Medway · England
External & façade joints in Hale, Medway
External mastic across Hale and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
- Panel joints letting water in
- Failed seals between different materials
What affects the quote in Hale
Jobs vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How many areas need sealing
- The type of sealant required
- When we can work, for business premises
- Mould in or behind the old joints
The cost depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before we start.
What to tell us for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to know:
- If someone has resealed it before
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- The address or postcode of the job
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
How we handle external mastic in Hale
Short cuts in external joints show up within a season or two. New sealant over old, joints packed with mortar and beads with no backing all tend to fail early. We take the old material out and do it properly. Typical jobs include joints where the bead has come unstuck and movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant, on joints between brick and frames, render & cladding joints and brickwork movement joints.
Older homes in small places like Hale may be stone, brick or timber-framed, often with later extensions. Where one material meets another is where water usually gets in.
All our work comes with a one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Medway.
- Location
- Hale (ME5)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
More services for Hale
For landlords and businesses
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Walls and rooflines in Hale
Hale is within about 3 miles of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. Compared with the north and west, the South East gets less rain, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
In the older streets around Christ Church, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain. For landlords with property near Gillingham (Kent) station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. Schools such as Kingfisher Community Primary School are buildings too, and its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s.
Hale is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Whether you’re in the middle of Hale or further out, external mastic is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Our area takes in 68 places across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (26 miles or so).
Here we cover the ME5 postcode area for external mastic. Close by, we work in Darland (1 mile south-east), Capstone (1 mile south-east), Luton (1 mile north-west), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Rochester (3 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Frindsbury (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Hale
In Hale, that means homes and buildings near The Star pub, Chatham Grammar School for Girls and Darland Banks, among other places. The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Rochester Castle (2.9 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Hale includes Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Aftercare tips
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Ask before painting over external sealant
- Point out the joints to other trades
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
Only paint over the joint if we have confirmed the sealant can take paint. Many exterior sealants aren’t designed to be painted.
Once a joint can’t move, the wall finds another way, usually as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
Your questions about external mastic in Hale
Is external mastic in a coastal place like Hale any different?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so the choice of sealant and the preparation matter even more. Walls facing the sea are usually the first to need attention.
I let a flat near Gillingham (Kent) station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Do you cover Hale?
Yes. We’re based in Crawley and work across South East England, London and Scotland, Hale included.
Will the new joint stand out?
We choose a sealant colour to suit the brick, stone or render, so the joint sits quietly in the wall. Exterior sealants come in a good range of colours.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job comes with a one-year guarantee.
Why is there a gap in my brick wall?
Brickwork, render and cladding all move a little, and planned joints take up that movement. It’s closed with backing rod and a flexible sealant.
Do you do commercial work?
Yes, regularly. Larger jobs can be planned room by room or area by area.
Do I have to be there?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. Indoors, that generally means someone at home.
How the job changes by surface
Render joints
Render is weaker at the surface than brick, so a low-modulus sealant is kinder to the joint edges. Priming is done where the sealant calls for it.
Brickwork movement joints
Brick walls have vertical movement joints to absorb expansion. They’re resealed over backing rod with a low-modulus sealant.
What happens if it’s left?
Water gets in through a failed movement joint and can run behind render or cladding. Dealing with it early keeps the repair to the joint, rather than the wall around it. In a small place like Hale, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Combining jobs into one visit usually makes better use of the time than several visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. We’ll give you a clear quote for the lot.
What you get with us
- Old sealant always removed completely
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Fully insured
Read how sealant jobs are priced and our reviews.
What happens on the day
The work is kept neat and contained to the area we are working on, so you can get on with your day. Expect the work to take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. Somewhere like Hale 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.
- First, the joints are inspected and the access agreed.
- Every bit of old sealant and any mortar or debris is cut out.
- The faces are brushed clean and primed where the product requires it.
- Backing rod sized to the joint goes in to set the depth.
- We apply the sealant, tool it and check the whole run.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
Getting a quote
We quote each job on its own. Simply phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and describe the job, and pictures are welcome.
Related advice
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it does not work out, we can still put it right.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.