Essex · England
External & façade joints in Staple Tye, Essex
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints in Staple Tye, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Panel joints letting water in
- Rigid filler in a joint that should flex
Keeping the joints in good condition
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Fix overflowing gutters above sealed joints
- Clear growth from the base of walls and joints
- Leave the joints unpainted unless we’ve said otherwise
Don’t paint over the new sealant unless we’ve said the product is paintable. Paint can crack on a flexible joint, and paint can crack as the joint moves.
Small splits are the time to act. At that stage it’s a simple cut out and reseal with no damage behind it to deal with.
External mastic for homes and businesses in Staple Tye
Getting the depth right is half the job. Backing rod controls how deep the sealant goes and keeps it off the back of the joint, leaving it bonded to two faces so it can move with the wall. We work on render & cladding joints, brickwork movement joints and joints between brick and frames, and common reasons people get in touch are joints with sealant missing in places and joints where the bead has come unstuck.
In a smaller place like Staple Tye, some homes face open ground, so exposed walls and rooflines take more wind-driven rain. That is where gutter joints and wall joints tend to fail first.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Where
- Staple Tye (CM18, CM19)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we’re working on. The job usually takes a few hours for a handful of joints, longer for a whole elevation, and we explain the cure time before we leave. In a smaller place like Staple Tye, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The new sealant, chosen to suit the brick or render, is applied and tooled to a neat finish.
Before we arrive
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Ask for a quote
If you’re in Staple Tye and need external mastic, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
Advice
Quotes for external mastic in Staple Tye
The price is agreed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The product the joint needs
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Working hours on commercial sites
- The amount of work
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to know:
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The rough size of the job
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
We quote each job on its own, so start by telling us what you need. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details.
What happens if it’s left?
Mortar or ordinary filler might look like a quick way to close an open joint, but it locks the joint solid. The wall then cracks somewhere else. The correct repair is a flexible sealant with the right backing. In a smaller place like Staple Tye, wherever a wall is exposed, a failed outside joint is a real source of damp. Indoors, a failed seal lets water into floors and panels as it would anywhere.
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You will know the price before we begin.
Why us?
- We agree the colour with you first
- Colour picked to suit the job
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Arbo and Everbuild products
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
What the job involves on each 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.
Brickwork movement joints
Vertical joints in long brick walls let the brickwork expand without cracking. We reseal them with a low-modulus sealant over backing rod in a colour to suit the brick.
Also near Staple Tye
Also in Staple Tye
Staple Tye buildings and the weather
Staple Tye is part of Harlow, one of the post-war new towns. Homes here were built in phases, many of them in the post-war decades, so neighbouring houses often have rooflines and wall joints of the same age, wearing out at the same time. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.
If you look after a building such as Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, larger buildings have long runs of movement joint that eventually need resealing. If you live in an older home near St James with St Luke, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant. Rented homes near Harlow Town station change hands often, and outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Staple Tye is about 1 mile south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Anywhere in CM18, we cover external mastic for homes and businesses. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Staple Tye is one of them. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (17 miles or so).
Work in CM18 and CM19 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Echo Lane, Perry Road and Penlow Road. You will find Staple Tye on the A1169, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for external mastic. Nearby, we also carry out external mastic in Great Parndon (1 mile north-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south-west), Tylerscross (1 mile west), Little Parndon (2 miles north) and Broadley Common (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (7 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Staple Tye
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Hawkenbury Meadow, Brays Grove and Drinker Moth pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Harlow Town station, roughly 2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Princess Alexandra Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Staple Tye includes Hunsdon Mead.
Your questions about external mastic in Staple Tye
Will you come out to Staple Tye?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
I let a flat near Harlow Town station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders, and several properties can be quoted together. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear price.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Will you leave a mess?
No. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
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.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. More than one area can go on one quote.
Does someone need to be in?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we have agreed the job, you don’t need to watch us work.
Can you seal joints between two different materials?
Yes. The old joint is removed, both surfaces cleaned and primed where needed, and a flexible sealant applied. The colour is chosen to suit.
Can I do it myself?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
For anyone letting property in or around Staple Tye, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.