Brighton and Hove · England
Window & door mastic in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Problem with your window and door frames in Hove? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant.
- Gaps between the frame and the inside reveal
- Water coming in at the bottom corners of a door
- Leaking joints at the ends of sills
Window mastic for homes and businesses in Hove
Some gaps around frames are far deeper than they look. Packing it solid with sealant gives a joint that can’t flex, so deep gaps get backing rod first. The sealant then grips the two sides it should. We work on window sills, composite doors and aluminium frames, and people most often call us about hard, cracked sealant around windows and gaps between the frame and the inside reveal.
In a town like Hove, the windows on the most exposed side of a house take the brunt of the rain, so the mastic there tends to fail first. Checking every frame, not just the obvious one, is time well spent.
Big or small, it’s backed by our 12-month guarantee.
- Location
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Hove homes and the weather
Hove is close to the coast, and homes near the sea take more wind-driven rain, with salt in the air closer to the shore. Both are hard on the mastic around window and door frames, which can dry out and crack sooner where a building faces the weather. With historic houses such as Preston Manor & Gardens (about 1.3 miles north-east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Hove as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older timber frames in brick or stone need a different approach from a modern uPVC window.
If you live in an older home near Holy Trinity Church, replacement windows fitted into old openings often leave uneven gaps that need backing and a flexible joint. For landlords with property near Hove station, cracked frame mastic tends to show up as a draught or damp complaint, so it’s worth checking between lets.
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Jobs in Hove get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Across Brighton and Hove, we cover 30 places, and Hove is one of them.
All of BN3, BN1 and BN52 is covered for window mastic. Local streets include Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road, and we cover them all. Main roads around Hove include the A270 and A2023, which makes travel easy. We also cover the places around Hove: Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east). Hove is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove.
What’s near Hove
Around Hove, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Drive Prep School, St. Ann's Well Gardens and The Urchin pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hove itself: Hove station. Nearby you will also find British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). The countryside around Hove includes Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
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Common questions in Hove
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Hove station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Is window mastic in a coastal place like Hove any different?
Near the coast, wind-driven rain and, nearer the shore, salt air make outside sealant work harder. Choosing the right sealant for the frame and wall, laid at the right depth, helps it last.
Which products do you use?
Quality sealants from brands including Arbo and Everbuild, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
What information do you need?
A short description and the location, with photos by email if possible. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Do you seal inside as well as outside?
Yes. Indoors, we seal between the frame and the plaster or reveal, using a paintable sealant if you want to decorate.
Do you come to Hove?
Yes. From our base in Crawley, we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Do you work for hotels and businesses?
Yes. Larger jobs can be planned room by room or area by area.
Will you leave a mess?
Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected.
What happens if it’s left?
Draughts and leaks do not always mean new windows. If the frames and glass are in good order, resealing the joints is often all that is needed. Problems with the glass or gaskets are for a window company, and we will say so. In a family home in Hove, a failed seal around a bath or a frame lets water into places you can’t see, like the floor under a bath, the back of a panel or the inside of a wall. Left alone, that means rot, damp and a bigger repair.
Leaving a failed joint normally makes the job bigger, not smaller. If you’re unsure, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a quote.
Why Hove customers choose us
- We agree the colour with you first
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and our reviews.
Aftercare tips
Good habits help new joints last longer. A few tips:
- Check the mastic once a year
- Make sure the drainage slots aren’t blocked
- Do not paint over the silicone
- Avoid blasting the frames with a pressure washer
A yearly look round the frames is enough. Cracks and lifting edges are easy to spot early, and if anything looks wrong, just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
Water gets in quietly when mastic fails. Often the first sign is a damp patch inside or flaking paint on the reveal. Catching it early keeps the fix to a reseal.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- Damp coming through the wall itself rather than the frame joint
- Condensation trapped between the panes
- Worn gaskets, brush seals or a door that has dropped
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Aluminium frames
- Patio & French doors
- uPVC windows
- Composite doors
- Window sills
- Timber windows & doors
How the visit works
The work is kept neat and contained to the joints we’re treating, so you can carry on as normal. The job normally takes a few hours for a handful of frames, longer for a whole house, and we explain the cure time before we leave. For a job in Hove, we need access to where the work is and somewhere nearby to park. For outside work, let us know about side access, gates and any upper-floor joints.
- First, we go round the frames with you and agree the list.
- We remove the old mastic and clean the frame edge and wall.
- Where the gap is deep, backing rod goes in first.
- A flexible exterior sealant is applied in a colour to suit the frame.
- We tool each bead neatly and check every joint is closed.
Preparing for the visit
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Tell us about any water getting in
Get a quote
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that’s easier. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we will talk you through the work before giving you a price.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Hove
Water runs down the glass onto the sill, and the ends of the sill, where it meets the wall, are where it gets in. Failed sealant there lets rain into the wall or behind the frame.
Most people get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Rushed sealant from a window installation
- Cracked or shrunken mastic around the frame
- Cracked internal joints between frame and plaster
- Sealant in the wrong colour for the frame
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School, larger buildings have plenty of frames, and the mastic around each one ages.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- Is VAT in the price?
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll quote.
Landlords and agents in Hove can book us as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
DIY versus a professional finish
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.