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External & façade joints in Hare Street, Essex
Problem with your movement joints in Hare Street? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly, with a one-year guarantee.
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
What we can’t put right
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not solve:
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
- Damp that isn’t coming from the joint
- Walls that need new movement joints cut into them
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
- Concrete & block
How we handle external mastic in Hare Street
Joints between dissimilar materials, like brick against render or concrete against a steel frame, see movement from both sides. A flexible exterior sealant takes up that movement. We are often asked to deal with panel joints letting water in and brick movement joints where the sealant has split, on concrete & block, façade panels and render & cladding joints.
Older homes in small places like Hare Street may be stone, brick or timber-framed, often with later extensions. The joints where those materials meet are the weak points, and they need the right sealant at the right depth.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Hare Street (CM5)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Hare Street
Is Hare Street in your area for external mastic?
Yes, Hare Street is within the area we cover. We work across London and the South East. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us what needs doing, and we will give you a clear price.
Is Hare Street within the area you cover?
Yes, Hare Street is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator and we’re fully insured too.
Is it messy?
Tidy work is part of the job. We protect what’s around the joints.
Is there any odour?
That depends on the sealant. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little.
Can you reach joints on upper floors?
It depends on the building. Where joints can be reached safely, we’ll do them. Tell us about the building and we’ll confirm what access is needed.
Why is there a gap in my brick wall?
Walls move with heat, cold and moisture, so long walls have planned gaps to take that movement. The gap is sealed with a flexible sealant over backing rod.
Do I have to be there?
It depends on the job. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in.
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DIY versus a professional finish
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone will not bond to old, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
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.
The process
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building before we come, just the space around the work. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation for a typical job. For a village or hamlet like Hare Street, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- We take out the old sealant until the faces are sound.
- Backing rod goes in so the sealant can stretch between the two faces.
- We prime the faces where required.
- We gun in low-modulus sealant and tool it neatly.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
Get a quote
We do not publish a price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
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When to call us in Hare Street
The wrong product in a moving joint is a classic cause. A stiff, general-purpose sealant can’t cope with a joint that moves a lot, so it pulls away from the edges.
People normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
- Panel joints letting water in
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Joints with sealant missing in places
In and around Hare Street, as anywhere, good external mastic starts with a clean, dry, properly prepared joint.
What to look for in a quote
- How long to leave it before use
- Is VAT in the price?
- How much experience the applicator has
- How the colour is chosen
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
- Don’t let climbing plants root in the sealant
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Make sure movement joints are not pointed over
Keep the joints clear of soil, plants and climbing growth. Anything that holds water against the joint wears it out sooner.
An open movement joint lets rain into the wall every time it pours. Over time it can mean damp inside, stained render or frost-damaged brick, all bigger jobs than a reseal.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
If you manage several properties in or around Hare Street, several properties can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a one-year guarantee.
What the job involves on each surface
Render joints
The face of render can be soft, so a low-modulus sealant is kinder to the joint edges. We prime where the product needs it.
Brickwork movement joints
Clay brickwork grows slightly over its life and moves with the weather. That movement goes into the joint, so the sealant in it must stay soft and stretchy.
Hare Street buildings and the weather
Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much 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 Hill Hall (about 3 miles west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Hare Street as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Margaret of Antioch, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep.
Hare Street is about 5 miles north-west of Brentwood, in Essex. If you need external mastic in Hare Street, it’s easy to get a quote: please ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. We’re based in Crawley and cover Essex, Hare Street included. We cover 644 towns and villages across Essex. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (12 miles or so).
Jobs for external mastic in CM5 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Hare Street include Little End (1 mile north-east), Stanford Rivers (1 mile north), Clatterford End (1 mile north-west), Marden Ash (2 miles north-east) and Navestock Heath (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (12 miles east), Basildon (13 miles south-east), Harlow (8 miles north-west), Brentwood (5 miles south-east), Billericay (9 miles east) and Loughton (7 miles west).
Around Hare Street
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Woodman Public House. Well-known places in the area include St. Margaret's Hospital (4.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Gernon Bushes.