Isle of Wight · England
External & façade joints in Skinner's Hill, Isle of Wight
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints in Skinner's Hill, with a 12-month guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Water getting into walls through failed joints
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
The process
Most of a good job is in the preparation, and we don’t rush it. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. Somewhere like Skinner's Hill needs a little journey planning: 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 will reach them.
- Old sealant and any debris are cut and raked out.
- We clean both faces of the joint and prime them where the product calls for it.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Mention any tricky access
Ask for a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we will talk you through what we’d do. When it suits you, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us.
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How we handle external mastic in Skinner's Hill
External mastic is a job where short cuts show quickly. Overfilled joints, missing backing rod and sealant laid over old sealant all tend to fail early. 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 weeds or debris growing in open joints, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
Around Skinner's Hill, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. The joints where those materials meet are the weak points, and they need the right sealant at the right depth.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Location
- Skinner's Hill (PO36)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Nearby places to Skinner's Hill
What else we do in Skinner's Hill
When to call us in Skinner's Hill
Every building moves. Clay bricks expand slightly over their life, concrete and block shrink, and everything moves with temperature and wet. All of that ends up in the joint sealant.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Panel joints letting water in
- Weeds or debris growing in open joints
- Damp patches traced to an open external joint
- Joints with sealant missing in places
In the older streets around All Saints' Church, the joints between older walls, newer extensions and the roofline need a sealant that can move.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
DIY versus a professional finish
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into 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 a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, then guaranteed for a year.
Why it’s worth doing now in Skinner's Hill
Mortar or ordinary filler might look like a quick way to close an open joint, but it stops the joint moving. The movement then cracks the brickwork or render nearby. The correct repair is a flexible sealant with the right backing. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Skinner's Hill, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That is why we ask a few questions first.
What you get with us
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and what customers say.
FAQs for Skinner's Hill
Does the coastal weather in Skinner's Hill affect outside sealant?
Near the sea, outside joints face more wind, rain and salt than they would inland, so the choice of sealant and the preparation matter even more. It’s worth checking the walls that face the sea first.
Will you come out to Skinner's Hill?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
What colours does the sealant come in?
We aim for a joint that suits the wall rather than one that jumps out. We will talk through colour options before we start, matched as closely as the range allows.
Can a movement joint be filled with mortar?
No. Cement or mortar cannot stretch and the joint fails. Where a joint has been mortared, it can often be raked out and sealed properly.
Will you leave a mess?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can you seal joints between render and window frames?
Yes. Joints between dissimilar materials are a big part of external work. The sealant is chosen to bond to both sides, primed where needed.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, we do. Domestic, commercial and hotel work are all part of what we do, and we are fully insured.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Good habits help new joints last longer. Our tips:
- Get split or bare joints resealed while the damage is small
- Look over the joints every year, ideally after winter
- Ask before painting over external sealant
- Point out the joints to other trades
Keep the joints clear of soil, plants and climbing growth. Damp material against the sealant shortens its life.
Once a joint can’t move, the wall finds another way, generally as cracking in the brickwork or render nearby. Catch it early and you reduce the risk.
What we cannot put right
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Movement that’s more than a sealant joint can take
- Damp that isn’t coming from the joint
- Adding movement joints to masonry that has none
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Brickwork movement joints
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Render & cladding joints
- Copings & trims
- Joints between brick and frames
What affects the quote in Skinner's Hill
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- The number of rooms or windows
- The number and length of the joints
- The type of sealant required
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting. If you are unsure, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- The rough size of the job
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- Whether it has been sealed before
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know what needs doing and where. A few pictures by email make the job easier to understand, and we’ll come back to you with a quote.
Outside joints around Skinner's Hill
Skinner's Hill is within about 2 miles of the coast, where wind-driven rain is a fact of life and, nearer the shore, so is salt air. Both are hard on movement joints and outside wall joints, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. Rainfall in the South East is lower than in much of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Newchurch Primary School, movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s. Rented homes near Sandown station change hands often, and failed wall and movement joints let damp in, so they’re worth checking between tenancies.
Skinner's Hill is about 5 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO36 postcode area, our applicators can take on external mastic. Skinner's Hill is one of 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight we cover. Our Portsmouth page covers work nearby, about 11 miles away.
Here we cover the PO36 postcode area for external mastic. We cover properties on Skinner's Hill and Hill Top and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Queen's Bower (1 mile south-east), Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-east), Alverstone (1 mile east), Lake (2 miles south-east) and Sandown (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south), East Cowes (7 miles north-west) and Oakfield (4 miles north-east). If you are somewhere remote, the job takes a little more planning.
Near you in Skinner's Hill
Typical jobs here are in homes near Sandown Bay Academy and The Pointer Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sandown station, roughly 1.7 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2 miles south-east) and Sandown Castle (2.3 miles east). The countryside around Skinner's Hill includes Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.