Kent · England
Mastic man in Edenbridge
Sealant work for Edenbridge’s timber-framed High Street, Victorian villas, Marlpit Hill homes and the flats and houses built around the old town.
- Fully insured
- Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Clear quote before we start
Resealing and mastic work across Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a small market town of around 9,000 people on the Kent and Surrey border, in Sevenoaks District, and it takes its name from the crossing of the River Eden at the bottom of the High Street. The old town runs along that street, Marlpit Hill sits to the north around the mainline station, and the hamlet of Marsh Green lies within the parish to the south-west. Mr Mastic covers the whole town from Crawley, resealing bathrooms and kitchens and replacing the mastic around windows and doors.
We’re often asked whether a quick touch-up will do. It won’t. New silicone doesn’t bond to old silicone, so we strip the joint back, clean it, let it dry and start again with the right product for the surface. That’s true whether the bath is in a 1960s semi or a house with six-hundred-year-old timbers.
Jettied timber frames, Mill Hill villas and railway-era growth
The High Street follows the line of a Roman road, and Sevenoaks District Council’s conservation area appraisal describes a wealth of Kentish vernacular building along it. Many houses around the junction with Church Street are 15th or 16th century timber-framed buildings with white-painted plaster infill and jettied first floors, and some were later clad in tile hanging or white-painted weatherboarding. Ground floors were often refaced in brick. The single-arched bridge over the Eden was built in 1834.
Later growth brought substantial Victorian buildings to Church Street and large villas in generous gardens on Mill Hill, then 20th-century infill of varying style. Marlpit Hill grew up around the railway and is now part of the town, with its own mix of houses and newer development.
Old timber frames move with the seasons, so a stiff sealant around a bath or a window in one of these houses will crack and pull away. Where a joint meets plaster, timber or painted boarding, we choose a sealant that suits both surfaces, and where a joint needs painting we use a paintable product rather than silicone. Our window and door mastic page explains the options.
Listed buildings, a narrow High Street and a floodplain
The town centre sits on the floodplain of the Eden, and it has a long history of flooding, which is one reason it now has flood defences. For sealant, that history matters at ground level: door thresholds, the joints around ground-floor frames and the seal where render or brick meets the frame all need to be sound and flexible. We check those carefully when we look at external work.
The High Street is narrow, which is why the Mont St Aignan Way relief road was built in the early 2000s to take traffic around it, and parking outside a listed shop with a flat above can take planning. We’ll agree access and timing with you or the building’s owner, and in listed buildings we keep to a like-for-like approach, replacing failed sealant without altering the historic fabric around it.
High Street shops, pubs and the hospital
The High Street is where most of Edenbridge’s shops, cafés and pubs are, including The Crown, and many of the older premises have flats or staff rooms above. Kitchens, washrooms and customer toilets all need resealing from time to time, and out-of-hours working can be arranged so you don’t lose a day’s trade.
Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital sits to the south of the town, and care settings and practices nearby have the same need for clean, sound seals in showers and wet rooms. We also work for landlords and letting agents across the town, resealing between tenancies and when a tenant reports mould.
What happens when you book
- Get in touch. Call or email with the job, your postcode and a few photos if you have them.
- Agree the price. You get a clear quote up front, and we book a date that suits you.
- Preparation first. Old sealant out completely, surfaces cleaned, mould treated and the joint left dry.
- 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 Edenbridge
- 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: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
- Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
- 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: 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: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
- 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 Edenbridge
Old buildings reward patience, and that’s how we work. Mr Mastic’s team has more than two decades in the trade, carries full insurance and holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild products chosen for each surface. With over 2,847 projects completed and a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews, we let the work speak. You’ll get a clear quote first, and a one-year guarantee when the job is done.
Landmarks near Edenbridge
The nearest station to the town centre is Edenbridge Town station. Places most people will know nearby are Haxted Watermill Museum (1.6 miles south-west) and Hever Castle (2.4 miles south-east). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Edenbridge Primary School, Church of St Peter and St Paul and The White Horse Inn.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“Professional mastic man service from start to finish. They assessed the work properly, gave a clear quote, and executed the job perfectly. Very satisfied with the results.”
“1950s terrace on Crossways — bath had black mould coming back constantly. Mr Mastic stripped it all back and did it properly. Bathroom looks brand new.”
“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.”
Areas of Edenbridge we cover
Find your area below, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode and a few details.
Towns near Edenbridge
Your questions about mastic work in Edenbridge
Do you cover all of Edenbridge?
Yes. We cover the High Street and old town, Marlpit Hill, Mill Hill and Marsh Green, and the surrounding parts of Sevenoaks District.
My house is timber-framed. Will normal silicone work?
Not always. Old frames move, and plaster or painted timber needs a compatible sealant. We’ll recommend a flexible or paintable product to suit.
Can you work on a listed building on the High Street?
Yes. We replace failed sealant like for like and don’t alter the historic fabric. If your works need consent, check with the council first.
Can you seal around ground-floor doors and thresholds?
Yes. We cut out cracked mastic and reseal frames and thresholds with a flexible, weatherproof sealant.
Can the joint around my painted weatherboarding be painted over?
Silicone can’t be painted. For joints that need painting, we use a suitable paintable sealant instead.
Do you work for shops and pubs before opening?
Yes. Out-of-hours working can be arranged for commercial jobs.
How long until I can use my bath after resealing?
Usually around 24 hours, depending on the product. We’ll confirm before we leave.