Hertfordshire · England
Bathroom & kitchen resealing in How Wood, Hertfordshire
Problem with your baths, showers and worktops in How Wood? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Two layers of silicone, both failing
- Damp behind the bath or under the tray
- Lumpy, uneven sealant from a DIY attempt
Why deal with it now?
You do not need a new bathroom because the sealant looks bad. Replacing the joint is normally all it takes, provided the bath, tray and tiles are in good order. If something else is wrong, we’ll tell you. Around How Wood, water from a failed joint in an older home can soak into timber and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the sealant itself.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, plus any working-time requirements on site. Call for a quick quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- Colour agreed with you before any work starts
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Take a look at what affects the cost or what customers say.
Bathroom resealing for homes and businesses in How Wood
With over 20 years in the trade, we reseal baths, showers and kitchens in homes across How Wood. We are ARBOMaster approved and fully insured, and every job carries our 12-month guarantee. If you are dealing with gaps between the worktop and the wall and leaks into the floor or ceiling below, we can put it right.
Homes around How Wood range from older cottages to more recent houses. In older homes, walls and floors can move a little more, so the right flexible sealant matters.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- How Wood (AL2)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Signs you need bathroom resealing in How Wood
Plenty of failed sealant has been laid over the top of older sealant. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, so it peels, leaks and hides mould behind it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Gaps between the worktop and the wall
- Mouldy sealant that has gone black
- Lumpy, uneven sealant from a DIY attempt
- Water escaping at the shower enclosure
Homes close to Church of the Holy Trinity include some older properties, and bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.
What to look for in a quote
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- Who turns up on the day
- How hidden problems are handled
The process
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes two to three hours for a typical bath, depending on how much old sealant there is for a typical job. In a smaller place like How Wood, 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 cover the area around the joints we’re working on.
- Old sealant is sliced away and the residue removed.
- We treat any mould and let the joint dry properly.
- Baths are filled first, then anti-fungal sanitary silicone is applied in a colour to suit.
- The joint is finished neatly and we explain when it can get wet.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
Ask for a quote
For bathroom resealing in How Wood, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you will get a clear quote before we start.
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How Wood: your questions answered
I let a flat near How Wood station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. You can call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before we start.
Do you cover smaller places like How Wood?
Yes. How Wood 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.
Do you do commercial work?
Yes. Larger jobs can be planned room by room or area by area to suit the site.
Which products do you use?
Quality sealants from brands including Arbo and Everbuild, chosen to suit the joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
How long does a bath or shower reseal take?
It depends on how many joints there are and how much old sealant has to come out. For most single baths or showers, allow a couple of hours.
Where are you based?
We’re a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Is it worth trying it myself?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. If it doesn’t work out, we can redo it.
What does bathroom resealing cost?
Size, access and the old material all affect the cost. Call for a quick quote.
Bathroom resealing in How Wood: local notes
Hard water is the norm across most of the South East, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings, and it has to be cleaned off before new sealant goes in.
If you let a flat or house near How Wood station, fresh sealant around the bath, shower and sink between tenancies helps a property present well and keeps leaks at bay. Managing a site like How Wood Primary and Nursery School? Then washroom and kitchen sealant there needs the same care as at home, and schools and businesses are part of our work as well as homes.
How Wood is about 2 miles south-west of St Albans, in Hertfordshire. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in How Wood can book us for bathroom resealing. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. We cover 381 towns and villages across Hertfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We also work in London, around 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for bathroom resealing: AL2. If you need bathroom resealing at a property on Ringway Road, Alder Close and How Wood or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover Park Street (1 mile north-east), Chiswell Green (1 mile north-west), Frogmore (1 mile east), Bricket Wood (1 mile south-west) and Colney Street (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Watford (4 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles north-west), Stevenage (15 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles north-east), Harpenden (7 miles north) and Hoddesdon (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in How Wood
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Marlborough Science Academy and The Falcon pub, among other places. How Wood has its own railway station: How Wood station. Well-known places in the area include Hilfield Castle (4.6 miles south) and Hypocaust Museum (2.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Broad Colney Lakes and Verulamium Lake.
Surface by surface
Basins & vanity units
Basins take less water than showers, but the joint behind them is splashed every day. Corners behind basins are where mould tends to start, so it’s cut out and renewed just like a bath joint.
Shower trays & enclosures
Water often gets past the wall profile of a shower enclosure. We reseal it along with the base of the enclosure, following the enclosure maker’s guidance on which side to seal.
What we cannot put right
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Cracks in the tray itself rather than the joint
- A tray that rocks until it’s re-bedded
- Damage behind the tiles that needs a tiler
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Wet rooms
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Baths
- Basins & vanity units
- Sinks & splashbacks
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
How to look after the new joints
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Check the joints every few months for splits or lifting
- Do not let bottles sit on the bead
- Do not leave water standing on kitchen joints
- Let new sealant cure fully before it gets wet
Have a look at the joints every few months. A small split or a corner lifting is easy to spot, so if something does not look right, just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
There’s no need to wait for a full refurbishment. Like paintwork, sealant needs renewing from time to time, and replacing it when it fails protects the rest of the room.
Should I try it myself first?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.