Mastic man in Selsey

Resealing and mastic work across Selsey

Selsey sits at the very end of the Manhood Peninsula, about eight miles south of Chichester, with Bracklesham Bay to the west, Pagham Harbour to the east and Selsey Bill to the south. It is about as exposed as a Sussex town gets, and that exposure is the first thing we think about on any outside sealant job here. Mr Mastic covers Selsey from our base in Crawley.

Inside, the work is resealing baths, showers, basins and kitchens in homes, holiday cottages and rented properties. Outside, it is renewing the mastic around windows, doors and other joints that take the full force of the coastal weather. In both cases the old sealant comes out completely before anything new goes on.

A seaside town with a long fight against the sea

Coastal erosion has always been part of life in Selsey. Sea walls and groynes were improved in the 1950s, many of those defences needed remedial work by the late 1980s, and the Environment Agency’s Medmerry scheme, finished in 2013, now protects more than 300 homes and the main road into the town. The peninsula is low-lying, much of it less than five metres above sea level.

The town has a conservation area, the Grade II listed St Peter’s Church at the entrance to the High Street and Medmerry Mill, a listed tower windmill. Around those, Selsey is largely homes, holiday cottages and bed and breakfasts, with some very large static caravan parks. The weather can be fierce: a tornado in 1986 damaged 200 houses.

For sealant, that means salt air, strong wind and driving rain. External mastic around frames and doors weathers faster here than inland, and once it splits, rain is pushed straight into the gap. We use flexible exterior sealants with good UV and weather resistance, and our glazing sealant service covers frames, glass and conservatory roofs.

What we do in Selsey

• 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: 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: Fire-rated sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
• External & façade joints: Expansion joints in brick, render and cladding cut out and renewed at the right depth so they can move without splitting.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Early-failing sealant in new homes fixed properly, plus mastic packages and snagging for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Exterior joints at gutters, fascias and soffits resealed to stop drips and staining down the wall.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.

Why choose Mr Mastic in Selsey

Coastal joints punish a careless job, so we take our time over them. Mr Mastic has more than two decades of experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, working with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. We have completed 2,847+ projects and earned a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. Before any work starts you get a clear quote, and once it is done you have a one-year guarantee.

Landmarks near Selsey

Well-known places nearby include Selsey Lifeboat Museum (0.5 miles south-east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Seal Primary Academy, The Academy, The Academy and St Peter's Church.