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Mastic man in Kelvedon
Bath, shower, kitchen and sash window resealing for Kelvedon’s timber-framed High Street, Victorian terraces and Riverside Park homes.
- Fully insured
- Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Clear quote before we start
Mastic and sealant work in Kelvedon
Kelvedon lies on the River Blackwater in Braintree District, between Chelmsford and Colchester, with Feering just across the river. The village was built along one long High Street, which became part of the A12 in the 1930s until a bypass in the 1960s took through traffic away. Kelvedon station, on the Great Eastern Main Line, makes it a popular commuter village. Mr Mastic covers Kelvedon and Feering from our base in Crawley.
Whether you need a bath resealed, a shower tray re-done or the mastic around your front door renewed, the method is the same. Every trace of old sealant is removed, the joint is cleaned and dried, and a new bead goes on that suits the surface and the movement it has to handle. You will have a clear quote agreed before we start.
A High Street of timber frames and brick fronts
The Kelvedon Conservation Area is large and holds 103 listed buildings, including Templar Terrace at 1–5 High Street, which is Grade I. Most of the older buildings are timber-framed and rendered, often in lime render, under handmade clay tile roofs. Many were given brick fronts in the 18th and 19th centuries, usually in soft red brick. Sash windows are the main window type, and many older houses open straight onto the pavement with jetties or bays.
The High Street also has Victorian terraces and larger houses set back behind walls and railings, with Swan Street and London Road adding more listed homes. Away from the historic core, Riverside Park, built in the 1980s, added hundreds of homes, and other estates run towards the river and Brockwell Meadows.
In timber-framed houses, the joints between frames, render and window boxes open and close with the seasons, so a flexible sealant is essential. In Riverside Park and similar estates, most homes are now on their second or third bathroom, and the jobs are resealing baths and showers, kitchen worktops and replacement windows. Many of those bathrooms also have a shower over the bath, where the screen and corner joints wear out first.
Sash windows, render and roadside frontages
Sash windows set in lime render or old brick need careful handling. We cut out failed mastic without damaging the box frame, clean the joint and apply a flexible sealant in a colour that suits the paintwork. For traditional sashes, our guide to sand mastic and sash windows explains the options.
Houses opening straight onto the High Street pick up road grime and splash on their frames and sills, and tired, tacky mastic holds onto it. Parking on the High Street can be tight near older houses, so let us know where we can stop. In flats converted from larger houses, a failed shower seal can quickly mark the ceiling of the flat below.
High Street premises and village landlords
Kelvedon’s High Street has shops, pubs, restaurants and offices in historic buildings, and staff and customer facilities in older premises need resealing more often than modern ones. We can work before opening or after closing to avoid disruption. We also reseal for landlords and letting agents with homes in Kelvedon and Feering, between tenancies or after a tenant reports mould. Our sealant guide for landlords explains what to check at each change of tenant, and a reseal can usually be fitted into the gap between one tenancy ending and the next beginning.
From first call to finished joint
- 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.
- Strip back the old joint. Every bit of old sealant is removed and the joint is cleaned, treated for mould and dried.
- Seal and finish. The right sealant for each joint is applied and tooled to a neat, even finish.
- Cure and guarantee. We tell you when it can be used, and every job has our one-year guarantee.
Our services in Kelvedon
- 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: 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: Guest bathrooms, staff washrooms and kitchens in commercial buildings resealed in a planned order that keeps the site running.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Second opinions on sealant that keeps failing: we strip it out, check for movement or leaks and reseal it properly.
- Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
- 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: 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: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
- Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Gutter unions, outlets and fascia joints that leak in heavy rain cleaned and resealed.
- Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.
Why Mr Mastic in Kelvedon
Period buildings and modern estates need different handling, and we are comfortable with both. Mr Mastic has 20+ years of experience, is fully insured and is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, using Arbo and Everbuild sealants. We have completed 2,847+ projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews. Expect a clear quote before we begin and a one-year guarantee on the finished work.
Places we pass in Kelvedon
For trains, Kelvedon station is closest to the centre. Local landmarks include Laundry & Mangle Museum (2.6 miles north-west). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy, Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre, Parish Church of All Saints and Parish Church of St Mary. For open space, Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve is close by.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“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!”
“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.”
Parts of Kelvedon we work in
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Kelvedon: common questions
Do you cover all of Kelvedon?
Yes. We cover the whole village, including the High Street, Swan Street and Riverside Park, plus Feering, Inworth and the surrounding villages.
Can you reseal around sash windows in a listed house?
Yes. We renew existing joints like-for-like. For visible alterations to a listed building, check with Braintree District Council first.
Why does sealant crack on my timber-framed house?
Timber and lime render move with the seasons. A rigid filler will crack; a flexible sealant applied to a clean joint lasts much longer.
My Riverside Park bathroom has old, yellowed silicone. Can it be replaced?
Yes. We remove it all, clean the surfaces and reseal with anti-fungal sanitary silicone in white, clear or a matching colour.
Do you work in High Street shops and restaurants?
Yes. Out-of-hours working can be arranged so your business is not disrupted.
Do you work for landlords in Kelvedon and Feering?
Yes. We reseal between tenancies and can quote for several properties together.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job carries our one-year guarantee.
Can you seal the joint where my kitchen worktop meets the wall?
Yes. We remove the shrunken old bead, clean the joint and apply a colour-matched sanitary silicone, using a food-safe product next to the sink where that is needed.