Mastic man in Cuxton

Resealing and mastic work across Cuxton

Cuxton is a village of about 2,600 people on the left bank of the River Medway, set into the North Downs south of Strood, with the A228 running through it towards the M2. It has a little over a thousand homes, a station on the Medway Valley line, and Halling as its neighbour to the south. Mr Mastic covers Cuxton from our base in Crawley, resealing baths, showers and kitchens and renewing mastic around windows and doors.

In a village this size, word gets round quickly about who does a tidy job, so we keep things simple: the old sealant comes out completely, the joint is cleaned and dried, and a new bead goes in that suits the job. Our silicone removal page explains why that first step matters.

Old hamlets, brickworks country and later family homes

Cuxton’s oldest buildings are some way apart. The church of St Michael and All Angels has much Norman work, and up at Upper Bush there are four 14th-century houses and a Tudor Kentish yeoman’s house. Oast houses stand at Dean Farm in the Dean Valley. Through the 19th and 20th centuries the village was shaped by industry: brickworks ran from the 1850s to the 1970s, and a chalk quarry operated in the 20th century before being closed and landscaped. The number of households grew from 1,007 in 2001 to 1,081 in 2021.

Most homes are family houses, semis and bungalows from the 20th century, along with older cottages and a few newer infill homes. In older cottages, bathrooms are often in a lean-to or a small room with uneven walls, and the sealant gap varies along the bath. In later houses, it is usually a case of tired, shrunken sealant from a bathroom or kitchen fitted many years ago, or a shower tray that has dropped slightly and torn its seal.

Where an old house has timber windows, we use a paintable sealant if the joint is to be painted, and take care not to damage old surfaces.

Jobs we take on in Cuxton

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Bathroom and kitchen joints taken back to a clean, dry surface and finished with fresh anti-fungal silicone that won’t lift.
• Window & door mastic: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• 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: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
• New-build mastic & snagging: New-build bathrooms, kitchens and frames resealed where the original sealant has cracked as the house settles.
• Floor & skirting joints: Gaps under skirting boards, tile movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with a product that suits the traffic.
• Regrouting: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
• 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: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.

Why Mr Mastic in Cuxton

Cuxton is an easy drive from Crawley via the M25 and M2, so it fits well into our Medway visits. You get applicators with more than 20 years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved status, using Arbo and Everbuild sealants. We have completed 2,847+ projects and have a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. We give you a clear quote before we pick up a tool, and the job is covered by a one-year guarantee.

Places we pass in Cuxton

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Cuxton station. Places most people will know nearby are Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.1 miles east), Six Poor Travellers House (2.3 miles north-east) and Rochester Castle (2.3 miles north-east). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Cuxton Community Infant School, Strood Academy, Church of St Michael and All Angels and Baty's Marsh. Nearby green spaces include Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.