Kent · England
Window Mastic in Old Hawkinge
Mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Old Hawkinge. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Rushed sealant from a window installation
- Draughty joints inside around the window
- Cold air getting in at the frame edge
Why act early in Old Hawkinge
Resealing frames is a short job: the visit takes a few hours for a handful of frames, longer for a whole house. Leave it until water is coming in and you may need plastering and decorating as well. Around Old Hawkinge, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Old Hawkinge
- Colour agreed with you before work begins
- We’re fully insured
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- One-year guarantee on every job
Take a look at our cost guide or customer reviews.
About our window mastic in Old Hawkinge
From a single sill to a whole house of windows, you’ll get a clear quote before work begins. Just call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us how many frames there are and how they’re reached. If you have rain getting in at the frame or under the sill and gaps between the frame and the inside reveal, we can help, on composite doors, window sills and timber windows & doors alike.
In a village or hamlet like Old Hawkinge, 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.
- Location
- Old Hawkinge (CT18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we get to you, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. After that, the work takes a few hours for a few frames, or a day or more for a whole house. In a small place like Old Hawkinge, access is usually the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- First, we confirm safe access to each frame.
- All the failed sealant is cut away.
- The surfaces are cleaned and left dry.
- Deep voids are backed, then the sealant is gunned in.
- The joint is shaped to shed water and the area tidied.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Mention any parking rules near the property
How to get a quote
For a quote, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before work begins.
Related advice
Can I do it myself?
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
When something else is needed
Sealant isn’t the answer to every problem, and we will tell you before work begins. Sealant will not put right:
- Worn gaskets, brush seals or a door that has dropped
- Damp problems in the wall away from the window
- A frame that has rotted at the joint
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Timber windows & doors
- Window sills
- Composite doors
- Patio & French doors
- uPVC windows
- Aluminium frames
Other services in Old Hawkinge
For landlords and businesses
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. Resealing between tenancies keeps a property looking cared for.
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can go on one quote.
What window mastic looks like in Old Hawkinge
Old Hawkinge 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. Historic houses like Acrise Place (about 2.7 miles north-west) are a reminder that the area around Old Hawkinge 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.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Michael, the windows may be timber, sash or later replacements, and each needs the right sealant against the wall. Schools such as Hawkinge Primary School are buildings too, and the mastic around its windows and doors needs looking after like any other building’s.
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. Jobs in Old Hawkinge get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 53 miles from Old Hawkinge.
Postcode districts we cover here for window mastic: CT18. Window mastic is available to properties on Standen Lane and Church Hill and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out window mastic in Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Old Hawkinge
In Old Hawkinge, that means homes and buildings near East Cliff and Warren Country Park and White Horse pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central station, about 2.3 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Sugar Loaf Hill.
Old Hawkinge questions
Will you come out to Old Hawkinge?
Yes. Old Hawkinge is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does living near the coast affect window mastic in Old Hawkinge?
Coastal homes put outside sealant through more weather than inland ones, so preparation and the right sealant matter all the more. Walls facing the sea are generally the first to need attention.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new bead soon lifts. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Do you have sealant for grey or black windows?
Yes, in most cases. Mention the frame colour when you ask for a quote and we’ll use the nearest match.
Where are you based?
We’re based in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured, with over 20 years’ experience in sealant work.
Can I do it myself?
Some simple jobs can be done by a careful DIYer. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Will it make a mess?
No. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Surface by surface
Composite doors
Draughts round the door leaf generally come from worn seals or adjustment, not the mastic. We seal the frame and let you know about anything else.
Window sills
The end joints of a sill tend to fail before the rest. We reseal them so rain can’t run into the wall.
What we are called out for in Old Hawkinge
Joint shape matters as much as the product. A skim of sealant over a wide gap soon tears, and a gap filled solid cannot flex. That’s what backing rod is for.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Mastic that has split away from the wall
- A bead that doesn’t match the frame
- Mastic that’s falling out in pieces
- Gaps where the sill meets the wall
If you let a flat or house near Folkestone Central station, cracked frame mastic tends to show up as a draught or damp complaint, so it’s worth checking between lets.
What your quote should include
- What product goes in the joint
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- Which colour the sealant will be