Mastic man in Manningtree

Mastic and sealant work in Manningtree

Manningtree is a compact old port on the Stour estuary in Tendring, with a built-up area that runs straight into Mistley to the east and Lawford to the west. The parish itself is tiny, home to fewer than 900 people, but the town and its neighbours share narrow streets of historic houses, Victorian terraces, converted maltings and modern homes. Mr Mastic covers all three from our base in Crawley.

The work we do here is mostly bathrooms, kitchens and windows: resealing baths and showers that have gone black, cutting out shrunken worktop joints and replacing tired mastic around frames. We never top up old sealant. It is removed completely, the joint is cleaned, and the new bead is matched to the job. Our guide to how long silicone lasts gives a fair idea of when yours is due.

A medieval street plan behind Georgian fronts

Manningtree was founded as a port in the 13th century, and its core of High Street, Quay Street, South Street and Stour Street still follows the old plan of narrow streets lined with two-storey buildings. Many of the central buildings have Georgian fronts that hide older timber frames behind, finished in painted render or brick, with small-paned sash windows, clay tile roofs and traditional shopfronts. The town shares the Manningtree and Mistley Conservation Area with its neighbour.

Further out, South Street, Brook Street and Trinity Road have groups of 18th-century and Victorian houses, while Oxford Road, Regent Street and Norman Road have early to mid 19th-century artisans’ cottages and larger villas. Mistley, laid out as a planned village in the later 18th century, has formal terraces around its High Street and The Green, with workers’ housing beside its large yellow-brick maltings.

In old timber-framed houses, the bath often sits against a wall that moves a little with the seasons, so a rigid bead soon cracks. We use flexible sanitary silicone and leave enough depth for the joint to move. In the Victorian cottages, it is often a narrow bathroom fitted into a back extension, where a tired shower seal soon spreads mould across the tiles.

Sealant services across Manningtree

• 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: Commercial washrooms, kitchens and wet areas resealed floor by floor, so only a few rooms are out of use at once.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• 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: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
• 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.

What you get with Mr Mastic in Manningtree

Old houses need a patient approach, and that is how we work. Mr Mastic has more than 20 years’ experience, is fully insured and holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status. We use Arbo and Everbuild sealants, have finished 2,847+ projects and carry a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. Before anything is touched, you get a clear quote. Once the job is done, it is covered by our one-year guarantee.

Getting around Manningtree

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Mistley station. Places most people will know nearby are The Munnings Museum (2.9 miles west) and Little Wenham Castle (4.9 miles north). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Highfields Primary School, Manningtree High School, Church of St Mary and St Michael and The Red Lion Public House. Nearby green spaces include Cattawade Marshes and Alton Water.