Hampshire · England
Mastic man in Fordingbridge
Bath, shower and window mastic work for Fordingbridge, the Avon valley town known as the northern gateway to the New Forest.
- Fully insured
- Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Clear quote before we start
Resealing and mastic work across Fordingbridge
Fordingbridge is a former market town of about 6,200 people in the New Forest District, on the River Avon and around 10 miles south of Salisbury. It is known as the northern gateway to the New Forest, and its seven-arch stone bridge, first built before 1252, still carries the road into town. Mr Mastic covers Fordingbridge and the villages around it from our base in Crawley.
We reseal baths, showers, basins and kitchens, and replace tired mastic around windows and doors. The method doesn’t change: old sealant is removed in full, the joint is cleaned and dried, and the new bead is chosen for what it has to do. If you’re wondering what a job might involve before you call, our article on what affects the cost of a mastic man explains the main factors.
A Victorian working town with newer homes around it
By 1900, Fordingbridge was a working town, making sailcloth and canvas, bricks and tiles, with flour mills and an iron foundry. Many of its older buildings date from that era or before, including the Town Hall of 1877 almost in the centre of town. Some former industrial and public buildings have been given new lives: the cinema is housed in the buildings of a former pottery, and most of the older buildings on the site of the Victorian workhouse have been turned into private housing.
Older brick buildings and conversions bring their own sealant jobs. Walls and floors are rarely level, bathrooms are fitted into rooms that were built for something else, and timber floors move under a full bath. We use flexible sanitary silicone and seal the bath while it is full, so the bead isn’t torn the first time it is used; our bath resealing page has more on that.
Around the older centre, later housing fills out the town and spreads towards its hamlets, with Ashford now the largest. In these homes the usual jobs are a second or third bathroom refit and uPVC windows whose mastic has hardened and cracked.
Riverside damp and rural weather
Fordingbridge sits low in the Avon valley, with open country and forest all around, and that means plenty of weather on exposed walls. External mastic around windows and doors on south- and west-facing walls dries in the sun and then has to cope with wind-driven rain, and once it cracks the damp gets behind the frame. We cut out the old joint, fill deep gaps with backing rod, and use a weatherproof sealant that will move with the frame. Our window and door mastic page explains the frame types we work on.
In converted buildings and flats, bathrooms often sit above someone else’s ceiling, so a failed seal is everybody’s problem. We can arrange access with a managing agent where needed.
High Street businesses, the hospital area and rentals
The High Street is known for its pubs, cafés and local shops, and King’s Yard on Salisbury Street adds more small businesses. The site of the old railway station on Station Road is now a large mill and industrial park. Customer toilets, staff kitchens and washrooms in all of these need resealing now and then, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Fordingbridge Hospital, a small community hospital built in the grounds of the Victorian workhouse, is the kind of building where clean, sound sealant in washrooms really matters, and we can quote for healthcare and care settings. We also work for landlords and letting agents in and around the town, resealing between tenancies or after a tenant reports mould.
How it works
- Get in touch. Call or email with the job, your postcode and a few photos if you have them.
- Quote and booking. We quote clearly before anything starts and fix a day that works for you.
- Preparation first. Old sealant out completely, surfaces cleaned, mould treated and the joint left dry.
- Seal and finish. The right sealant for each joint is applied and tooled to a neat, even finish.
- Leave it to cure. We tell you how long to leave it before use, and the work carries our one-year guarantee.
Our services in Fordingbridge
- 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: 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: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
- 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: 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: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
- Regrouting: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glass-to-frame joints on conservatories, rooflights and shower screens cut out and resealed.
- 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: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.
What you get with Mr Mastic in Fordingbridge
We bring the same care to a small town on the edge of the Forest as we do anywhere else. That means more than two decades of sealant experience, full insurance, ARBOMaster approved applicators, and Arbo and Everbuild products on every job. We’ve completed over 2,847 projects and carry a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. Before we lift a tool you’ll have a clear quote, and the finished work comes with a one-year guarantee.
Around Fordingbridge
Well-known places nearby include Fordingbridge Museum (less than half a mile south-east) and Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Fordingbridge Junior School, The Burgate School and Sixth Form, St Mary's Church and The Ship Inn. Green spaces within reach include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
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.”
Parts of Fordingbridge we work in
Find your area below, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode and a few details.
Towns near Fordingbridge
Questions we’re asked in Fordingbridge
Do you cover all of Fordingbridge?
Yes. We cover the town and its hamlets, including Ashford, Burgate, Bickton and Criddlestyle, plus Sandleheath, Godshill, Breamore, Rockbourne, Damerham and Alderholt over the Dorset border.
Do you travel this far west from Crawley?
Yes. Fordingbridge is within our area, and we plan visits so the work is done in one trip where possible.
My bathroom is in a converted older building and the floor moves. Will the sealant last?
Yes, if it’s done right. We use flexible sanitary silicone and seal the bath while full, so the bead copes with the movement.
Can you replace cracked mastic around my uPVC windows?
Yes. We cut out the old mastic, clean the frame and wall, and apply a weatherproof sealant in a colour to suit.
Do you work for shops and pubs on the High Street?
Yes. We reseal customer toilets, staff washrooms and kitchens, and can work out of hours.
How long before I can use the bath?
Usually around 24 hours. We’ll tell you the cure time for the product we used before we leave.
I let a cottage near Fordingbridge. Can you reseal between guests or tenants?
Yes. A gap between lets is the best time, as the sealant can cure without anyone using the bath or shower.