Kent · England
Mastic man in Herne Bay
Resealing and mastic work for Herne Bay’s late-Victorian seafront, retirement flats, inland family estates and the new homes now going up around the town.
- Old sealant cut out, never covered
- ARBOMaster approved
- One-year guarantee on every job
Mastic and sealant work in Herne Bay
Herne Bay faces north across the Thames Estuary, with about two miles of shingle beach and a promenade lined with buildings from its years as a Victorian resort. Behind the front the town spreads west to Hampton, Greenhill and Studd Hill, south to Eddington and Broomfield, and east to Beltinge and Hillborough. Mr Mastic covers all of it from our base in Crawley, resealing baths, showers, basins and worktops and renewing the mastic around windows, doors and external joints.
A lot of the calls we get from coastal towns start the same way: a bead of silicone that was fine a few years ago is now black at the corners and lifting along the tiles. The answer is never another line on top. We cut the old sealant out, clean and dry the joint, treat any mould and lay a fresh bead of anti-fungal silicone. If you’re wondering why sealant goes mouldy in the first place, our guide on why sealant goes mouldy explains it.
From an 1830s resort to new estates on the edge
Herne Bay grew quickly once London investors built a pier and promenade in the 1830s, and the town’s clock tower on the front dates from 1837. Its busiest years as a resort came in the late Victorian period, when the population roughly doubled between 1881 and 1901, and much of that late-Victorian seafront architecture still stands. Tall terraced houses, many now split into flats, sit alongside later blocks, and the town has a good number of modern retirement complexes close to the sea.
Inland, the town has spread out towards Herne village to the south and along the coast towards Reculver, and the building has not stopped. Homes are being built on the cleared former bus depot site on the High Street, and large plots in Herne, Beltinge and Greenhill have been earmarked for around 3,000 new homes in total.
Each type has its own weak spots. In older converted flats, baths often sit on timber floors that flex, which tears a stiff seal. In bungalows and retirement flats, level-access showers and wet rooms need a sound, flexible joint all round. And in new builds, the developer’s sealant often splits in the first year or two as the house settles; our new build sealant snagging article covers what to look for.
Sea-front flats and an exposed north coast
On the front, mastic around windows and balcony doors takes a lot of punishment. Stormy weather can push the sea up by as much as two metres here, which is why the town has groynes, sea walls and the Neptune’s Arm breakwater, and the wind and spray that come with those storms dry out external sealant and open up joints. We cut back failed mastic, fit backing rod where the gap is deep and use a weatherproof sealant that can move with the frame.
In blocks of flats and retirement developments, access is part of the job. We can agree times with a managing agent or warden, keep disruption in shared corridors to a minimum, and check the seal on a shower tray carefully, because a slow leak there usually shows up on the ceiling of the flat below before anyone sees it upstairs.
Central Parade, care settings and holiday rentals
Central Parade and the streets behind it now have a busy run of cafés, bars and restaurants, and kitchens and customer toilets in places like these need resealing regularly to stay clean and pass inspection. The Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital is one of the town’s large employers, and with so many older residents, care homes and supported housing are a steady source of wet room and shower work.
Landlords and owners of holiday rentals are the other half of the picture. We reseal between lets, work through a list of properties for letting agents, and out-of-hours working can be arranged for commercial jobs so guests and customers aren’t disturbed.
How a job runs
- 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.
- Strip back the old joint. Every bit of old sealant is removed and the joint is cleaned, treated for mould and dried.
- 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 Herne Bay
- 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: 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: 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 sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
- External & façade joints: Split or perished joints in walls and cladding replaced with exterior sealant designed to stretch with the building.
- New-build mastic & snagging: Failed builder sealant in new homes put right, and plot mastic 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: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in 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: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.
Why Mr Mastic in Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a regular trip for us along the Thanet Way, and every job here gets the same care as one on our own doorstep. Our applicators bring more than 20 years’ experience, we’re fully insured and ARBOMaster approved, and we work with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. After 2,847+ projects we hold a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. You’ll have a clear quote before we pick up a tool, and the finished work comes with a one-year guarantee.
Around Herne Bay
The nearest station to the town centre is Herne Bay station. Well-known places nearby include Tankerton Castle (4.3 miles west). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Herne Bay Junior School, Herne Bay High School, Christ Church and Queen's Head Public House. For open space, West Blean and Thornden Woods is close by.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“Harper Drive in Maidenbower — kitchen worktop had been leaking behind for a while. Came out the next day, sorted it properly. Really tidy job.”
“Called for a bathroom reseal and the mastic man showed up on time with all the right equipment. Brilliant attention to detail. The sealant looks perfect and they kept everything tidy.”
“We had old mastic that needed replacing throughout our kitchen and bathrooms. The mastic man professional was knowledgeable, quoted fairly, and delivered excellent quality work. Highly recommend!”
Neighbourhoods we cover in Herne Bay
Pick your area for local details, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode.
- Beltinge
- Bishopstone
- Broomfield
- Eddington
- Greenhill
- Hampton
- Hawthorn
- Herne
- Herne Common
- Hillborough
- Hunters Forstal
Other towns around Herne Bay
Questions we’re asked in Herne Bay
Do you cover all of Herne Bay?
Yes. We cover the town centre and seafront, Hampton, Greenhill, Studd Hill, Eddington, Broomfield, Beltinge and Hillborough, plus Herne village and Reculver.
The mastic on my sea-facing windows keeps cracking. Why?
Wind, salt spray and sun dry out external sealant faster on the coast. We remove the hardened mastic completely and replace it with a flexible, weatherproof product.
Can you seal a level-access shower in a retirement flat?
Yes. We reseal trays, wet room floors and screens, and we can arrange access through the development’s manager or warden.
I’ve bought one of the new homes near Greenhill and the sealant has already split. Is that normal?
It’s common in the first couple of years as a new house settles. We cut the failed bead out and reseal with a flexible sanitary silicone.
Do you work on holiday rentals between bookings?
Yes. A changeover day is a good time, and we’ll tell you how long the sealant needs before the next guests use the bathroom.
Can you reseal a café or restaurant kitchen on Central Parade?
Yes. We use food-safe sealant where it’s needed and can work outside opening hours.
Is the work guaranteed?
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee.