Essex · England
External Mastic in Breeds
We cover Breeds for sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
External mastic in Breeds
On houses, flats and commercial buildings across Breeds, we reseal joints in brickwork, render, cladding and façade panels. Every joint gets the same careful preparation: clean, sound faces and a controlled depth. We are often asked to deal with damp patches traced to an open external joint and gaps where render, brick and frames meet, on brickwork movement joints, render & cladding joints and joints between brick and frames.
External sealant needs dry, clean surfaces, so work around Breeds is planned for dry weather. Let us know about access to every wall, plus any garages or outbuildings.
We guarantee the work for a year. If something isn’t right with it in that time, tell us and we’ll put it right.
- Where
- Breeds (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Breeds: your questions answered
Do you work for landlords with property near Beaulieu Park 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.
Is Breeds within the area you cover?
Yes. Breeds 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.
How long will you be here?
It depends on the size of the job, but most jobs take a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
What does external mastic cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. For a quick quote, call 0345 464 0079 or email us with a short description of the job.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. Just list everything you need and you’ll get one quote.
What should I tell you?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
Will you leave a mess?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Breeds
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Why deal with it now?
Done well, a resealed joint is a neat, straight line that suits the wall. A hurried job with smeared edges and no backing looks worse and fails sooner so it’s worth doing right. In a small place like Breeds, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That’s why we ask about the job first and agree the price before starting.
Why Breeds customers choose us
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- 12-month guarantee on every job
- You choose the colour before work begins
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
Keeping the joints in good condition
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Make sure movement joints are not pointed over
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
Give the sealant the cure time we tell you before anything rubs against it. The surface skins over quickly, but full cure takes longer.
Act while the splits are small. Then it’s a straightforward cut-out and reseal before water has had years to get in.
How the visit works
Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we do not rush it. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. In total, it usually takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. For a village or hamlet like Breeds, the journey is planned in advance: 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.
- The joint faces are cleaned and primed where the sealant needs it.
- 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
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us what needs doing and where, and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help us understand the job.
Advice
When to call us in Breeds
Some movement joints have been pointed up with mortar by mistake. The joint cannot move, so the wall cracks somewhere else instead.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Panel joints letting water in
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
For landlords with property near Beaulieu Park station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Comparing quotes
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- What insurance they hold
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Should I try it myself first?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We cut it out and start again, so just mention it when you contact us.
Walls and rooflines in Breeds
Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, yet outdoor joints still have to be sealed dry, so jobs are booked with the weather in mind.
Managing a site like Chelmer Valley High School? Then its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s. If you live in an older home near Church of SS Mary and Laurence, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Breeds is about 4 miles north of Chelmsford, in Essex. Breeds gets the same service as everywhere we cover: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Breeds is one of them.
Every address in CM3 is covered for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Cherry Garden Road, South Street and Duffries Close. We also cover the places around Breeds: Great Waltham (1 mile north-east), Minnow End (1 mile east), Little Waltham (1 mile east), Broomfield (1 mile south-east) and Chignall Smealy (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (4 miles south), Basildon (15 miles south), Braintree (8 miles north-east), Harlow (14 miles west), Brentwood (13 miles south-west) and Maldon (11 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Breeds
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Beehive pub. For rail, the closest station is Beaulieu Park station, roughly 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Broomfield Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). The countryside around Breeds includes Little Waltham Meadows.
Surface by surface
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.
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.