Kent · England
Mastic man in Borough Green
Resealing for Borough Green homes on the A25 between Sevenoaks and Maidstone: baths, showers, kitchens and window mastic, done properly.
- Old sealant cut out, never covered
- ARBOMaster approved
- One-year guarantee on every job
Sealant jobs we do in Borough Green
Borough Green is a village of around 4,500 people in Tonbridge and Malling, sitting on the A25 between Sevenoaks and Maidstone, with Wrotham just across the M26 and Platt and Ightham as neighbours. Mr Mastic covers the village from our base in Crawley, resealing baths, showers, basins and worktops, and replacing tired mastic around windows, doors and conservatories.
Most of the calls we get from villages like this are about the same few things: black mould along the back of a bath, a shower tray seal that has come away, or window mastic that has cracked and gone grey. In each case the fix is the same. We remove the old sealant entirely, clean and dry the joint, and lay a new bead suited to the job. Our guide to choosing a mastic man lists the questions worth asking any firm before you book.
A railway village that grew around its crossroads
Borough Green was once part of Wrotham parish and became its own parish in 1934. Its early centre was the crossroads on the old Gravesend to Hastings route, where several coaching inns stood. The village really grew after the railway station opened in 1874: Western Road was planned in 1877, and housing spread out from the station and the A25 over the following decades. Later 20th-century homes filled in around them, and a small housing area was built on the old Basted mill site.
More recently, several former inn sites have been redeveloped as housing, including Red Lion Square, Foxlea and Tavern Close. So the village has a real spread of ages: Victorian and Edwardian houses near the station, mid-century semis and bungalows, and newer homes on infill plots.
Older houses often have bathrooms fitted into small rooms with walls that are not quite square, so the gap round a bath varies along its length. Mid-century houses tend to have second or third bathroom refits with sealant that has shrunk. Newer homes bring settling cracks in the first year or two, which our page on new build mastic explains.
Sandy ground, a motorway and commuter homes
The land around Borough Green has long been dug for sand and Kentish ragstone; a quarry beside the station supplied both until the late 1960s, when the old goods yard became a car park. The M26 runs through the middle of the parish, and homes close to it and to the A25 collect traffic grime on their window frames. Dirt sticks to old, tacky mastic, and once it has blackened and split it needs cutting out, not cleaning.
Borough Green & Wrotham station is on the line towards Maidstone and London, so plenty of residents commute. We can arrange a time to suit, collect a key if you will be out, and leave a note of when the bath or shower can be used again.
Village shops, the medical centre and lettings
The village centre has shops and businesses along the A25 and around the crossroads, each with kitchens, sinks and toilets that need resealing now and then. There is also a medical centre on Quarry Hill Road and a primary school. For any commercial or public building, out-of-hours working can be arranged so the facilities are not out of use during the day.
For landlords and letting agents with homes in Borough Green and the villages around it, we reseal between tenancies and after tenants report mould, and can quote for several properties together.
What happens when you book
- Tell us about the job. A quick call or email with what needs sealing and where. Photos help us quote accurately.
- Quote and booking. We quote clearly before anything starts and fix a day that works for you.
- Strip back the old joint. Every bit of old sealant is removed and the joint is cleaned, treated for mould and dried.
- Lay the new bead. We apply the right product for each joint and tool it to a clean, even line.
- Leave it to cure. We tell you how long to leave it before use, and the work carries our one-year guarantee.
Our services in Borough Green
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Baths, showers, basins, wet rooms, worktops and sinks: old sealant cut out, mould treated and a new bead of anti-fungal silicone laid.
- Window & door mastic: Window and door mastic that has dried out in the sun replaced with a weather-resistant joint that can move with the frame.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
- Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
- External & façade joints: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
- New-build mastic & snagging: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
- Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
- Regrouting: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glass-to-frame joints on conservatories, rooflights and shower screens cut out and resealed.
- Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Gutter unions, outlets and fascia joints that leak in heavy rain cleaned and resealed.
- Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.
What you get with Mr Mastic in Borough Green
Borough Green is a straightforward journey from Crawley along the M25 and M26. When we arrive, you get someone with more than two decades in sealant work, fully insured and an ARBOMaster approved applicator, using Arbo and Everbuild products. Our record runs to 2,847+ projects, with a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. There is always a clear quote before work starts, and every job has a one-year guarantee.
Around Borough Green
The nearest station to the town centre is Borough Green & Wrotham station. Places most people will know nearby are Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.2 miles south-east) and Ightham Court (0.9 miles west). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Borough Green Primary School, Wrotham School, Wrotham School and The Church of the Good Shepherd.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“New build in Forge Wood — shower seal had failed after 16 months. Mr Mastic came out quickly, removed everything and did it properly. Perfect finish and no more leaks.”
“Harper Drive in Maidenbower — kitchen worktop had been leaking behind for a while. Came out the next day, sorted it properly. Really tidy job.”
“Called for a bathroom reseal and the mastic man showed up on time with all the right equipment. Brilliant attention to detail. The sealant looks perfect and they kept everything tidy.”
Parts of Borough Green we work in
Pick your area for local details, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode.
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Questions from Borough Green
Do you cover all of Borough Green?
Yes. We cover the whole village and the parishes around it, including Wrotham, Platt, Ightham, Basted and Plaxtol.
The mastic on my windows near the A25 has gone black. Can it be cleaned?
Not usually. Once mastic has hardened and split, dirt is trapped in it. We cut it out and replace it with a flexible weatherproof sealant.
Can you reseal a bath in an older house where the walls are uneven?
Yes. We fill deeper sections properly, with backing rod where needed, so the finished bead looks even along the whole length.
I live in one of the newer houses on a former pub site. Why has the shower seal cracked?
New homes settle in their first year or two, and builder sealant often cannot cope. We cut it out and reseal with a flexible sanitary silicone.
Can you work while I am at work?
Yes. Many customers leave a key. We will lock up and leave a note with the cure time.
Do you reseal conservatory roofs and frames?
We reseal conservatory frames and the joints where they meet the house wall, where they can be reached safely. We will check access before quoting.
How soon can I use the kitchen sink?
Usually after the cure time we give you, often a few hours for light use. We will tell you before we leave.