Kent · England
External & façade joints in Broom Street, Kent
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Broom Street and across Kent. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
Broom Street: your questions answered
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Faversham station?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
Is Broom Street within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can a movement joint be filled with mortar?
No. Cement or mortar cannot stretch, so the joint stops doing its job. Where a joint has been mortared, it can often be raked out and sealed properly.
How long does external mastic take?
It depends on the size of the job, but as a guide it takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. We’ll tell you when we quote.
Will it make a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we tidy up before we go.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes, we can. More than one area can be quoted together.
Will the new joint stand out?
There’s a good range of exterior colours, including greys, browns, whites and stone tones. We choose the closest to your brick or render so the joint does not draw the eye.
When is the sealant fully cured?
Cure times vary by product and the temperature. We tell you how long to leave it before we go.
External mastic for homes and businesses in Broom Street
Many failed façade joints only get noticed once there’s a stain or a damp patch inside. We inspect them, agree which need doing and reseal with a weatherproof, flexible sealant in a matching colour. We are often asked to deal with weeds or debris growing in open joints and leaking joints around cladding and façade panels, on concrete & block, façade panels and copings & trims.
External sealant needs dry, clean surfaces, so work around Broom Street 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 there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we will sort it.
- Where
- Broom Street (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, agents and businesses in Broom Street
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. We can quote for more than one property at once.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Signs you need external mastic in Broom Street
Sometimes a movement joint was filled with mortar or a rigid filler by mistake. With the joint locked solid, the movement turns into cracks elsewhere in the wall.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of All Saints, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
What your quote should include
- How long to leave it before use
- What preparation is included
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- Are they insured?
Looking after it afterwards
A little care helps the new joints last. We recommend:
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
- Fix overflowing gutters above sealed joints
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
- Do not let climbing plants root in the sealant
Give the sealant the cure time we tell you before anything rubs against it. The surface skins over quickly, but full cure takes longer.
Water getting behind cladding or render can go unnoticed for a long time. By the time there’s a damp patch, the damage can be well established.
Leave it or put it right?
Sealing over the top of old mastic doesn’t hold for long. New sealant does not bond well to old, weathered sealant, so we always take the old sealant out. Older cottages and farmhouses around Broom Street can have timber floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why us?
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Fully insured
- Tidy, careful work
- Arbo and Everbuild products
Take a look at our cost guide or customer reviews.
What we can’t put right
Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Damp that isn’t coming from the joint
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
If you are not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Copings & trims
- Render & cladding joints
- Concrete & block
- Brickwork movement joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
Places near Broom Street
What else we do in Broom Street
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.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
External mastic in Broom Street: local notes
Broom Street is within about 2 miles of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. That is hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. 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.
Managing a site like Graveney Primary School? Then movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s. If you let a flat or house near Faversham station, split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside.
Broom Street is about 2 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. From the centre of Broom Street to the outskirts, we cover external mastic for every kind of property. We cover 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Chelmsford is on our list too, about 34 miles from Broom Street.
We cover every part of the ME13 postcode area for external mastic. We also cover Graveney (1 mile south-east), Culmers (1 mile south-east), Goodnestone (1 mile south), Slutshole (2 miles south-east) and Hernhill (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).
Near you in Broom Street
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to South Swale and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The nearest railway station is Faversham station, about 2.1 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.6 miles north-east).
The process
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 work begins. The work usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. For a village or hamlet like Broom Street, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided 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.
How to prepare
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Getting a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you’re ready, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.