East Sussex · England
External & façade joints in Ore, East Sussex
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for Ore, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
- Moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Keep water from gutters off the wall
- Check external joints each spring
- Leave the joints unpainted unless we’ve said otherwise
- Have failed joints looked at early
If you have more work done on the wall, such as new render, cladding or an opening, show the contractor the movement joints. They should be kept open and resealed, not filled.
If you can see gaps, plants or bare sections in a joint, have it checked. Early work is quicker and leaves a better finish.
External mastic in Ore
We’re ARBOMaster approved applicators, and each external joint gets a sealant suited to it. Some surfaces need a primer before sealing, and we do not skip that step. We work on concrete & block, joints between brick and frames and brickwork movement joints, and people most often call us about rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint and moss and dirt in joints with no sealant left.
Around Ore, garages, outbuildings and extensions all add to the joints on the outside of a home. Gutter ends, garage door frames and the joints where an extension meets the house are typical spots for leaks.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are covered after we have gone.
- Place
- Ore (TN35, TN34)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Ore
Is Ore within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. 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.
I let a flat near Ore station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before we start.
Will it make a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we tidy up before we go.
Why is there a gap in my brick wall?
Brickwork, render and cladding all move a little, and planned joints take up that movement. It’s closed with backing rod and a flexible sealant.
What should I tell you?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
Will there be a smell?
Sometimes, a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures.
Where do you work from?
We are a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Will the new joint stand out?
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.
Surface by surface
Copings and trims
Coping and trim joints face rain and sun head on. Each is resealed with a weatherproof, flexible sealant.
Joints between dissimilar materials
Brick against render, concrete against metal, stone against timber: every change of material is a joint. We seal the joint with a flexible exterior sealant so neither cracks the other.
What sealant work cannot fix
We won’t take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Failed render or damaged cladding panels
- Cracked brickwork or render that needs a builder or plasterer
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between brick and frames
- Concrete & block
- Copings & trims
- Brickwork movement joints
- Render & cladding joints
- Façade panels
Outside joints around Ore
Ore is within about 1 mile of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. That is hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, especially on the side facing the sea. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
Schools such as Sandown Primary School are buildings too, and its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s. For an older house near a landmark such as Christ Church, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep.
Ore is about 2 miles east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Ore is covered for external mastic, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Ore is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we work for external mastic. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 32 miles from Ore.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: TN35 and TN34. Streets in the area include Rye Road, Rock Lane and Mill Lane, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Ore: Bachelor's Bump (1 mile north-east), Guestling (2 miles north-east), Fairlight (2 miles east), Friar's Hill (2 miles north-east) and Guestling Green (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles west), Hailsham (15 miles west), St Leonards (3 miles south-west), Upper Horsebridge (15 miles west) and Langney (14 miles west).
Around Ore
Typical jobs here are in homes near Speckled Wood, Hastings Academy and Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Star of the Sea. The nearest railway station is Ore station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Hastings Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Conquest Hospital (2 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Should I try it myself first?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We cut it out and start again, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.
What we are called out for in Ore
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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
If you let a flat or house near Ore station, outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is VAT in the price?
- Who turns up on the day
- What product goes in the joint
- Whether you can choose the colour
Towns and villages near Ore
Also in Ore
What affects the cost of external mastic
Call for a quick quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Whether the work is at height
- The number of rooms or windows
- The product the joint needs
Every job is a little different, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference, and we’ll explain the quote if you ask.
Asking for a quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- The type of property
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- How we’d reach the joints
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or send an email if you’d rather. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we will talk you through the work.
What happens on the day
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we are working on. Expect the work to take a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access, and we explain the cure time before we leave. In a smaller place like Ore, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. If the job is outside, tell us about side access and how high the joints are.
- First we look over the joints with you, agree which to renew and talk through access.
- The old mastic and anything lodged in the joint is removed.
- Both sides are cleaned back to sound material and primed if needed.
- Closed-cell backing rod is fitted to set the depth and stop three-sided bonding.
- We gun in a flexible exterior sealant in a colour that suits the wall and tool it neatly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Tell us about any water getting in
Getting a quote
If you are in Ore and need external mastic, 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.