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External & façade joints in Hale, Surrey
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Hale and across Surrey. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Failed sealant between panels on a façade
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
Should I try it myself first?
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
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 fails, we can still redo it.
External mastic in Hale
A movement joint is a deliberate break that lets a wall expand and contract. Its sealant has to flex with the building, season after season, and when it fails, the wall takes the strain and water finds a way in. Common call-outs are for panel joints letting water in and plants rooting in failed movement joints, on copings & trims, concrete & block and render & cladding joints.
Outside joints can only be sealed when they’re dry, so work in Hale is booked around the forecast. Let us know about access to every wall, plus any garages or outbuildings.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something is not right with it in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
- Where
- Hale (GU9)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Resealing a run of joints in one go is generally better than patching one at a time. Joints of the same age tend to fail together, and access only has to be arranged once. Around Hale, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Combining jobs into one visit is generally more efficient than separate visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why Hale customers choose us
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced or customer reviews.
What we do, step by step
We bring everything the job needs with us. After a quick look at the joints together, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. In a small place like Hale, access is generally the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We start by checking each joint, agreeing the ones to redo and how we will reach them.
- Old sealant and any debris are cut and raked out.
- We clean both faces of the joint and prime them where the product calls for it.
- Closed-cell backing rod is fitted to set the depth and stop three-sided bonding.
- The new sealant, chosen to suit the brick or render, is applied and tooled to a neat finish.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Tell us about any water getting in
Get a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Cladding and façade panels
Cladding and façade panels are generally separated by sealed joints. Each joint gets a sealant that suits the panel and its movement.
Joints between dissimilar materials
Wherever two materials meet, they move differently. A flexible sealant bridges the two so the movement is taken up.
Hale questions
Is Hale within the area you cover?
Yes, Hale is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Do you cover Hale for external mastic?
Yes, Hale is within the area we cover. We work across London and the South East. You can call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and let us know what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Do I have to be there?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we’ve agreed the job, you don’t need to watch us work.
How long will you be here?
Typically it takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. Bigger jobs take longer.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before applying anything new.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. We remove it all first.
When is the sealant fully cured?
Most sealants are touch-dry well before they’re fully cured. We’ll give you the cure time for the product we used.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we have been doing sealant work for more than 20 years.
External mastic in Hale: local notes
With historic houses such as Farnham Castle (about 1.1 miles south-west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Hale as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older walls and rooflines need a sealant that moves with them and suits the material. Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, yet outdoor joints still have to be sealed dry, so jobs are booked with the weather in mind.
In the older streets around The Church of St John the Evangelist, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain. Schools such as Farnham Heath End School are buildings too, and larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing.
Hale is about 1 mile north of Farnham, in Surrey. Our applicators cover external mastic for homes and businesses in Hale and the surrounding area. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey. There’s also a page for Reading, about 17 miles away.
Our applicators cover all of the GU9 postcode area for external mastic. Whether your property is on Fairview Gardens, Farnborough Road and White Cottage Close or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. Other places close to Hale include Heath End (1 mile north), Weybourne (1 mile north-east), Upper Hale (1 mile north-west), Badshot Lea (1 mile east) and Farnham (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (9 miles east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Frimley (6 miles north), Haslemere (10 miles south) and Cranleigh (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Hale
We work in homes and buildings around Weybourne LNR, William Cobbett Primary School and The Six Bells pub, among other places. The closest station to Hale is Farnham station, roughly 1.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find Farnham Castle (1.1 miles south-west) and Museum of Farnham (1.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
What we are called out for in Hale
Buildings move more than people expect. Clay bricks expand slightly over their life, concrete and block shrink, and everything moves with temperature and wet. All of that ends up in the joint sealant.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
Rented homes near Farnham station change hands often, and failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Questions to ask before booking
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- Which colour the sealant will be
- The length of the guarantee
- Whether they’re fully insured
Landlord and commercial work in Hale
From a single let to a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
Keeping the joints in good condition
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check the sealant is paintable before painting near it
- Have failed joints looked at early
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
Keep the joints clear of soil, plants and climbing growth. Damp material against the sealant shortens its life.
Small splits are the time to act. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal.