Mastic man in Epsom

Sealant jobs we do in Epsom

Epsom is a busy commuter town about 14 miles from central London, with a lot of family homes and a lot of bathrooms. Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and covers Epsom and Ewell, coming up to reseal baths, showers, kitchen worktops and the mastic around windows and doors.

Most calls start the same way: a line of black spots along the bath, a shower tray that has begun to leak into the ceiling below, or window sealant that has cracked and come away from the brick. Whatever the job, we cut out every trace of the old bead, clean and dry the joint and lay new sealant that suits it. If mould keeps coming back in your bathroom, our anti-mould resealing page explains what we change to keep it away for longer.

Spa-town streets, interwar estates and the Horton cluster

Epsom grew slowly after its days as a spa. Housebuilding along Burgh Heath Road, College Road and Worple Road began after the land was enclosed in 1869, and terraces followed in the decades after Epsom Court was broken up in the 1890s. Many of these houses have had their bathrooms refitted two or three times, and we often find several layers of old sealant, or a bath that has dropped slightly on an old timber floor and torn its seal.

The town grew again between the wars, with houses on Chase Road and the Copse Edge Avenue estate from 1928, and around 1,500 council houses built between 1920 and 1939. Interwar semis and council-built homes usually have replacement uPVC windows now, and the mastic around frames fitted twenty or more years ago has often hardened and shrunk.

Then there is Horton, where the Epsom Cluster of five psychiatric hospitals was redeveloped in the early 2000s into around 1,850 homes. Those houses and flats are now old enough that their original sealant is reaching the end of its life. Our guide to how long silicone sealant lasts explains the signs to look out for.

Jobs we take on in Epsom

• 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: Guest bathrooms, staff washrooms and kitchens in commercial buildings resealed in a planned order that keeps the site running.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
• External & façade joints: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
• 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: Dripping gutter joints and end caps, and gaps at fascias and soffits, sealed with weatherproof exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.

Why choose Mr Mastic in Epsom

Epsom is a straightforward run from our Crawley base, and you get the same care here as anywhere else we work. We’ve been doing this for more than 20 years, carry full insurance and are an ARBOMaster approved applicator, using Arbo and Everbuild sealants chosen for each joint. Over 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews say more than we could. Before any work starts you’ll have a clear quote, and when it’s done there’s a one-year guarantee behind it.

Getting around Epsom

The nearest station to the town centre is Epsom station. Places most people will know nearby are The Ashley Centre (less than half a mile south), Cockney Museum (2.1 miles north-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (1.8 miles north-west). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Epsom Primary and Nursery School, Rosebery School, Laine Theatre Arts and St. Barnabas Church. Green spaces within reach include Bonesgate Open Space and The Lake.