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External & façade joints in Styants Bottom, Kent
Sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints for homes and businesses in Styants Bottom and across Kent. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Movement joints filled with mortar instead of sealant
- Joints where the bead has come unstuck
- Rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Tell anyone working on the walls about the movement joints
- Avoid pressure-washing directly into sealant joints
- Don’t let climbing plants root in the sealant
Only paint over the joint if we have confirmed the sealant can take paint. Many exterior sealants are not designed to be painted and spoil the finish.
Small splits are the time to act. Then it’s a straightforward cut-out and reseal before water has had years to get in.
How we handle external mastic in Styants Bottom
Failed sealant is cut out, the depth set with closed-cell backing rod, and the joint resealed with a low-modulus sealant made for outside. The colour is chosen to suit the brick or render so the joint does not stand out. We work on concrete & block, joints between brick and frames and copings & trims, and common reasons people get in touch are rain getting behind render or cladding at a joint and sealant pulling away from one side of the joint.
Around Styants Bottom, older buildings can be stone, brick or timber-framed, many with extensions added later. The joints where those materials meet are the weak points.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Where
- Styants Bottom (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, agents and businesses in Styants Bottom
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can go on one quote.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Towns and villages near Styants Bottom
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Why deal with it now?
Low-modulus sealants stretch easily, so they put less strain on the joint edges. That matters on brick, render and concrete, which can be weaker at the face. Too stiff a sealant can pull at the edges and break them. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Styants Bottom, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
The cost depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- You choose the colour before work begins
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- A choice of colours where the product allows
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs the same way: we look at the joints together, protect the area around them, do the work and clear up. It normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on the building. Somewhere as small as Styants Bottom, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We start by walking round the building and agreeing the joints and the access.
- Every bit of old sealant and any mortar or debris is cut out.
- The faces are brushed clean and primed where the product requires it.
- Backing rod sized to the joint goes in to set the depth.
- We apply the sealant, tool it and check the whole run.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
How to get a quote
Need a quote? Please call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the job. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
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Quotes for external mastic in Styants Bottom
Call for a quick quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Which sealant suits the joint
- The number and length of the joints
- Whether the work is at height
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you’re not sure whether it needs doing, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Asking for a quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- A few photos by email, if you can
- The type of property
- What’s wrong with the joints now
We quote each job on its own, so start by telling us what you need. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details.
Styants Bottom: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Styants Bottom?
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.
I let a flat near Kemsing station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners, and several properties can go on one quote. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured.
What is backing rod for?
Backing rod goes into deeper joints as a matter of course. It sets the sealant depth and prevents three-sided bonding so the bead can stretch.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
How long should I leave it?
It depends on the product and the temperature. We tell you how long to leave it before we go.
When will the joints need doing again?
That varies with the weather the wall faces, how much it moves and the sealant used. Treat it as a maintenance item and look at it yearly.
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 will reseal it with a flexible sealant.
Can I do it myself?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, 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.
What external mastic looks like in Styants Bottom
London and the South East are among the drier parts of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast. Historic houses like Ightham Mote (about 1.9 miles south) are a reminder that the area around Styants Bottom has older buildings as well as new. In older buildings, older walls and rooflines need a sealant that moves with them and suits the material.
If you let a flat or house near Kemsing station, outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets. Schools such as Ightham Primary School are buildings too, and movement joints, cladding joints and gutters on larger buildings need the same care as a house’s. In the older streets around St Lawrence, older walls, gutters and the joints where extensions meet them need a flexible sealant.
Styants Bottom is about 3 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Styants Bottom is covered for external mastic, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. We also work in London, about 21 miles from Styants Bottom.
Every address in TN15 is covered for external mastic, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for external mastic include Oldbury (1 mile east), Ightham (1 mile south-east), Stone Street (1 mile south), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-east) and Bitchet Green (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Landmarks near Styants Bottom
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Wrotham School, The Harrow Inn and Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, among other places. The nearest railway station is Kemsing station, roughly 1 mile north-west. A little further out are Ightham Court (1.3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles west). The countryside around Styants Bottom includes Dryhill Nature Reserve.
What sealant work cannot fix
In fairness, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Cracks in the bricks or render themselves, away from the joints
- Movement that is more than a sealant joint can take
- Damp from another source, such as a leaking gutter or a bridged damp-proof course
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work in Styants Bottom
- Render & cladding joints
- Joints between brick and frames
- Concrete & block
- Façade panels
- Brickwork movement joints
- Copings & trims