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Mastic man in South Benfleet
Sealant work for South Benfleet’s old village by the creek, its plotland-era roads and the suburbs climbing towards Thundersley and Tarpots.
- Fully insured
- Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- Clear quote before we start
Sealant jobs we do in South Benfleet
South Benfleet looks out over Benfleet Creek towards Canvey Island, with the old village tucked at the foot of the Benfleet Downs and twentieth-century suburbs spreading up the hill behind. It shares a post town with Thundersley and Hadleigh and is part of Castle Point. Mr Mastic covers South Benfleet from our base in Crawley, resealing bathrooms, kitchens, windows and outside joints.
Most calls here start with a shower. A tray that has dropped slightly, a screen with a gap at the bottom, or a seal that has shrunk away from the tiles will let water into the floor long before anything shows. Our guide to leaking shower sealant lists the signs, and when we visit we remove every trace of old silicone before resealing.
Weatherboarded village, plotland bungalows and suburban streets
The old village around St Mary’s Church is a conservation area, and Castle Point Council has had an Article 4 Direction in place there since 1997, which brings changes to windows, roofs and painting under planning control. The council’s appraisal describes the older buildings as timber-framed, finished in render or timber weatherboarding with tiled roofs, and originally fitted with timber sash and casement windows, most of which have since been replaced.
Up the hill, much of the town was built on former farmland sold off in small plots. Kents Hill Road, for example, was a farm track that became the Kents Hill Estate in the 1920s, with bungalows on large plots, some of them built with little in the way of foundations. Many of those bungalows were later extended or replaced with houses. That history leaves a lot of homes with extensions of different ages, where old and new walls meet and bathroom floors can move slightly.
The suburbs to the north and north-east filled in through the middle of the twentieth century with semis, bungalows and small blocks of flats, most now on their second or third bathroom.
Extensions, bungalows and wet rooms
Bungalows are common in South Benfleet, and many owners are adapting them for later life with walk-in showers or level-access wet rooms. A wet room only works if every joint is sound: floor to wall, around the drain, and at the base of the screen. Our wet room sealing covers those joints with sealants suited to standing water.
In extended houses, a crack often appears where the new wall meets the old, inside and out. Outside, we cut out failed mastic around frames and at movement joints and use a flexible exterior sealant. In the conservation area, we check with you about colour and finish before we start.
Village restaurants, station-side businesses and lettings
The conservation area holds a cluster of restaurants and pubs in old timber-framed buildings, where kitchens and customer toilets work hard. Benfleet station, on the c2c line to London Fenchurch Street, also makes the town popular with commuters and their landlords.
We reseal kitchens and washrooms outside service hours where possible, and for landlords we work between tenancies and send photos for the file. A loose toilet seal is a common inventory note in rentals, and our toilet base resealing deals with it neatly.
How a job runs
- 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.
Jobs we take on in South Benfleet
- 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: 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: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
- 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: 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: 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: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
- 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 South Benfleet
We are a specialist firm, so sealant is all we do, and we have done it for more than twenty years. Mr Mastic is fully insured and holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild products. Over 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews tell you how that work has been received. For South Benfleet homes and businesses, you get a clear quote first and a one-year guarantee on the finished job.
Landmarks near South Benfleet
The nearest station to the town centre is Benfleet station. Local landmarks include Bay Museum (3.2 miles south) and Hadleigh Castle (2.1 miles south-east). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Kents Hill Infant School, The Appleton School, Church of St Mary the Virgin and The Anchor Inn And Building Attached To Right. For open space, Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve is close by.
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 South Benfleet
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South Benfleet: common questions
Do you cover all of South Benfleet?
Yes. We cover the old village, Kents Hill and the streets towards Thundersley and Tarpots, as well as Hadleigh and Canvey Island nearby.
My house is in the conservation area. Do I need permission to reseal my windows?
Resealing like for like is upkeep, but the Article 4 Direction covers window changes, so check with Castle Point Council before replacing anything.
We’re turning our bungalow bathroom into a wet room. Can you seal it?
Yes. We seal the floor-to-wall joints, drain surround and screen base with products suited to wet areas.
There’s a crack where our extension meets the house. Can mastic fix it?
If it is a movement joint, yes. We cut out the old filler and use a flexible sealant that can move with the two walls.
Can you reseal a restaurant kitchen without closing it?
We can usually work before or after service, and we use food-safe and anti-bacterial sealants where needed.
How soon can I use the shower after resealing?
Usually after around 24 hours. We’ll tell you the cure time for the product we used.
Will you remove all the old silicone?
Always. New sealant does not bond to old, so we strip the joint back fully first.
Is it worth resealing a shower tray that moves slightly?
Only once the movement is fixed. If the tray rocks, a new bead will split again, so we check the tray first and tell you if it needs bedding down.