Mastic man in Hackney

Your local mastic man for Hackney

Few London boroughs mix building types quite like Hackney. A single street can hold a Georgian terrace, a 1930s council block, a converted warehouse and a glass-fronted new build, and each needs its sealant handled a little differently. We cover the whole borough from our base in Crawley, resealing bathrooms and kitchens, renewing window and door mastic and sealing the joints that keep weather out.

Every job starts the same way: the old silicone comes out completely, the joint is cleaned and dried, and only then does the new bead go on. If the shower has been leaking for a while, we check for soft grout, loose tiles or a moving tray first, because sealing over a problem only hides it. If you’ve had a shower resealed before and it failed quickly, that’s usually why.

Terraces, council estates, warehouses and regeneration

Large parts of Hackney are Georgian and Victorian terraces, many protected by the borough’s 35 conservation areas, which include De Beauvoir, Clapton Square, Stoke Newington, Victoria Park and Broadway Market. De Beauvoir Town was laid out in the 1820s and 1840s around De Beauvoir Square, while South Hackney near Victoria Park has Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Most have sash or bay windows and bathrooms that have been rebuilt several times.

Hackney also has a long history of council housing, from interwar estates such as Kingsmead and Morningside to post-war blocks and the De Beauvoir Estate of the late 1960s. In these flats, condensation and small, poorly ventilated bathrooms are the usual cause of black mould creeping along the bath and window seals.

Then there are the newest homes. Woodberry Down, beside the reservoirs near Manor House, is being rebuilt with more than 5,500 new homes, and warehouses in Hackney Wick and Shoreditch have become flats. New buildings dry out and settle in their first year or two, and developer sealant often cracks; our new build sealant snagging guide covers what to look for.

What we do in Hackney

• 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: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• 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: Floor and skirting joints in homes, shops and warehouses sealed neatly and to the right depth.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
• 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: Old sand mastic around sash windows and doors raked out and renewed with traditional burnt sand mastic.

Why Mr Mastic in Hackney

Hackney homes range from 1820s squares to buildings finished last year, so the right sealant varies from job to job. That’s where our 20+ years come in. As an ARBOMaster approved applicator using Arbo and Everbuild products, we pick the sealant for the joint rather than reaching for one tube for everything. We’re fully insured, we’ve completed more than 2,847 projects, and 180+ customers have left five-star reviews for a 4.9-star Google rating. Expect a clear quote first and a one-year guarantee afterwards.

Landmarks near Hackney

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Homerton station. Places most people will know nearby are Hackney Walk (less than half a mile north-west), Cell Project Space (0.9 miles south-west) and Tower of London (2.8 miles south-west). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Berger Primary School, Cardinal Pole Catholic School, The Urswick School and Church of St Luke. Green spaces within reach include Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.