Mastic man in Reading

Mastic and sealant work in Reading

Reading has grown fast, but much of the town is still the Victorian brick terraces it was built on. We cover the whole area, from Caversham and Tilehurst to Earley, Woodley and Wokingham, resealing baths, showers and kitchens, replacing window and door mastic, and handling sealant in offices and rented property.

A mastic man’s job is mostly preparation. The old sealant has to come out completely, and the joint has to be clean, dry and degreased, and only then does the new bead go on. That bead takes minutes; the preparation is why a proper reseal lasts and a quick one over the top doesn’t.

Victorian brick, 1930s semis and new flats

Reading’s Victorian streets are known for their local brick, red with darker glazed bricks laid in patterns. Long terraces fill Newtown, East Reading, Redlands and the streets off the Oxford Road. Bathrooms in these houses were often added later, and baths sit on timber floors that move, so we fill the bath and use flexible silicone that lets the bead move with it.

Further out, Caversham, Tilehurst, Earley and Woodley have plenty of 1930s and post-war semis, many with uPVC windows and doors fitted decades ago. That mastic is now old enough to crack and come away. We cut it out, fill deep gaps with backing rod and reseal with a weatherproof sealant in a colour to match the frame. Inside, the joint between frame and plaster often cracks too and lets in draughts, and we can reseal that at the same visit.

The town centre and the area around the station have seen a lot of new apartments. New-build wet rooms and shower trays often lose their original sealant early as the building settles. If yours has, our new build mastic page explains how we put builder sealant right.

Our services in Reading

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Baths, showers, basins, wet rooms, worktops and sinks: old sealant cut out, mould treated and a new bead of anti-fungal silicone laid.
• 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: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
• External & façade joints: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
• 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: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
• 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.

Why Mr Mastic in Reading

Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and works across Berkshire. We bring 20+ years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Our record of 2,847+ projects and 180+ five-star Google reviews, with a 4.9-star average, speaks for itself, and each job is covered by our one-year guarantee.

Around Reading

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Reading West station. Well-known places nearby include The Oracle (less than half a mile north-east), Royal Berkshire Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.8 miles east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Coley Primary School, Kendrick School, Eurospeak Language School and All Nations Christian Centre. Green spaces within reach include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.