Greater London · England
Shortlands Bathroom Resealing
Specialist bathroom resealing for Shortlands: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Lumpy, uneven sealant from a DIY attempt
- Leaks into the floor or ceiling below
- New sealant laid over old sealant that is now lifting
Landlords, agents and businesses in Shortlands
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Landlords and letting agents in Shortlands can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
How we handle bathroom resealing in Shortlands
Before a bath is sealed, it’s filled with water. The weight settles the bath to its lowest point, so the bead isn’t stretched the first time someone gets in. Quick jobs often leave it out, and it makes a real difference. We work on baths, wet rooms and shower trays & enclosures, and common reasons people get in touch are cracked, shrunken or lifting silicone and leaking joints on a shower screen.
Hard London water leaves limescale on sealant, grout and taps alike. In Shortlands, bathroom resealing is as much about a room looking cared for as about keeping water out.
We guarantee the work for a year. If something is not right with it in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
- Location
- Shortlands (BR2, BR1, BR3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Shortlands
Could a tired shower seal in my Shortlands flat affect the neighbours below?
Yes, and the first sign is often a stain on the ceiling below. A proper reseal before the leak starts is the easy fix.
Is parking a problem for a job in Shortlands?
In much of London, parking needs planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly, so mention what’s available when you book.
Do you do kitchens as well as bathrooms?
Yes. Next to the sink we use a food-safe product where it’s needed.
How long does a bath or shower reseal take?
That depends on the number of joints and the state of the old sealant. Allow a couple of hours for a typical bath or shower.
What does bathroom resealing cost?
Every job is different, so each one gets its own quote. For a quick quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and let us know what needs doing and where.
My sealant has gone black. Can you sort it?
Yes. Once mould has grown into the silicone, it normally cannot be cleaned out for good, so the bead comes out, the joint is treated and new anti-fungal silicone goes in.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so the joint is cleaned back first.
Where do you work from?
Mr Mastic is based in Crawley. Our applicators cover Shortlands, along with the rest of our area.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we start by going over the job with you, so there are no surprises. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. The work usually takes a couple of hours for one bath or shower, or most of a day for a full bathroom and kitchen. In Shortlands, flats, stairs and shared entrances are part of the routine. If the building has a concierge, managing agent or access rules, tell us when you book.
- First, each joint is checked for movement and signs of water.
- The old silicone is cut out completely, along with the film it leaves on the tiles.
- The joint is cleaned, degreased and treated for mould.
- With the joint dry, and any bath loaded with water, a single bead of anti-fungal silicone is applied.
- The bead is tooled smooth and you’re told the cure time, usually around 24 hours.
Before we arrive
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know what needs doing and where and its rough size. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.
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Surface by surface
Basins & vanity units
Basin joints are short and close to eye level: so we keep the line tidy and even, in white, clear or a colour to suit.
Baths
A bath shifts slightly every time it’s filled, so we fill it with water before sealing. That way the joint is laid with the bath at its heaviest and isn’t torn the first time it’s used.
What affects the quote in Shortlands
We do not publish a price list, because no two jobs are the same. The quote depends on:
- The number of rooms or windows
- Access and height
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
Every job is a little different, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part.
Helping us quote
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The rough size of the job
- Whether it has been sealed before
- The problem you’ve noticed
We quote each job on its own. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details.
When to call us in Shortlands
The wrong product fails fast. Decorators’ caulk and all-purpose sealants aren’t made for constant wetting, so they stain, crack or go mouldy before long. A bathroom joint needs anti-fungal sanitary silicone.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Water getting behind the bath panel
- Black spots spreading through the bead
- Water getting behind the kitchen upstand
- New sealant laid over old sealant that is now lifting
For an older house near a landmark such as St Mark's Church, walls and floors in older homes can move, and sealant and grout show it first.
Before you book anyone
- How much experience the applicator has
- How long to leave it before use
- Whether you can choose the colour
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
Leave it or put it right?
A quick bead over the top of the old one might look better for a while, but it will not bond. It lifts, traps water and grows mould behind it. In older London homes, water behind a failed joint soaks into brick and timber without much sign, and by the time it shows on a wall or ceiling in Shortlands, the repair is bigger than the sealant job would have been.
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and access to the work. We give a clear quote before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why Shortlands customers choose us
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Full insurance on every job
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Colour agreed with you before we start
See our cost guide or customer reviews.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
- Leaks from a shower valve, waste or pipework (a plumber’s job)
- Failed grout lines across the wall
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Basins & vanity units
- Sinks & splashbacks
- Wet rooms
- Baths
- Shower trays & enclosures
- Kitchen worktops & upstands
Towns and villages near Shortlands
Other services in Shortlands
Bathrooms and kitchens in Shortlands
London has hard water, so limescale builds up on sealant, grout and fittings, and it has to be cleaned off before new sealant goes in. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Shortlands. As well as homes, we work in hotel bathrooms, where resealing and regrouting can be done room by room.
For landlords with property near Shortlands station, a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for. Shortlands is in London, so parking needs planning: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book.
Shortlands is about 1 mile south-west of Bromley, in Greater London. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Shortlands can book us for bathroom resealing, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Shortlands among them. For nearby work, see our London page (8 miles or so).
Here we cover the BR2, BR1 and BR3 postcode area for bathroom resealing. Bathroom resealing is available to properties on Hayes Lane, Stone Road and Hayes Road. We also cover the places around Shortlands: Eden Park (1 mile south-west), Hayes (2 miles south), Bromley Common (2 miles south-east), West Wickham (2 miles south-west) and Southborough (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Local landmarks in Shortlands
In Shortlands, that means homes and buildings near The Richmal Crompton pub, Church House Gardens and Langley Park School for Girls. Shortlands’s nearest station is Shortlands station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bromley Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and Downham Woodland Walk.