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External & façade joints in Bures Green, Essex
External mastic in Bures Green from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
What we can’t put right
We will not take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Walls that need new movement joints cut into them
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
- Brickwork movement joints
- Façade panels
- Concrete & block
- Render & cladding joints
About our external mastic in Bures Green
We cut out failed sealant, set the joint depth with closed-cell backing rod and reseal with a low-modulus exterior sealant. The colour is chosen to suit the brick or render so the joint does not stand out. If you have gaps where render, brick and frames meet and movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant, we can help, on joints between brick and frames, façade panels and concrete & block alike.
Outside joints can only be sealed when they’re dry, so work in Bures Green is booked around the forecast. Let us know about access to every wall, plus any garages or outbuildings.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee.
- Place
- Bures Green (CO8)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Walls and rooflines in Bures Green
The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day. With historic houses such as Gainsborough's House (about 4.5 miles north-west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Bures Green as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older walls and rooflines need a sealant that moves with them and suits the material.
Rented homes near Bures station change hands often, and failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. Homes close to Church of St Mary the Virgin include some older properties, and an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
Bures Green is in Essex. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Bures Green is covered for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Bures Green is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover. Chelmsford is on our list too, around 21 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: CO8. Other places close to Bures Green include Bures (1 mile south-west), Lamarsh (1 mile west), Mount Bures (2 miles south), Alphamstone (2 miles west) and Cross End (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (8 miles south-east), Braintree (12 miles south-west), Witham (14 miles south-west), Camulodunum (8 miles south-east), Halstead (7 miles south-west) and Greenstead (9 miles south-east).
Near you in Bures Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Tiger Hill and Angel Inn. Bures Green’s nearest station is Bures station, roughly 1 mile south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Mount Bures (1.7 miles south). Not far away are Arger Fen.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Landlords and letting agents in Bures Green can book us as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
Different surfaces, different methods
Brickwork movement joints
Vertical joints in long brick walls let the brickwork expand without cracking. They’re resealed over backing rod with a low-modulus sealant.
Render joints
Rendered walls have joints at beads, openings and changes of material. They’re resealed in a sealant that suits the render.
What we are called out for in Bures Green
Every building moves. Clay bricks expand slightly over their life, concrete and block shrink, and everything moves with temperature and wet. The sealant in the movement joints takes that strain.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Panel joints letting water in
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
If you look after a building such as Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing.
Before booking anyone
- How long the guarantee is
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What preparation is included
- Whether they’re fully insured
How it works
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you and explain the cure time. The visit itself usually takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation, depending on the amount of work. Somewhere like Bures Green needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- We inspect the joints and agree which need resealing and how they’ll be reached.
- We cut out the failed sealant and rake out any dirt or growth.
- Both sides are cleaned back to sound material and primed if needed.
- 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
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Get a quote
There’s no standard price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To get started, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Advice
Aftercare tips
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. A few tips:
- Don’t let climbing plants root in the sealant
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Keep high-pressure jets off the joints
- Have failed joints looked at early
Make sure anyone working on the wall later knows where the movement joints are. They should be kept open and resealed, not filled.
Leave a failed movement joint and water keeps getting into the wall. That can lead to damp patches, staining and frost damage, all bigger jobs than a reseal.
Why it’s worth doing now in Bures Green
Water gets in through a failed movement joint, behind render and cladding. Dealing with it early keeps the repair to the joint, rather than the wall around it. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Bures Green, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
What it costs depends on the amount of work, how hard the old material is to remove and access to the work. You will have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Colour agreed with you before we start
- Fully insured
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
Take a look at what affects the cost and what customers say.
Common questions in Bures Green
Do you cover smaller places like Bures Green?
Yes, Bures Green is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
I let a flat near Bures station. Can you help?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before any work starts.
How long does the job take?
It depends on the size of the job, but most jobs take a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. We’ll tell you when we quote.
How long should I leave it?
Cure times vary by product. We tell you how long to leave it before we go.
Do you work for hotels and businesses?
Yes. We can plan bigger jobs in stages.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, every time. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
What is a movement joint?
Most straight vertical gaps in brickwork are movement joints. It gives the wall room to move, and it should be sealed with a flexible sealant.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on the job. Inside work needs someone to give us access, and for outside work we will agree access with you when we book.