Mastic man in Battle

Sealant jobs we do in Battle

Walk down Battle’s High Street and you are walking past some of the oldest homes in Sussex. Wealden hall-houses survive along the street, in Upper Lake and at Pilgrim’s Rest, and at the south end the great gatehouse of Battle Abbey closes the view. Behind that historic front, the town has family houses, flats and newer homes that need everyday sealant work like anywhere else.

Mr Mastic covers Battle from our base in Crawley. We reseal baths, showers, basins and kitchens, renew mastic around windows and doors and seal external joints. In older buildings we take extra care over materials and colour, so the work looks right as well as keeping the weather out.

Hall-houses, the High Street and the homes behind

Battle Abbey is Grade I listed and a Scheduled Monument, and parts of its 13th to 16th-century buildings are still used by Battle Abbey School. St Mary the Virgin church was consecrated in 1115, and even the railway station is a Grade II listed Victorian Gothic Revival building. The medieval timber-framed hall-houses on and around the High Street are the oldest homes, many now with shops below.

In timber-framed buildings, frames and walls move with the seasons more than modern brick does. A rigid sealant cracks quickly, so we use flexible products and, where a joint is to be painted, a suitable paintable sealant rather than silicone. Bathrooms in old houses are often fitted into awkward spaces with sloping floors, and a bath there may need careful resealing so the bead can move with it.

Away from the centre, Battle has streets of 20th-century and more recent family homes, where the jobs are more familiar: hardened mastic around uPVC windows, tired kitchen worktop seals and showers with mould along the tray. Our shower resealing page explains how we deal with those. Out at Netherfield and Telham, both wards of the town, and in neighbouring Whatlington, the homes are more spread out but the same problems turn up.

Sealant services across Battle

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Mouldy or split sealant around baths, shower trays, basins and sinks removed completely and replaced with a neat, hygienic bead.
• Window & door mastic: Hardened, gappy mastic around frames, sills and French or patio doors cut out and renewed to keep draughts and rain out.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Commercial washrooms, kitchens and wet areas resealed floor by floor, so only a few rooms are out of use at once.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Second opinions on sealant that keeps failing: we strip it out, check for movement or leaks and reseal it properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
• External & façade joints: Split or perished joints in walls and cladding replaced with exterior sealant designed to stretch with the building.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Failed builder sealant in new homes put right, and plot mastic for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Floor and skirting joints in homes, shops and warehouses sealed neatly and to the right depth.
• Regrouting: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.

Choosing a mastic man in Battle

We travel to Battle from our Crawley base and treat its old buildings with the respect they deserve. Mr Mastic offers 20+ years’ hands-on experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, working with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. We have completed more than 2,847 projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. Every job starts with a clear quote and finishes with a one-year guarantee.

Getting around Battle

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Battle station. Well-known places nearby include Battle Museum of Local History (less than half a mile north). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School, Claverham Community College, The Parish Church of St Mary and The Abbey Hotel. For open space, Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill are close by.