Kent · England
Pluckley Thorne External Mastic
External mastic across Pluckley Thorne and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
Pluckley Thorne: your questions answered
I let a flat near Pluckley station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can be quoted together. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Is Pluckley Thorne within the area you cover?
Yes. Pluckley Thorne 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.
How long should I leave it?
That depends on the sealant used, so follow the cure time we give you.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned before resealing.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No. We remove every bit of old sealant first, so the new sealant bonds properly.
What is backing rod for?
The foam is closed-cell backing rod. It keeps the sealant at the right depth and bonded to the sides only, which would stop it stretching.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Do you work for hotels and businesses?
Yes. Hotels, offices and other businesses use us.
About our external mastic in Pluckley Thorne
We’re ARBOMaster approved applicators, and each external joint gets a sealant suited to it. Some surfaces need a primer before sealing and we use one wherever it does. Common call-outs are for sealant that has lost its bond to the brick or render and cracked joints where brick meets render or frames, on concrete & block, brickwork movement joints and joints between brick and frames.
Somewhere as small as Pluckley Thorne, homes and farm buildings often face open ground, so walls and rooflines take the full force of wind and rain. Joints on those walls need a sealant that moves with the building and stays in place.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you’re not left on your own once the job is done.
- Where
- Pluckley Thorne (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Cladding and façade panels
Panels heat up and cool down quickly, so the joints work hard every day. The sealant is chosen with that in mind.
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 the movement is taken up.
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Leave it or put it right?
Mortar or ordinary filler might look like a quick way to close an open joint, but it stops the joint moving. The wall then cracks somewhere else. A flexible sealant over backing rod is what the joint needs. In a small place like Pluckley Thorne, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
Why book with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Homes, businesses and hotels
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Landlords, agents and businesses in Pluckley Thorne
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will give you a quote.
Should I try it myself first?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs the same way: we check the joints, protect the area around them, do the work and clear up. It generally takes a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. For a village or hamlet like Pluckley Thorne, 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.
- 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.
- Backing rod goes in next, setting the depth and keeping the sealant off the back of the joint.
- A flexible exterior sealant is applied and tooled in a colour to suit the wall.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
Get a quote
For external mastic in Pluckley Thorne, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you will get a clear quote before work begins.
Related advice
When something else is needed
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
- Subsidence or other structural problems
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Pluckley Thorne
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Copings & trims
- Concrete & block
- Brickwork movement joints
- Façade panels
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after new joints is easy, and it makes a real difference:
- Have failed joints looked at early
- Make sure movement joints aren’t pointed over
- Check the sealant is paintable before painting near it
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
Keep pressure washers away from the sealant. A strong jet can damage the edges of the bead.
Water getting behind cladding or render can go unnoticed for a long time. When it finally shows inside, the joint may have been open for years, so it’s worth resealing at the first signs.
Walls and rooflines in Pluckley Thorne
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. With historic houses such as Godinton House (about 3.9 miles east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Pluckley Thorne as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth.
In the older streets around Church of St Nicholas, the joints between older walls, newer extensions and the roofline need a sealant that can move. Schools such as Pluckley 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. Rented homes near Pluckley station change hands often, and failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Pluckley Thorne is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Pluckley Thorne to the outskirts, external mastic is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. For nearby work, see our Crawley page.
Postcode districts we cover here for external mastic: TN27. Whether your property is on Smarden Road and Lambden Road or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Pluckley Thorne: Fir Toll (1 mile south-east), Pluckley (1 mile north-east), Chambers' Green (1 mile south), Mundy Bois (1 mile north-west) and Newland Green (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Davington (12 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
Around Pluckley Thorne
We work in homes and buildings around The Black Horse Inn. The nearest railway station is Pluckley station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Romden Castle (2.2 miles south-west).