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External & façade joints in Shopwyke, West Sussex
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Shopwyke and across West Sussex. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked joints where brick meets render or frames
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Brick movement joints where the sealant has split
What sealant work cannot fix
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Damp that is not coming from the joint
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
- Cracking across the wall rather than at a joint
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Façade panels
- Joints between brick and frames
- Copings & trims
- Render & cladding joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Concrete & block
About our external mastic in Shopwyke
Short cuts in external joints show up within a season or two. New sealant over old, joints packed with mortar and beads with no backing rarely last long. We strip the joint back and start again. If you’re dealing with sealant that has lost its bond to the brick or render and water getting into walls through failed joints, we can help, whatever the surface.
Around Shopwyke, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. Where one material meets another is where water normally gets in.
You get a one-year guarantee, the same in Shopwyke as everywhere else we work.
- Place
- Shopwyke (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Keep movement joints as flexible joints, not mortar
- Wash walls gently around the sealant
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Point out the joints to other trades
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.
A joint that has stopped moving pushes the movement elsewhere, usually as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Catch it early and you reduce the risk.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
When to call us in Shopwyke
Some movement joints have been pointed up with mortar. The joint can’t move, so the wall cracks somewhere else instead.
People normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
- Panel joints letting water in
- Hard, crazed mastic that has stopped moving
- Failed seals between different materials
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Westbourne House School, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the cure time is
- Whether you can choose the colour
- What product goes in the joint
- How much experience the applicator has
Your questions about external mastic in Shopwyke
I let a flat near Chichester station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
Will you come out to Shopwyke?
Yes. Shopwyke is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do I have to be there?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
What’s an expansion joint in brickwork?
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.
Should I point up the gap in my brickwork?
No, not where the gap is a movement joint. Filling it with mortar defeats its purpose. We’ll reseal it with a flexible sealant.
When will the joints need doing again?
It varies from wall to wall: joints on exposed walls or with a lot of movement age sooner. Check them each year and reseal when they split or harden. Every job carries our 12-month guarantee.
How long before the joint can be used?
Most sealants are touch-dry well before they’re fully cured. We will give you the cure time for the product we used.
Can I do it myself?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Also near Shopwyke
What else we do in Shopwyke
How it works
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Show us the job and we will take it from there. The job generally takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation, including the tidy-up. In a small place like Shopwyke, access is usually the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We inspect the joints and agree which need resealing and how they’ll be reached.
- The old mastic and anything lodged in the joint is removed.
- The joint faces are cleaned and primed where the sealant needs it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Ask for a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location, and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we’ll take it from there.
Advice
Quotes for external mastic in Shopwyke
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- Any mould that needs treating
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Which sealant suits the joint
A few things move the cost up or down: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- The address or postcode of the job
- The problem you’ve noticed
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
Call for a quick quote, or send an email if you’d rather. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we’ll explain what’s involved and give you a clear quote.
Shopwyke buildings and the weather
With historic houses such as Goodwood House (about 2.1 miles north) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Shopwyke as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older brick and stone need a sealant that suits them, at the right joint depth. Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
For an older house near a landmark such as The Parish Church of St Peter, old and new materials meet at the roofline and walls, which is where sealant earns its keep. Letting a property close to Chichester station? Then outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Shopwyke is about 2 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. From the centre of Shopwyke to the outskirts, we cover external mastic for every kind of property. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Portsmouth page covers work nearby, about 15 miles away.
Here we cover the PO20 postcode area for external mastic. That includes homes and businesses on Coach Road and Drayton Lane and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Shopwyke, we cover Maudlin (1 mile north), Westhampnett (1 mile north-west), Oving (1 mile east), Portfield (1 mile west) and Strettington (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Selsey (8 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles east).
What’s near Shopwyke
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Coach And Horses Public House, The March CofE Primary School and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. The closest station to Shopwyke is Chichester station, roughly 1.9 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Chichester Castle (1.5 miles west) and St Richard's Hospital (1.3 miles west). Open spaces near Shopwyke include Stoke Down.
Landlord and commercial work in Shopwyke
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll quote.
We also work for property managers and facilities teams in Shopwyke and across West Sussex. We can quote a run of properties together, and we are fully insured.