Kent · England
External Mastic in Hales Place
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for Hales Place, backed by a 12-month guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
Signs you need external mastic in Hales Place
A lot of failed joints come down to preparation: joint faces that were dusty or damp, unprimed where they needed it, or still carrying old sealant. The new sealant then lets go long before it should.
Look out for these signs:
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Weathered mastic that no longer stretches
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Stephen's Junior School, movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
Comparing quotes
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- How the colour is chosen
- What the cure time is
- Are they insured?
External mastic for homes and businesses in Hales Place
As ARBOMaster approved applicators, we choose exterior sealants to suit the joint and the surfaces. Porous or awkward surfaces are primed where the sealant needs it. Typical jobs include gaps where render, brick and frames meet and joints with sealant missing in places, on render & cladding joints, copings & trims and concrete & block.
Outbuildings, garages and conservatories around homes in places like Hales Place add more joints to look after. Leaks generally start at a gutter end, a garage door frame or where an extension meets the house.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you’re covered after we’ve gone.
- Where
- Hales Place (CT2, CT1)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Hales Place
Pointing a movement joint with mortar might seem a neat fix, but it stops the joint moving. The wall then cracks somewhere else. A flexible sealant over backing rod is what the joint needs. Homes in smaller places like Hales Place can face more weather, and failed outside joints let damp into walls. Inside, a split seal lets water into floors and panels just as it would anywhere.
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: the amount of work, how we reach it and what it needs, plus any working-time requirements on site. Call for a quick quote and we will go through it with you.
Why us?
- We’re fully insured
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Colour agreed with you before we start
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Quotes for external mastic in Hales Place
The price is agreed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How many areas need sealing
- How easy the joints are to reach
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- The amount of work
Every job is a little different, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
What to tell us for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- Roughly how big the job is
- If someone has resealed it before
- The type of property
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
For external mastic in Hales Place, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
What external mastic looks like in Hales Place
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.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Stephen, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep. Rented homes near Canterbury West station change hands often, and outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Hales Place is about 1 mile north of Canterbury, in Kent. Our applicators cover external mastic for homes and businesses in Hales Place and the surrounding area. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Hales Place is one of them. Chelmsford is on our list too, around 40 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: CT2 and CT1. External mastic is available to properties on Downs Road, Godden Road and Tunstall Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Canterbury (1 mile south), Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Rough Common (1 mile west), Wincheap (2 miles south) and Upper Harbledown (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south) and Ramsgate (15 miles east).
Around Hales Place
We work in homes and buildings around Archbishop's School, St Thomas of Canterbury Church and St Edmund's School. Nearby too are Ye Olde Beverlie Inn (less than half a mile south) and Bus Company Island (0.8 miles south). Hales Place’s nearest station is Canterbury West station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (1.4 miles south). Open spaces near Hales Place include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
The process
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Show us the job and we’ll take it from there. The job generally takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation from start to finish. For a job in Hales Place, we agree the time, the access and parking before the day. If the work is outside, the weather plays a part, as sealant needs a dry surface.
- 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.
- We fit closed-cell backing rod to control the depth.
- The exterior sealant is applied, tooled and checked along its length.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Mention any parking rules near the property
Getting a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location and its rough size. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we’ll come back to you with a quote.
Advice
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Surface by surface
Render joints
Render is weaker at the surface than brick, so a sealant that stretches easily protects the edges. Priming is done where the sealant calls for it.
Cladding and façade panels
If the façade has a specified sealant, that’s what we use, or one the system allows. Send us any details you have about the façade.
Your questions about external mastic in Hales Place
Is Hales Place in your area for external mastic?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Hales Place is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Canterbury West station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
What should I tell you?
A short description and the location. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, and it often makes sense. Combining jobs makes good use of the visit.
Why do you put foam in the joint first?
The foam is closed-cell backing rod. It keeps the sealant at the right depth and bonded to the sides only.
Why is there a gap in my brick wall?
It’s a deliberate gap that lets the wall expand and contract without cracking. It should be filled with flexible sealant, never mortar.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in.
Should I point up the gap in my brickwork?
No. Cement or mortar can’t stretch, so the joint stops doing its job. If it has already been filled, we can generally cut it out and reseal it.
When it is not the sealant
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Structural movement, which needs a surveyor or engineer
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
- Rising or penetrating damp from elsewhere in the wall
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Hales Place
- Copings & trims
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Brickwork movement joints
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Hales Place and across Kent. We can quote a run of properties together, and we are fully insured for the work.