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External Mastic in Folly Town
Specialist external mastic for Folly Town: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Call for a quick quote.
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
External mastic in Folly Town, done properly
We’re ARBOMaster approved applicators, and each external joint gets a sealant suited to it. Porous or awkward surfaces are primed where the sealant needs it and we use one wherever it does. We’re often asked to deal with gaps where render, brick and frames meet and rigid filler in a joint that should flex, on concrete & block, render & cladding joints and copings & trims.
In a village or hamlet like Folly Town, older cottages and farm buildings often stand in the open, so walls and rooflines take the full force of wind and rain. Joints on those walls need a sealant that moves with the building and stays in place.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Place
- Folly Town (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlord and commercial work in Folly Town
If you manage several properties in or around Folly Town, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
Looking after it afterwards
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Make sure movement joints aren’t pointed over
Avoid pressure-washing straight into the joints. High-pressure water can lift the edges and let water in behind.
Once a joint can’t move, the wall finds another way, often as cracks near the joint. Catch it early and you reduce the risk.
Signs you need external mastic in Folly Town
Weeds, moss and debris in a joint are a sign the sealant has gone. Dirt and roots then trap moisture in the joint and speed up the damage.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Before booking anyone
- The length of the guarantee
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Which colour the sealant will be
- Who turns up on the day
Outside joints around Folly Town
Compared with the north and west, the South East gets less rain, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
Letting a property close to Wye station? Then failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. Schools such as Wye School are buildings too, and its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s.
Folly Town is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of property in Folly Town can book us for external mastic, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Folly Town is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for external mastic. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 45 miles away.
Jobs for external mastic in TN25 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Folly Town include Hastingleigh (1 mile east), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (1 mile west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Wye (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (10 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
What’s near Folly Town
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Bowl Inn. Folly Town’s nearest station is Wye station, roughly 2.7 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (3.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Hatch Park.
Leave it or put it right?
A properly done movement joint is an even line in a colour that suits the wall. A rushed bead with no backing looks untidy and does not last, so it pays to do it properly once. In a small place like Folly Town, 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 is why we ask a few questions first and give you a clear price before any work starts.
Why Folly Town customers choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- A choice of colours where the product allows
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
Read our cost guide or our reviews.
How the job changes by surface
Joints between dissimilar materials
Different materials may need different primers. We prepare both faces so the sealant bonds properly.
Copings and trims
Coping joints that leak let water straight down into the wall. Sealing them early saves the wall below.
How the visit works
We keep the work tidy and contained to the joints we’re treating, so you can carry on as normal. The job normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. In a small place like Folly Town, access is normally the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- First we look over the joints with you, agree which to renew and talk through access.
- The old mastic and anything lodged in the joint is removed.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Getting a quote
To get a quote, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
Can I do it myself?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We remove it and do the joint properly.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Folly Town questions
Do you cover smaller places like Folly Town?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work for landlords with property near Wye station?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners, and several properties can go on one quote. You can call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Is it messy?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can I do it myself?
That depends on the joint. High-level, external movement and fire-rated joints are professional jobs.
Will there be a smell?
Possibly a little. It fades as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
Should I point up the gap in my brickwork?
No, not if it’s a movement joint. Filling it with mortar defeats its purpose. We will reseal it with a flexible sealant.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before applying anything new.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. The old sealant always comes out first, so the new sealant bonds properly.