sides of the building, including outbuildings and garages.
Our work is backed for twelve months.
- Place
- Bedlar's Green (CM22)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, agents and businesses in Bedlar's Green
For anyone letting property in or around Bedlar's Green, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can be quoted together.
Towns and villages near Bedlar's Green
Also in Bedlar's Green
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Make sure movement joints are not pointed over
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Wash walls gently around the sealant
- Leave the joints unpainted unless we’ve said otherwise
Keep pressure washers away from the sealant. High-pressure water can lift the edges over time.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, generally as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Catch it early and you reduce the risk.
Walls and rooflines in Bedlar's Green
With historic houses such as Barrington Hall (about 2.3 miles south-east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Bedlar's Green as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older walls and rooflines need a sealant that moves with them and suits the material. Compared with the north and west, the South East gets less rain, yet outdoor joints still have to be sealed dry, so jobs are booked with the weather in mind.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Birchwood High School, movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s. Rented homes near Bishops Stortford station change hands often, and split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside.
Bedlar's Green is about 2 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Every kind of property in Bedlar's Green is covered for external mastic. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Bedlar's Green is one of them. Chelmsford is on our list too, around 15 miles away.
Work in CM22 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Start Hill (1 mile north), Takeley Street (2 miles east), Burton End (2 miles north), Takeley (2 miles east) and Hatfield Broad Oak (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (15 miles south-east), Braintree (15 miles east), Harlow (7 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (11 miles north), Waltham Abbey (15 miles south-west) and Great Dunmow (7 miles east).
Local landmarks in Bedlar's Green
The closest station to Bedlar's Green is Bishops Stortford station, about 1.9 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Herts and Essex Hospital (1.5 miles west) and Moated mound (4.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Portingbury Hills and Rushy Mead.
What the job involves on each surface
Cladding and façade panels
Cladding and façade panels are usually separated by sealed joints. We reseal them with a sealant suited to the panel material.
Render joints
Water behind render can lead to blown patches. A sound joint keeps the render dry behind and helps it last.
What we do, step by step
When we get to you, we check the joints match what you told us. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. In a small place like Bedlar's Green, access is generally the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We inspect the joints and agree which need resealing and how they’ll be reached.
- Old sealant and any debris are cut and raked out.
- We clean both faces of the joint and prime them where the product calls for it.
- Closed-cell backing rod is fitted to set the depth and stop three-sided bonding.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
How to prepare
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Tell us about any water getting in
Getting a quote
Want a quote for external mastic? Please call 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before we start.
Advice
When to call us in Bedlar's Green
The wrong product in a moving joint is a classic cause. A stiff, general-purpose sealant cannot cope with a joint that moves a lot, so it pulls away from the edges.
The most common problems we see are:
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Weathered mastic that no longer stretches
Homes close to Church of St Giles include some older properties, and old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether VAT is included
What we cannot put right
We’d rather tell you now than do work that will not last, so here’s what sealant can’t put right:
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
- Walls that need new movement joints cut into them
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Copings & trims
- Brickwork movement joints
- Joints between brick and frames
DIY versus a professional finish
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
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.