Mastic man in Islington

Your local mastic man for Islington

Islington packs more homes into each square mile than any other local authority in England and Wales, and that density shapes almost every sealant job here. Bathrooms sit above other people’s ceilings, kitchens are squeezed into narrow rear rooms, and windows face straight onto busy streets. Mr Mastic travels up from our base in Crawley to cover the whole borough, from Clerkenwell, Finsbury and Angel to Highbury, Holloway, Tufnell Park and Archway.

The work itself is simple to describe and fussy to do well. We cut out tired or mouldy silicone, clean and dry the joint properly, and run a new bead that suits the surface and the movement it has to cope with. Baths, showers, basins, kitchen worktops, window frames and door thresholds all get the same care. We never lay fresh sealant over old, because it simply peels away within months, and we tell you exactly what we found before any work starts.

Early 19th-century squares, Victorian streets and large estates

Much of Islington was built as a suburb of the City in the early 1800s. Canonbury was laid out from 1803, and Canonbury Square went up between 1805 and 1830; Barnsbury’s squares and terraces followed as the fields filled in. Further north, Holloway and the streets around St Mary Magdalen are lined with Victorian terraces. These houses have tall timber sash windows, solid brick walls and bathrooms that were added long after they were built, often on timber floors that flex with every step.

Old sash boxes usually need a mastic that can take the timber’s seasonal swelling, and in some cases traditional sand mastic is the right choice; our guide to sand mastic on sash and case windows explains when. Inside, a bath on a springy floor will tear a rigid bead, so we fill the bath before sealing and use a flexible sanitary silicone.

The borough also has a large stock of council and housing association homes. The Marquess Estate in Canonbury, finished in 1976 with around 1,200 dwellings in dark red brick, is one example among many blocks across the borough. Here the jobs tend to be repeat ones: shower trays, bath panels and window reveals where condensation has turned old sealant black.

Jobs we take on in Islington

• 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: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
• 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: 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: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.

Choosing a mastic man in Islington

Old houses and tight flats leave little room for a rushed job, which is why experience counts here. Mr Mastic has over 20 years in the trade, more than 2,847 completed projects and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we work with Arbo and Everbuild sealants chosen for each joint. We are fully insured, which matters when you share walls and ceilings with neighbours. Our 4.9-star Google rating comes from 180+ five-star reviews. Before we begin you get a clear quote, and once we finish, a one-year guarantee.

Around Islington

The nearest station to the town centre is Essex Road station. Places most people will know nearby are Brunswick Centre (1.3 miles south-west), Queer Britain (0.8 miles west) and Montfichet's Tower (1.7 miles south). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near St Mary's CofE Primary School, Islington Proprietary School, Islington Green School and St Mary's Church. Green spaces within reach include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.