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External & façade joints in Herne Common, Kent
Movement joints in Herne Common need attention? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
The process
A visit follows a simple pattern: we look at the joints together, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, carry out the job and clear up. It usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. For a village or hamlet like Herne Common, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We inspect the joints and agree which need resealing and how they’ll be reached.
- We cut out the failed sealant and rake out any dirt or growth.
- 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.
- The new sealant, chosen to suit the brick or render, is applied and tooled to a neat finish.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the area around the work
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
How to get a quote
To get a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.
Advice
About our external mastic in Herne Common
Joints between dissimilar materials, like brick against render or concrete against a steel frame, see movement from both sides. A flexible sealant bridges the two. Common call-outs are for joints pointed up with cement by mistake and weathered mastic that no longer stretches, across brickwork movement joints, joints between brick and frames and façade panels.
Around Herne Common, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. The joints where those materials meet are the weak points.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months.
- Place
- Herne Common (CT6)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Check external joints each spring
- Clear growth from the base of walls and joints
- Keep water from gutters off the wall
- Have failed joints looked at early
Keep pressure washers away from the sealant. A strong jet can damage the edges of the bead and let water in behind.
Water getting behind cladding or render can go unnoticed for a long time. By the time there’s a damp patch, the damage can be well established, so it’s worth resealing at the first signs.
Herne Common questions
Do you work for landlords with property near Herne Bay station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Is Herne Common within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Should I point up the gap in my brickwork?
No. Rigid materials can’t move with the wall and the joint fails. Where a joint has been mortared, it can often be raked out and sealed properly.
Is it messy?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to the joints, so we will agree that with you when we book. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
What’s an expansion joint in brickwork?
It’s a deliberate gap that lets the wall expand and contract without cracking. It’s sealed with a flexible sealant, not mortar.
How long should I leave it?
Different products cure at different speeds, so please follow the time we give you when we finish.
What colours does the sealant come in?
The aim is a neat, even joint in a colour that suits the wall. Colour is agreed with you before we begin, matched as closely as the range allows.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Herne Common
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Herne Common and across Kent. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured for the work.
What we are called out for in Herne Common
Every building moves. Clay bricks expand slightly over their life, concrete and block shrink, and everything moves with temperature and wet. The sealant in the movement joints takes that strain.
Look out for these signs:
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
If you look after a building such as Herne Church of England Infant School, movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
Comparing quotes
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Which colour the sealant will be
What happens if it’s left?
An open joint keeps letting water into the wall with every downpour. In cold weather, frost can damage wet brick and render near the open joint, so the damage spreads beyond the joint. Around Herne Common, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What you get with us
- Colour agreed with you before any work starts
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- White, clear, grey or another colour, product permitting
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced or customer reviews.
Nearby places to Herne Common
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What external mastic looks like in Herne Common
Herne Common is close to the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. 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, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
For landlords with property near Herne Bay station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Martin, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Herne Common is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Our applicators cover external mastic for householders, landlords and businesses in Herne Common and nearby. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby.
Every address in CT6 is within our area for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. External mastic is available to properties on Canterbury Road, Nightingale Road and Falcon Close and the roads around them. If you are just outside Herne Common, we cover Bullockstone (1 mile north-west), Herne (1 mile north-east), Hicks Forstal (1 mile south), Eddington (1 mile north) and Hunters Forstal (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (5 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (4 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Herne Common
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Curtis Wood and Herne Bay High School and the streets around them. Herne Common’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, about 1.4 miles north. A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4 miles west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Surface by surface
Joints between dissimilar materials
Where a frame or panel meets masonry, water often finds a way in. The old joint is removed and a sealant that bonds to both sides goes in.
Brickwork movement joints
Brick movement joints are often mistaken for a missing mortar line. Where one has been mortared, we cut it out and reseal it with sealant where it can be done safely.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different trade:
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Façade panels
- Joints between brick and frames
- Concrete & block
- Render & cladding joints
- Copings & trims