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External & façade joints in North Hinksey, Oxfordshire
Movement joints in North Hinksey need attention? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- Sealant pulling away from one side of the joint
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
North Hinksey: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like North Hinksey?
Yes. North Hinksey is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do you work for landlords with property near Oxford station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details for a clear quote.
What colours does the sealant come in?
The sealant colour is picked to suit the wall, so the joint sits quietly in the wall. There’s a wide choice of exterior colours.
When will the joints need doing again?
That varies with the weather the wall faces, how much it moves and the sealant used. Treat it as a maintenance item and look at it yearly.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for a year. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
What is a movement joint?
Brickwork, render and cladding all move a little, so long walls have planned gaps to take that movement. It’s closed with backing rod and a flexible sealant.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Can a movement joint be filled with mortar?
No, not if it’s a movement joint. Filling it with mortar defeats its purpose and can lead to cracking. A flexible sealant is the right fill.
External mastic in North Hinksey, done properly
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 where mortar or filler would crack. If you have joints pointed up with cement by mistake and sealant that has lost its bond to the brick or render, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
Houses in smaller places like North Hinksey can stand more in the open than those in a built-up town, so exposed walls and rooflines take more wind-driven rain. That’s where gutter joints and wall joints tend to fail first.
All our work comes with our 12-month guarantee, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
- Location
- North Hinksey (OX2)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Render joints
The face of render can be soft, so a sealant that stretches easily protects the edges. Priming is done where the sealant calls for it.
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.
Honest limits
Sealant isn’t the answer to every problem, and we’d rather say so up front. Sealant will not put right:
- Rising or penetrating damp from elsewhere in the wall
- Subsidence or other structural problems
- Loose or hollow render, which needs re-rendering
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in North Hinksey
- Render & cladding joints
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
How it works
Every visit runs the same way: we check the joints, protect the area around them, do the work and clear up. It usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. For a job in North Hinksey, 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.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- We take out the old sealant until the faces are sound.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- Primer is applied wherever the sealant needs it.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and email photos if that is easy.
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Should I try it myself first?
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone will not bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
What external mastic looks like in North Hinksey
With historic houses such as Holywell Manor (about 2 miles east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around North Hinksey as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK, yet outdoor joints still have to be sealed dry, so jobs are booked with the weather in mind.
Letting a property close to Oxford station? Then failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. Schools such as North Hinksey Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s.
North Hinksey is about 3 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. North Hinksey gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. North Hinksey is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for external mastic.
Here we cover the OX2 postcode area for external mastic. External mastic is available to properties on Lime Road, Elms Road and Cedar Road. With the A34 close by, North Hinksey is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also carry out external mastic in Harcourt Hill (1 mile south), Osney (1 mile east), Grandpont (1 mile east), Jericho (1 mile north-east) and St John Street area (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (3 miles east), Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south), Witney (9 miles west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in North Hinksey
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Raleigh Park, Matthew Arnold School and George Inn and the streets around them. Also close by are Oxford and Cherwell Valley College (1.2 miles east) and Angus Library and Archive (1.4 miles east). For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, about 1 mile east. Other landmarks nearby include Westgate Shopping Centre (1.3 miles east) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (1.3 miles east). The countryside around North Hinksey includes Harcourt Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.
Landlord and commercial work in North Hinksey
From a single let to a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a one-year guarantee.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Do you need external mastic in North Hinksey?
The wrong product in a moving joint is a classic cause. A stiff, general-purpose sealant cannot cope with a joint that moves a lot, so it pulls away from the edges.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
If you live in an older home near St Peter and St Paul, an extension built onto an older house moves differently, and the joint between them takes the strain.
Questions to ask before you book
- Who turns up on the day
- What product goes in the joint
- When the joint can take water or movement
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
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What affects the quote in North Hinksey
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We look at:
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- The type of sealant required
- The number of rooms or windows
- The amount of work
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
Asking for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Try to tell us:
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. Whenever you’re ready, call 0345 464 0079 or email us.