Mastic man in Southwick

Your local mastic man for Southwick

Southwick lies between Shoreham-by-Sea and Portslade in Adur District, with the harbour to the south, the South Downs to the north and the Green at its heart. Its homes run from mid-Victorian terraces to post-war houses and newer estates on the slope towards the hills. Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and covers Southwick for bath, shower and kitchen resealing, window and door mastic and external joints.

The town falls into three clear bands, and each has its own sealant problems. South of Brighton Road is the harbour, with industry and business. Between Brighton Road and Old Shoreham Road are older houses, and above Old Shoreham Road are the newer homes. Wherever you are, we cut out the old bead completely, clean and dry the joint and lay new sealant that suits it.

From mid-Victorian streets to homes below the Downs

Most of Southwick north of Brighton Road is residential, with houses dating from the middle of the 19th century to the 1950s. These streets have terraces and semi-detached houses, many with bathrooms that have been refitted several times. The land between Old Shoreham Road and the Downs was the last part of Southwick to be built up, and it is largely residential too, with family homes on the rising ground.

In the older houses, timber floors flex when a bath is full, so a stiff bead soon tears. We use flexible sanitary silicone and, on a bath, lay it with the bath filled, so it sits at its heaviest. Window frames here have often been replaced with uPVC, and the mastic around them is now ageing, cracking and going grey.

In the newer homes, en-suites and family shower rooms work hard, and builders’ sealant is rarely the best. If yours is splitting at the corners or lifting off the tray, our guide to leaking shower sealant explains what is going on.

Our services in Southwick

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Bathroom and kitchen joints taken back to a clean, dry surface and finished with fresh anti-fungal silicone that won’t lift.
• Window & door mastic: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• 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: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Gaps under skirting boards, tile movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with a product that suits the traffic.
• 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: 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.

What you get with Mr Mastic in Southwick

Southwick is just along the coast from Brighton, an easy run down the A23 from our Crawley base. Our applicators have more than 20 years’ experience, we carry full insurance and ARBOMaster approved status, and we work with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. That approach has seen us through 2,847+ projects and earned a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. We agree a clear quote before we begin, and the job comes with a one-year guarantee.

Landmarks near Southwick

For trains, Southwick station is closest to the centre. Local landmarks include Churchill Square (4 miles east) and British Engineerium (2.6 miles east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Eastbrook Primary Academy, Shoreham Academy, Shoreham College and St Michael and All Angels Church. Green spaces within reach include Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill.