Mastic man in Horley

Mastic and sealant work in Horley

Horley sits just north of Gatwick Airport, with Crawley on the other side of the runway, so it is one of the closest towns to our Crawley base. Mr Mastic covers the whole of Horley, from the town centre and the streets around the station to Langshott, Meath Green and the new homes at The Acres and Westvale Park. We reseal baths, showers, basins and kitchen worktops, renew the mastic around windows and doors, and seal external joints that have started to let the weather in.

Being this close means short travel and easy scheduling, but the method never changes. Old sealant comes out completely, any mould behind it is treated, the joint is cleaned and dried, and a new bead goes on that suits the surface and the movement it has to cope with. A top-up line over failing silicone never holds, which is why we always start by taking the old bead out.

A railway town that doubled after 1950, and is still growing

The railway reached Horley in 1841, but the town grew slowly until around 1950. Since then its population has roughly doubled, and it has become a commuter town for London, Gatwick and Crawley. That history shows in the housing: older houses close to the station and High Street, then streets of post-war semis and terraces, then later estates. In the 2011 census, semi-detached homes were the largest group, with more than 3,100 of them, and there were also over 2,000 flats and apartments.

The biggest change since then has been in the north of the town. The North East Sector, known as The Acres, brought around 718 homes north of Langshott, built by Barratt David Wilson and Bovis. The North West Sector, Westvale Park, is planned for about 1,570 homes off Meath Green Lane, with building that began in 2015 by Crest Nicholson, A2Dominion, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon. Smaller schemes, such as Coopers Lodge on Massetts Road and The Grange on Bonehurst Road, add more flats and houses around the town.

New homes settle in their first few years, and the builder’s sealant around showers, baths and kitchen worktops often splits as they do. Our new build mastic page explains what we look at. In the post-war houses, the usual jobs are tired bath seals, worktop joints that have shrunk back from the tiles and uPVC window mastic that has hardened and cracked.

What we do in Horley

• 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: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
• 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: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
• Regrouting: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
• 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: Old sand mastic around sash windows and doors raked out and renewed with traditional burnt sand mastic.

What you get with Mr Mastic in Horley

Horley is one of the shortest trips we make, but you get exactly the same care as anywhere else. Our applicators bring more than 20 years in the trade, we are fully insured and hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we work with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Behind that sit 2,847+ completed projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. We agree a clear quote with you first, and the finished job carries our one-year guarantee.

Getting around Horley

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Horley station. Local landmarks include Reigate Castle (4.5 miles north). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Horley Infant School, Oakwood School, St Wilfrid's Church and The Bull pub. Nearby green spaces include Reigate Heath.