Mastic man in Ealing

Mastic and sealant work in Ealing

Ealing has long been called the “Queen of the Suburbs”, and the name still suits its tree-lined streets of Victorian and Edwardian houses. Mr Mastic travels up from our base in Crawley to work right across the borough, resealing baths, showers and kitchens, renewing tired window mastic and sealing external joints on houses, flats and commercial buildings.

The borough is really seven districts in one: Ealing itself, Acton, Hanwell, Greenford, Perivale, Northolt and Southall. Each has its own mix of homes, and each brings its own sealant problems, from shrinking beads around a refitted bath in a Hanwell terrace to cracked joints in a brand-new Acton flat. Whatever the job, we take the old sealant out completely, clean and prepare the joint properly and finish with a neat, flexible bead that is made to last. You’ll know what the work involves and what it costs before we start.

Garden suburbs, 1930s semis and regeneration blocks

Much of central Ealing and Acton was built up in the late Victorian and Edwardian years, and the borough has 30 conservation areas. Two of its well-known corners are garden suburbs: Brentham Garden Suburb, begun in the early 1900s, and the Ealing side of Bedford Park, the red-brick Queen Anne Revival estate started in 1875 that straddles the boundary with Hounslow. In houses like these, original timber sash windows are common, and the old putty and mastic around the frames dries out and cracks with age. Our guide to sand mastic on sash windows explains why the right product matters on period frames.

Further west, Perivale, Greenford and Northolt grew quickly between the wars, once Western Avenue and new rail links opened them up. Perivale was almost all farmland in 1921, and its three-bedroom houses with gardens were built for the workers at factories such as the Hoover Building, whose upper floors have since been turned into flats. In these 1930s homes the bathroom has usually been refitted more than once, and we often find layers of old sealant, or uPVC replacement windows whose mastic has hardened and lifted.

At the other end of the scale is South Acton, the borough’s largest estate, which is being rebuilt as Acton Gardens with nearly 3,500 new homes. New flats settle in their first few years, and the developer’s sealant in showers and kitchens often splits as they do.

What we do in Ealing

• 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: 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: 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: Gaps in fire-separating walls and floors sealed with fire-rated products, following the tested details for each one.
• External & façade joints: Outside movement joints given new backing rod and a flexible, weatherproof sealant in a colour to match the wall.
• 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: 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: 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.

Why Mr Mastic in Ealing

Ealing homeowners and landlords get a sealant specialist with more than 20 years in the trade, not a general handyman. We are fully insured and an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants chosen for each joint. With over 2,847 projects behind us and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews, we know what lasts. Every job starts with a clear quote and ends with a one-year guarantee.

Around Ealing

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Ealing Broadway station. Well-known places nearby include London Designer Outlet (3.3 miles north) and Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles south-east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School, Ealing Independent College, Great Ealing School and St Saviour's Church. Nearby green spaces include Fox Wood and Castlebar Hill.