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External & façade joints in Payden Street, Kent
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints in Payden Street, with a 12-month guarantee on every job. Ask us for a quote.
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
The process
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Point us to the joints and we will get on with it. The work itself takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation, including the tidy-up. For a village or hamlet like Payden Street, the journey is planned in advance: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- We start by checking each joint, agreeing the ones to redo and how we’ll reach them.
- We cut out the failed sealant and rake out any dirt or growth.
- Both sides are cleaned back to sound material and primed if needed.
- We push in closed-cell backing rod so the sealant is the right depth and bonds to the sides only.
- A flexible exterior sealant is applied and tooled in a colour to suit the wall.
How to prepare
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
Getting a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is. When it suits you, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
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About our external mastic in Payden Street
External mastic is a job where short cuts show quickly. Overfilled joints, missing backing rod and sealant laid over old sealant rarely last long. We strip the joint back and start again. We work on render & cladding joints, façade panels and copings & trims, and people most often call us about brick movement joints where the sealant has split and failed seals between different materials.
Somewhere as small as Payden Street, homes and farm buildings often face open ground, where walls and rooflines take the weather head on. Gutter joints and wall joints there need a sealant that can flex and stay put.
All our work is covered by our one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Payden Street (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Walls and rooflines in Payden Street
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. With historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens (about 4.3 miles east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Payden Street as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
If you let a flat or house near Lenham station, failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies. Homes close to Church of St Margaret include some older properties, and the joints between older walls, newer extensions and the roofline need a sealant that can move.
Payden Street is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Our applicators cover external mastic for homes and businesses in Payden Street and the surrounding area, as part of our work across Kent. Payden Street is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 35 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: ME17. If you’re just outside Payden Street, we cover Warren Street (1 mile south-east), Woodside Green (1 mile west), West Street (1 mile west), Wichling (1 mile north) and Cold Harbour (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Payden Street
We work in homes and buildings around The Harrow pub, among other places. Payden Street’s nearest station is Lenham station, roughly 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Newnham Castle (3.2 miles north-east).
Do you need external mastic in Payden Street?
The wrong product in a moving joint is a classic cause. A high-modulus or general-purpose sealant can be too rigid for a busy joint, and it tears off the sides.
The most common problems we see are:
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
Schools such as The Lenham School are buildings too, and its movement joints, gutters and trims need looking after like any other building’s.
Comparing quotes
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- How long to leave it before use
- How much experience the applicator has
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
What sealant work can’t fix
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what sealant can’t fix:
- Movement that’s more than a sealant joint can take
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block
- Brickwork movement joints
Places near Payden Street
What else we do in Payden Street
How the job changes by surface
Cladding and façade panels
Panel systems often rely on sealant between and around the panels. Each joint gets a sealant that suits the panel and its movement.
Concrete and blockwork
Wide joints in concrete need the depth controlling carefully. Backing rod sized to the joint sets it and keep the sealant to the right depth.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Make sure movement joints aren’t pointed over
- Walk round the building once a year and look at the joints
- Ask before painting over external sealant
- Wash walls gently around the sealant
Follow the cure time we give you before the joint is knocked or disturbed. Most exterior sealants skin fast but take longer to cure right through.
Small splits are the time to act. Then it’s a straightforward cut-out and reseal before water has had years to get in.
Common questions in Payden Street
Is Payden Street within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Is Payden Street in your area for external mastic?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Payden Street is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear quote.
Will there be a smell?
Some sealants have a smell while they cure, but it fades. Opening a window helps.
Can you match the colour of my brickwork?
We aim for a joint that suits the wall rather than one that jumps out. Colour is agreed with you before we begin from the range available.
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.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we are fully insured.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can confirm the details when we quote.
Why is there a gap in my brick wall?
Walls move with heat, cold and moisture, so long walls have planned gaps to take that movement. The gap is sealed with a flexible sealant over backing rod.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
Landlord and commercial work in Payden Street
If you manage several properties in or around Payden Street, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.