Mastic man in South Hayling

Mastic and sealant work in South Hayling

South Hayling is the busiest part of Hayling Island, home to most of the island’s people and classed as a small seaside town in its own right. It lies about five miles from Havant, reached over the road bridge from Langstone, and stretches along the southern shore where the island faces the Solent. Mr Mastic covers South Hayling from our base in Crawley, and we reseal baths, showers, kitchens and windows across the area.

Being on the coast changes how sealant ages. Salt in the air, strong sun off the sea and wind-driven rain all work on the joints around frames and doors, while holiday homes and busy family bathrooms wear out the seals indoors. If you are deciding whether to reseal or simply clean, our guide can you seal over old silicone explains why we always start by removing the old bead.

Family homes, seafront property and holiday lets

The island is largely residential, with the south around Mengham, West Town, Eastoke and Sinah holding most of the housing. Homes range from family houses and bungalows on quiet roads behind the seafront to second homes and holiday lets. Even now, the population rises by around a fifth in summer, and that seasonal use is hard on bathrooms that sit empty for weeks and then see heavy use in high season.

Bungalows and low-rise houses are often a straightforward job, but they can hide one common issue: a bath or shower fitted against an outside wall, where the wall is colder and condensation encourages mould behind the sealant. On the seafront, where the beach is now topped with shingle to protect the shore, homes take the full force of the weather.

For these properties, we pay close attention to the outside as well as the bathroom, because a failed window joint near the sea lets rain in quickly. Patio and balcony doors facing south catch the strongest sun, and their threshold seals are often the first to crack, so we check them at the same time as the windows.

What we do in South Hayling

• 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: Commercial washrooms, kitchens and wet areas resealed floor by floor, so only a few rooms are out of use at once.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed 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: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
• 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 burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Why Mr Mastic in South Hayling

Coastal property needs a sealant contractor who pays attention to detail, and that is how we work. You get more than 20 years of experience, full insurance and an ARBOMaster approved applicator, using Arbo and Everbuild products. We have more than 2,847 projects behind us and a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews. Each job starts with a clear quote and ends with a one-year guarantee, whether it is a single bath or a row of holiday lets.

Getting around South Hayling

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Fratton station. Places most people will know nearby are Eastney Beam Engine House (3.1 miles west) and Warblington Castle (3.9 miles north). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Mengham Junior School, The Hayling College, The Hayling College and St Mary's Church. For open space, Hayling Billy is close by.