Mastic man in Locks Heath

Mastic and sealant work in Locks Heath

Not much more than a century ago, Locks Heath was strawberry fields. The land was split into small plots after enclosure in 1866, and when Swanwick station opened in 1889 the fruit could be sent all over the country. Today most of those plots are houses, and Locks Heath, Warsash and Whiteley together formed one urban area of 43,359 people at the 2011 Census. Mr Mastic covers Locks Heath and its neighbours from our base in Crawley.

We reseal baths, showers, basins, toilets and kitchens, and replace failed mastic around windows and doors. Old sealant always comes out first, every bit of it; our silicone removal page explains why that step matters more than any other.

Built plot by plot, then estate by estate

Because the land was held in small plots, it was built on a few at a time. Writing in 1967, the architectural historians Pevsner and Lloyd described the suburban building here as proceeding piecemeal, and the result is a patchwork: older houses on single plots, small estates tucked in behind them, and closes squeezed between earlier roads. In the late 1980s Locks Heath and neighbouring Park Gate became a growth area for southern Hampshire, and the mid-1980s brought a large amount of new housing, along with the Lockswood Centre.

That makes a lot of local homes around 35 to 40 years old, and their bathrooms and kitchens have mostly been refitted at least once. We see acrylic baths that have dropped, shower trays where the sealant has split along the back wall, and toilets and basins with yellowed, peeling beads around the base. A neat line of sealant at the foot of a toilet or pedestal is a small job but makes a big difference; our toilet base resealing page shows how it’s done.

The 1980s and 1990s homes also have original or early replacement uPVC windows, and the mastic around them has usually hardened and cracked.

Jobs we take on in Locks Heath

• 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: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
• 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: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s 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: New-build bathrooms, kitchens and frames resealed where the original sealant has cracked as the house settles.
• Floor & skirting joints: Floor and skirting joints in homes, shops and warehouses sealed neatly and to the right depth.
• Regrouting: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glass-to-frame joints on conservatories, rooflights and shower screens cut out and resealed.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Choosing a mastic man in Locks Heath

Your home deserves a careful job, whichever plot it was built on. Mr Mastic’s applicators have more than 20 years’ experience, are fully insured and hold ARBOMaster approved status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. We’ve completed 2,847+ projects and earned a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. We agree a clear quote before we begin, and every job carries a one-year guarantee.

Getting around Locks Heath

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Swanwick station. Well-known places nearby include Carron Row Farm Museum (1.6 miles east) and St Andrew's Castle (2.2 miles west). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Park Gate Primary School, Brookfield Community School and Language College, St John and Jolly Farmer Public House. Nearby green spaces include Holly Hill Woodland Park.