Kent · England
Mastic man in Snodland
Resealing and mastic work for Snodland’s Victorian terraces, older village cottages and the lakeside homes at Holborough, between the Medway and the North Downs.
- 20+ years’ experience
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- One-year guarantee
Mastic and sealant work in Snodland
Snodland sits on the west bank of the River Medway, between Rochester and Maidstone, with the North Downs rising behind it. It is a town of around ten thousand people, and its homes range from hall houses and Victorian workers’ terraces to one of the larger brownfield estates in this part of Kent. Mr Mastic covers Snodland from our base in Crawley, resealing baths, showers, basins and kitchen worktops, and replacing tired mastic around windows, doors and external joints.
Whatever the age of the house, our method is the same. We cut out every trace of the old sealant, clean and treat the joint, let it dry and lay a new bead suited to the movement and use it will see. A quick smear over the top of a failing seal only hides the problem for a few weeks. If black spots keep coming back on your shower seal, our anti-mould resealing service is built for that job.
Paper, lime and a lakeside estate
Snodland grew quickly in the nineteenth century on the back of paper-making and lime working. The village roughly trebled in size between 1861 and 1881, and rows of Victorian brick terraces still reflect that boom. Older buildings survive among them: the Mulberry Cottages on the High Street began as a Wealden hall house of about 1450, and the town has its own conservation area. In houses of this age, bathrooms have usually been added or rebuilt several times, often on suspended timber floors that flex when the bath is full, so the seal along the bath edge takes a lot of strain.
The biggest change in recent years has been Holborough. From 2005, Berkeley Homes began building around 1,200 homes on the former Holborough Quarry, and the finished Holborough Lakes development is set around a series of lakes, with two-bedroom apartments alongside three and four-bedroom houses. Homes like these settle in their first few years, and the sealant the builder used around showers, baths and kitchen worktops is often the first thing to crack or come away.
Between the two, you’ll find twentieth-century semis and bungalows where uPVC windows have replaced the originals and the mastic around them has now hardened and split.
Riverside streets and the flats at Holborough
With the Medway on one side and lakes at Holborough and Leybourne Lakes Country Park to the south, a lot of Snodland homes look out over open water and marsh. Open ground like that lets wind-driven rain hit frames and door thresholds directly, and once an external joint opens up, damp gets behind the frame. We cut out cracked joints and replace them with flexible external joint sealant, using backing rod where the gap is too deep for sealant alone.
In the apartment blocks, a failed shower seal tends to show up as a stain on the ceiling of the flat below rather than in your own bathroom. We can talk to your managing agent about access and parking, bring everything up in one trip and leave the bathroom clean.
Landlords, shops and the Medway Valley
Snodland is well connected for its size: the station on the Medway Valley Line opened in 1856, and peak trains now run direct to London St Pancras over HS1. That makes it popular with commuters and with landlords who let to them. We reseal rented homes between tenancies and when a tenant reports mould, and can quote for several properties together.
For shops, cafés, surgeries and small offices in and around the High Street, we reseal staff washrooms, kitchens and customer toilets, and out-of-hours working can be arranged so the working day isn’t interrupted.
From first call to finished joint
- Call or email. Tell us what needs doing, where it is and anything about access. Photos by email help.
- Quote and booking. We quote clearly before anything starts and fix a day that works for you.
- Preparation first. Old sealant out completely, surfaces cleaned, mould treated and the joint left dry.
- Lay the new bead. We apply the right product for each joint and tool it to a clean, even line.
- Leave it to cure. We tell you how long to leave it before use, and the work carries our one-year guarantee.
Our services in Snodland
- 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: Hardened, gappy mastic around frames, sills and French or patio doors cut out and renewed to keep draughts and rain out.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
- Fire-rated sealant: Gaps in fire-separating walls and floors sealed with fire-rated products, following the tested details for each one.
- 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: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
- Floor & skirting joints: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
- Regrouting: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
- 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: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Snodland
Snodland is an easy run for us across Kent, and the standard doesn’t change with the distance. You get an ARBOMaster approved applicator with more than 20 years in the trade, full insurance, and Arbo or Everbuild sealant chosen for the job. We’ve completed 2,847+ projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating built on 180+ five-star reviews. The price is agreed in a clear quote before any old sealant comes out, and the finished work carries a one-year guarantee.
Getting around Snodland
From the centre, the nearest railway station is Snodland station. Local landmarks include Medway megaliths (2.8 miles east) and Leybourne Castle (1.9 miles south-west). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Snodland CofE Primary School, The Holmesdale School, Church of the New Jerusalem and The Monks Head pub. Green spaces within reach include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“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.”
“1950s terrace on Crossways — bath had black mould coming back constantly. Mr Mastic stripped it all back and did it properly. Bathroom looks brand new.”
“New build in Forge Wood — shower seal had failed after 16 months. Mr Mastic came out quickly, removed everything and did it properly. Perfect finish and no more leaks.”
Where we work in Snodland
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Questions from Snodland
Do you cover all of Snodland?
Yes. We cover the whole town, including Holborough and the streets around the High Street and station, and nearby Halling, Birling and the villages along the Medway.
I bought at Holborough Lakes and the shower seal has already cracked. Why?
New homes settle in their first few years, and builders’ sealant often can’t take that movement. We cut it out, prime where needed and reseal with a flexible sanitary silicone.
My Victorian terrace has a bath on a wooden floor. Will a new seal last?
It will last much longer if it’s done properly. We fill the bath before sealing, so the bead is laid with the bath at its heaviest and doesn’t tear when it drops.
Can you reseal a shower in a top-floor apartment?
Yes. We’ll arrange access with you or your managing agent and carry everything up ourselves.
Do you replace mastic around uPVC windows and doors?
Yes. We remove the old, hardened mastic completely and apply a new weatherproof sealant in a colour to suit the frame.
Do you work for landlords letting to commuters?
Yes. We reseal between tenancies and after tenants report mould or leaks, and can quote for several properties at once.
How long should I wait before using the bath?
Usually around 24 hours. We’ll confirm the cure time for the product we’ve used before we leave.