Mastic man in Crawley Down

Resealing and mastic work across Crawley Down

Crawley Down is about six miles east of our base in Crawley, so it is one of the closest villages we cover. It lies in Worth parish in Mid Sussex, about a mile from the Surrey border, with Copthorne, Turners Hill and East Grinstead all close by. We reseal baths, showers and kitchens, renew mastic around windows and doors and seal external joints on homes and businesses across the village.

Being this close means we can usually fit in a visit at short notice. The method does not change though: the old sealant comes out in full, mould is treated, the joint is cleaned and dried, and a new bead is laid to suit the job. In Crawley, on a terrace on Crossways in Three Bridges, we found new silicone laid straight over failed sealant, with mould growing between the layers. It is a mistake we see often, and our guide on sealing over old silicone explains why it never lasts.

A village that grew with the railway

Crawley Down began as small farms carved out of the land in the 1600s, with iron working in the area and, later, clay dug for bricks. An 18th century manor, The Grange, stood here, and All Saints Church was built in 1843 with a school beside it. The railway brought rapid growth, and new estates were built, including Down Park, Tiltwood and Huntsland. Grange Road station closed in 1967, and the old track bed is now the Worth Way, a linear country park running through the village.

Today most homes are family houses and bungalows from the 20th century onwards, with older cottages and houses scattered through the village. Many have had bathrooms and kitchens refitted several times, and every refit leaves a chance for sealant to be laid badly or over the top of old beads. We often find shower trays that have dropped a little, leaving a gap the old sealant can no longer bridge.

Larger detached homes bring more rooms to seal: en-suites, family bathrooms, utility rooms and kitchens with long runs of worktop. Doing them together in one visit saves time. Our kitchen resealing page explains how we deal with worktops, upstands and sinks.

What we do in Crawley Down

• 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: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• 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: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
• External & façade joints: Expansion joints in brick, render and cladding cut out and renewed at the right depth so they can move without splitting.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Early-failing sealant in new homes fixed properly, plus mastic packages and snagging for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• 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: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.

Why Mr Mastic in Crawley Down

Crawley Down is practically on our doorstep, a few minutes along the road from Crawley. That means quick visits, but no shortcuts. We bring 20+ years’ experience to every job, we are fully insured and ARBOMaster approved, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. With 2,847+ projects done and a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews, you know what to expect. We give a clear quote before we start, and a one-year guarantee afterwards.

Places we pass in Crawley Down

From the centre, the nearest railway station is East Grinstead station. Well-known places nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (1.4 miles north-west). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Crawley Down Village CofE, Imberhorne School and All Saints Parish Church. Nearby green spaces include Hedgecourt Lake.