Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Mastic man in Cookham
Careful resealing for Cookham Village, Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean: historic High Street homes, railway-era houses and riverside properties beside the Thames.
- Old sealant cut out, never covered
- ARBOMaster approved
- One-year guarantee on every job
Resealing and mastic work across Cookham
Cookham is really three places: Cookham Village, with a High Street that has changed little over the centuries; Cookham Rise, which grew up around the railway station on the Marlow branch line; and Cookham Dean, the most rural part of the parish and its highest point. Mr Mastic covers all three from our base in Crawley.
Most of our work here is in bathrooms and kitchens, and around windows and doors. We take out the old sealant completely, treat any mould and let the joint dry before a single new bead goes on. In older houses that care matters even more, because the surfaces either side of a joint are rarely straight. For the outside of the house, our window mastic guide explains how we choose the right product for each frame.
Old timber frames, station-era homes and the river
Cookham Village holds some of the oldest buildings in the area. Holy Trinity church is Grade II* listed, with a Lady Chapel from the late twelfth century, and Churchgate House nearby is timber-framed. Houses of this age move with the seasons, so a stiff, old bead around a bath or window will crack. We use flexible sanitary silicone inside and fill a bath before sealing it, so the bead is laid with the bath at its heaviest.
Cookham Rise is the newer middle of the parish, shaped by the arrival of the railway, and its houses have usually had bathrooms and kitchens refitted at least once. Typical jobs are worn shower tray joints, kitchen worktops where the sealant has shrunk back, and uPVC windows with mastic that has blackened and split.
Up in Cookham Dean the setting is more open, with commons and Bisham Woods on the western edge. Higher, more open ground means wind-driven rain on exposed walls, which is a good test of every external joint.
Working on the Thames side of the parish
The River Thames flows past Cookham between Marlow and Taplow, with Cookham Lock on Sashes Island and long moorings above Cookham Bridge. Homes close to the river and its tributaries, the Lulle Brook and White Brook, live with damp air for much of the year, which slows drying and encourages mould on bathroom sealant and external joints. We choose anti-fungal silicone indoors and check that outside joints are fully bonded, not just looking intact.
On the High Street, parking can be tight, so we agree arrival times and keep the van visit short. In older buildings divided into flats, we can speak to the owner or agent about access first.
Pubs, hotels and conference venues
The High Street has a selection of restaurants and pubs, and there are more in Cookham Dean, where The Sanctum on The Green is a hotel and inn. Larger venues include the John Lewis Partnership’s hotel and conference centre at Odney and Moor Hall, home of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Guest bathrooms and staff facilities in places like these need resealing more often than a family bathroom, and we can work room by room. Our hotel sealant page explains how.
We also reseal for landlords with rented homes in the parish.
How it works
- Call or email. Tell us what needs doing, where it is and anything about access. Photos by email help.
- 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.
- Neat new sealant. Each joint gets the sealant that suits it, laid and smoothed to a tidy finish.
- Cure and guarantee. We tell you when it can be used, and every job has our one-year guarantee.
What we do in Cookham
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Every joint in the bathroom and kitchen, from the bath edge to the worktop, stripped back and resealed with anti-fungal silicone.
- Window & door mastic: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Guest bathrooms, staff washrooms and kitchens in commercial buildings resealed in a planned order that keeps the site running.
- 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: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
- 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: Early-failing sealant in new homes fixed properly, plus mastic packages and snagging for developers.
- Floor & skirting joints: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
- Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
- Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Exterior joints at gutters, fascias and soffits resealed to stop drips and staining down the wall.
- Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.
What you get with Mr Mastic in Cookham
Cookham’s older homes reward patience, and that is how we work. Behind each visit are 20+ years’ experience, full insurance and our ARBOMaster approved applicator status, with Arbo and Everbuild sealants used throughout. We have completed more than 2,847 projects and hold a 4.9-star rating on Google from over 180 five-star reviews. You will know the cost before we pick up a blade, and every job carries a one-year guarantee.
Places we pass in Cookham
The nearest station to the town centre is Cookham station. Places most people will know nearby are Marlow Museum (2.2 miles west). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Cookham Rise Primary School, Furze Platt Senior School, Church of St John the Baptist and The Old Swan Uppers pub. Green spaces within reach include Warren Nature Reserve and Taplow Lake.
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.”
Where we work in Cookham
Select your area for more local detail, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode.
Nearby towns we cover
Questions we’re asked in Cookham
Do you cover all of Cookham?
Yes. We cover Cookham Village, Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, plus nearby Maidenhead, Furze Platt, Pinkneys Green and Bourne End.
Can you reseal a bath in a timber-framed house?
Yes. We use flexible sanitary silicone and fill the bath before sealing, so the bead copes with movement in the floor and walls.
My house is near the river and the bathroom sealant keeps going mouldy. Can you help?
Yes. We remove the old sealant, treat the mould and reseal with an anti-fungal silicone. Good ventilation and drying the bead after use help it last.
Can you work at a pub or hotel without closing rooms?
Yes. We work room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged for commercial jobs.
Parking on the High Street is difficult. Is that a problem?
No. We agree a time with you and keep the van visit short, carrying everything in ourselves.
Do you replace mastic around timber windows as well as uPVC?
Yes. Where a joint needs painting, we can suggest a paintable sealant, as silicone cannot be painted.
Do you reseal Cookham Dean homes as well as the village?
Yes. Cookham Dean is part of our regular round, and we plan visits so outside joints and bathrooms can be done in one trip.
How soon can I use the bath?
Usually after around 24 hours. We will confirm the cure time before we leave, along with simple tips for looking after the new bead.