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External & façade joints in Brook Street, Kent
External mastic across Brook Street and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Weathered mastic that no longer stretches
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
Landlords, agents and businesses in Brook Street
A neglected joint can let water reach the structure, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
External mastic for homes and businesses in Brook Street
Getting the depth right is half the job. Closed-cell backing rod sets the depth and stops the sealant sticking to the back, so it bonds to the two sides only and can stretch. We work on concrete & block, render & cladding joints and brickwork movement joints, and common reasons people get in touch are leaking joints around cladding and façade panels and sealant that has lost its bond to the brick or render.
Around Brook Street, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. The joints where those materials meet are the weak points, and they need the right sealant at the right depth.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our 12-month guarantee in Brook Street and across Kent.
- Location
- Brook Street (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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Different surfaces, different methods
Copings and trims
Copings expand and contract through the day, so the joints need a sealant that stays flexible year round.
Joints between dissimilar materials
Different materials may need different primers. Both surfaces are cleaned and primed as the product requires.
What happens on the day
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. After that, the work takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. Somewhere like Brook Street needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- Primer is applied wherever the sealant needs it.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Before we arrive
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Tell us about any water getting in
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
Getting a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is. Whenever you’re ready, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
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Your questions about external mastic in Brook Street
Can you do external mastic in Brook Street?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Brook Street is part of that. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job.
Do you work for landlords with property near Appledore (Kent) station?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Can you seal joints between render and window frames?
Yes. Materials like render, brick, metal and uPVC all move differently, so the joint between them must be flexible. We choose one that suits both surfaces.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
How long should I leave it?
Most sealants are touch-dry well before they’re fully cured. We’ll give you the cure time for the product we used before we leave.
How long will you be here?
Typically it takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. Bigger jobs take longer, and we’ll say how long yours will take.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and the location. If we need more, we’ll ask.
When to call us in Brook Street
Buildings move more than people expect. Brickwork grows a little over the years, blockwork and concrete shrink, and all of it moves with heat and moisture. All of that ends up in the joint sealant.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
For an older house near a landmark such as Parish Church of All Saints, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
Questions to ask before you book
- The length of the guarantee
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- When the joint can take water or movement
Brook Street buildings and the weather
Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast. With historic houses such as Smallhythe Place (about 3.5 miles south-west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Brook Street as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
Schools such as Woodchurch Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s. Letting a property close to Appledore (Kent) station? Then failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Brook Street is about 7 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of property in Brook Street can book us for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Brook Street is one of them. Our Crawley page covers work nearby, about 41 miles away.
Our applicators cover all of the TN26 postcode area for external mastic. If you are just outside Brook Street, we cover Brattle (1 mile east), Woodchurch (1 mile north-east), Shirkoak (2 miles north), Leigh Green (2 miles west) and Reading Street (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (7 miles north-east), Hythe (14 miles east), Tenterden (3 miles west), Park Wood (15 miles north-west), Kennington (9 miles north-east) and New Romney (10 miles south-east).
What’s near Brook Street
Around Brook Street, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Stonebridge Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Brook Street is Appledore (Kent) station, about 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Woodchurch Village Life Museum (0.9 miles north). The countryside around Brook Street includes Orlestone Forest.
Should I try it myself first?
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Aftercare tips
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Have failed joints looked at early
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Keep water from gutters off the wall
- Check the sealant is paintable before painting near it
Make sure anyone working on the wall later knows where the movement joints are. They should be kept open and resealed, not filled.
An open movement joint lets rain into the wall every time it pours. That can lead to damp patches, staining and frost damage, all bigger jobs than a reseal.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Damp that is not coming from the joint
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Copings & trims
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
- Concrete & block
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames