Kent · England
Stubb's Cross Sand Mastic
Specialist sand mastic for Stubb's Cross: the right sealant, proper preparation and a neat finish. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Weathered mastic on the most exposed windows
- Draughts and rain around sash boxes
- Patchy fillers round a sash window
Signs you need sand mastic in Stubb's Cross
Previous repairs in cement or silicone often trap water or crack away. They don’t move with the timber, and they normally need raking out.
People usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Mastic dropping out of the joint
- Mastic worn away on windows facing the weather
- Wind and rain getting in round a sash window
- Old cement repairs round a window that have failed
Homes close to St Francis include some older properties, and replacement windows fitted into old openings often leave uneven gaps that need backing and a flexible joint.
What your quote should include
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- How long the guarantee is
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they’re fully insured
Sand mastic in Stubb's Cross
A silicone bead around a sash window can look out of place and does not suit the building. Sand mastic gives a finish that matches the age of the house and we can swap the silicone for it. If you are dealing with draughts and rain around sash boxes and crumbling sand mastic round a window, we can help, on tenement windows, sash and case windows and brick reveals alike.
In a village or hamlet like Stubb's Cross, older cottages and farmhouses often have timber windows set in stone or brick. Not every older frame suits a modern silicone bead, so the sealant has to be chosen to suit the building.
Our work is backed for twelve months, in Stubb's Cross and everywhere else we cover.
- Place
- Stubb's Cross (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Quotes for sand mastic in Stubb's Cross
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- Any mould that needs treating
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- How easy the joints are to reach
- The product the joint needs
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs. Call for a quick quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Please mention:
- The address or postcode of the job
- How we’d reach the joints
- If someone has resealed it before
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
We quote each job on its own, so the first step is telling us about yours. Simply call 0345 464 0079 or email us and describe the job, and pictures are welcome.
Looking after it afterwards
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Leave the new mastic unpainted
- Take care around the mastic when scraping paint
- Get any rot dealt with first
- Ask the planning authority about consent for listed or conservation-area homes
Look at the mastic when you look over the windows. Small cracks are easier to deal with early.
Good mastic helps keep the frame dry. Failed mastic lets water reach the timber, which can lead to rot.
Questions from Stubb's Cross
Can you do sand mastic in Stubb's Cross?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Stubb's Cross is part of that. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job.
Is Stubb's Cross within the area you cover?
Yes, Stubb's Cross is covered. 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.
Do you guarantee sand mastic work?
You get our one-year guarantee to all our work.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured.
Will it make a mess?
No. We protect the surfaces around the joints, and we tidy up before we go.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes, we can. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
Do the sealants smell?
Some sealants have a smell while they cure, but it fades. Opening a window helps.
What’s sand mastic made of?
Sand plus a binder based on linseed oil. It’s built up in the joint by hand and shaped to suit the surround.
What we do, step by step
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes a few hours for a single window, longer for several, and the area is left clean. Somewhere as small as Stubb's Cross, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We check the window surrounds and agree which joints need renewing.
- The loose and crumbling mastic is raked out and the joint cleaned.
- Large voids are packed out first, so the mastic isn’t too thick.
- We mix the sand mastic and apply it by hand, shaping it to the joint.
- We dress the surface so it sits neatly against the masonry.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Move anything stored near the joints
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Getting a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and add photos by email if you can.
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How the job changes by surface
Brick reveals
We rake out the old mastic and pack deep voids before pointing.
Tenement and terrace windows
Windows above ground floor need the right access. Let us know the floor and we will confirm access.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Stubb's Cross
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will quote.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
What we can’t put right
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Cracked or broken glass
- Crumbling stone or brickwork round the window
- Decisions on consent for listed homes
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work in Stubb's Cross
- Tenement windows
- Period & listed homes
- Stone surrounds
- Brick reveals
- Timber door frames
- Sash and case windows
Nearby places to Stubb's Cross
Also in Stubb's Cross
Stubb's Cross homes and the weather
Historic houses like Godinton House (about 3.3 miles north) are a reminder that the area around Stubb's Cross has older buildings as well as new. Where a home is older, older frames set in brick or stone need a sealant that suits them, and sometimes that’s traditional sand mastic. Compared with the north and west, the South East gets less rain, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast.
If you let a flat or house near Ashford International station, cracked sand mastic around sash windows lets in the draughts tenants complain about. If you look after a building such as Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, its window and door frames need their mastic kept sound, just like a home’s.
Stubb's Cross is about 2 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of property in Stubb's Cross can book us for sand mastic. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent. We also work in Crawley, around 45 miles away.
We work across TN26 for sand mastic. If you need sand mastic at a property on Magpie Hall Road and Tally Ho Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Kingsnorth (1 mile east), Shadoxhurst (1 mile south-west), Park Farm (1 mile north-east), Stanhope (1 mile north-east) and Chilmington Green (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (11 miles east), Davington (14 miles north), Preston (14 miles north) and Hawkinge (14 miles east).
Near you in Stubb's Cross
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to John Wallis Academy, Ashford Community Woodland and Queen's Head Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ashford International station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Woodchurch Village Life Museum (3.9 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (3.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Stubb's Cross includes Orlestone Forest.