Essex · England
External Mastic in Mount Bures
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Mount Bures and across Essex. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
- Joints with sealant missing in places
Questions from Mount Bures
I let a flat near Bures station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Is Mount Bures within the area you cover?
Yes, Mount Bures is covered. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, and it often makes sense. Doing several areas at once is generally more efficient.
What information do you need?
Tell us what needs doing and where. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How long will you be here?
Typically it takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation. Larger jobs naturally take longer, and we’ll say how long yours will take.
Why do you put foam in the joint first?
We fit closed-cell backing rod wherever the joint depth needs controlling. It controls the depth and stops the sealant bonding to the back so the bead can stretch.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes: twelve months. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We are ARBOMaster approved, the scheme for applicators of Arbo sealants.
External mastic in Mount Bures, done properly
A movement joint is a deliberate break that lets a wall expand and contract. The sealant in it has to stretch and squeeze for years, and when it fails, the wall takes the strain and water finds a way in. Common call-outs are for joints with sealant missing in places and movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant, across joints between brick and frames, brickwork movement joints and concrete & block.
Around Mount Bures, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. Where one material meets another is where water generally gets in.
A one-year guarantee comes as standard, so you’re covered after we have gone.
- Place
- Mount Bures (CO8)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Honest limits
It helps to know what we cannot do:
- Loose or hollow render, which needs re-rendering
- Walls that need new movement joints cut into them
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Concrete & block
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
Different surfaces, different methods
Concrete and blockwork
Concrete faces can be dusty and porous, so preparation is key. We prime where the sealant needs it before sealing.
Copings and trims
A failed coping joint lets water into the top of the wall. Resealing them is a small job that protects a lot.
Outside joints around Mount Bures
London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
Managing a site like Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School? Then larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. If you live in an older home near Church of St John the Baptist, the joints between older walls, newer extensions and the roofline need a sealant that can move.
Mount Bures is in Essex. If you need external mastic in Mount Bures, it’s easy to get a quote: please call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. We cover Essex from our Crawley base, Mount Bures included. We cover 644 towns and villages across Essex. We also work in Chelmsford, around 19 miles away.
All of CO8 is covered for external mastic. Whether your property is on Hall Road and Old Barn Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If you’re just outside Mount Bures, we cover Bures (1 mile north), Bures Green (2 miles north), Lamarsh (2 miles north), Wakes Colne (2 miles south) and Alphamstone (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (7 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles south-west), Witham (12 miles south-west), Camulodunum (7 miles south-east), Halstead (6 miles west) and Heybridge (15 miles south).
Near you in Mount Bures
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Eight Bells Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bures station, about 0.9 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Halstead Hospital (5.7 miles west). The countryside around Mount Bures includes Sergeants Orchard.
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 anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building from start to finish. For a village or hamlet like Mount Bures, the journey is planned in advance: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We start by checking each joint, agreeing the ones to redo and how we’ll reach them.
- Old sealant and any debris are cut and raked out.
- 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.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
Before we arrive
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
Ask for 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, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Advice
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What else we do in Mount Bures
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Clear growth from the base of walls and joints
- Check the sealant is paintable before painting near it
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
Avoid pressure-washing straight into the joints. A strong jet can damage the edges of the bead over time.
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.
Common problems we fix in Mount Bures
Joints sealed without backing rod, or far too deep, rarely last. If the sealant sticks to the back as well as the sides, it cannot stretch and rips as the joint opens.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Joints pointed up with cement by mistake
Letting a property close to Bures station? Then split movement joints are easy to miss on a rental until damp shows inside.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they insured?
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What the cure time is
For landlords and businesses
A neglected joint can let water reach the structure, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We remove it and do the joint properly.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.