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External & façade joints in Hooe Common, East Sussex
External mastic in Hooe Common from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
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Questions from Hooe Common
Does the coastal weather in Hooe Common affect outside sealant?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so preparation and the right sealant matter all the more. Walls facing the sea are generally the first to need attention.
Do you cover smaller places like Hooe Common?
Yes, Hooe Common is covered. We work across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you do commercial work?
Yes. Hotels, offices and other businesses use us and we’re fully insured.
Do the sealants smell?
Some sealants have a smell while they cure, which fades as it sets. Ventilation helps.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Is it messy?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can I do it myself?
It depends on the job. Work at height, movement joints, fire-rated gaps and large areas are best left to a professional.
What do you put in the joint?
The product depends on the job: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
How we handle external mastic in Hooe Common
We’re ARBOMaster approved applicators, and each external joint gets a sealant suited to it. Porous or awkward surfaces are primed where the sealant needs it. If you have joints with sealant missing in places and movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant, we can put it right.
Outside joints can only be sealed when they’re dry, so work in Hooe Common is booked around the forecast. Tell us about access to all sides of the building, including outbuildings and garages.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, whatever its size.
- Place
- Hooe Common (TN33)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so there’s nothing for you to buy. Once we have agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. It normally takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. Somewhere like Hooe Common needs a little journey planning: 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 start by walking round the building and agreeing the joints and the access.
- Every bit of old sealant and any mortar or debris is cut out.
- Joint faces are cleaned back and primed if the sealant needs 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
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Getting a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email photos if that is easy.
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Aftercare tips
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Keep movement joints as flexible joints, not mortar
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Show decorators and builders where the movement joints are
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
Follow the cure time we give you before the joint is knocked or disturbed. The surface skins over quickly, but full cure takes longer.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, usually as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Resealing it early helps prevent that.
For landlords and businesses
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will give you a quote.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. We can quote for more than one property at once.
What affects the quote in Hooe Common
There’s no set price list, because no two jobs are the same. What we look at:
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- When we can work, for business premises
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Any mould that needs treating
Leaving a failed joint normally makes the job bigger, not smaller, as water and mould keep getting in. If you’re unsure, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
What to tell us for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Where the property is
- The rough size of the job
- What’s wrong with the joints now
For external mastic in Hooe Common, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you’ll get a clear quote before any work starts.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hooe Common
A properly done movement joint is an even line in a colour that suits the wall. A hurried job with smeared edges and no backing looks worse and fails sooner so it’s worth doing right. Around Hooe Common, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You will know the price before we begin.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Hooe Common
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- Full insurance on every job
Places near Hooe Common
Other services in Hooe Common
What we are called out for in Hooe Common
Many joints fail because they were sealed too deep or with nothing behind them. Sealant bonded to three sides has nowhere to go and rips as the joint opens.
The problems people usually mention when they call include:
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Failed seals between different materials
Letting a property close to Cooden Beach station? Then split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside.
Comparing quotes
- How much experience the applicator has
- How long to leave it before use
- The length of the guarantee
- What happens if the job turns out different
What external mastic looks like in Hooe Common
Hooe 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. Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
If you live in an older home near The Parish Church of St Mary, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep. Schools such as Ninfield Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing.
Hooe Common is about 3 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. From the centre of Hooe Common to the outskirts, we cover external mastic for every kind of property. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. We also work in Brighton, about 24 miles from Hooe Common.
All of TN33 is within our area for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Hooe Common: Russell's Green (1 mile north-east), Lunsford's Cross (1 mile east), Ninfield (1 mile north), Watermill (2 miles east) and Catsfield (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (8 miles south-west), Hastings (7 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (3 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles west) and St Leonards (6 miles east).
Near you in Hooe Common
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Highwoods, The Red Lion Inn and Bexhill High Academy. For rail, the closest station is Cooden Beach station, about 2.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Bexhill Costume And Social History Museum (3.5 miles south-east) and Herstmonceux Castle (3.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Senlac Hill and Gillham Wood.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Damp that is not coming from the joint
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
- Loose or hollow render, which needs re-rendering
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Render & cladding joints
- Façade panels
- Concrete & block
- Joints between brick and frames
- Copings & trims
- Brickwork movement joints