Mastic man in Tadley

Resealing and mastic work across Tadley

Tadley lies on the Hampshire–Berkshire border, about six miles north of Basingstoke, and much of the town took shape in a short burst of building in the 1950s and 1960s. Homes from that period have had decades of bathroom and kitchen refits, and their sealant tells the story. Mr Mastic covers Tadley from our base in Crawley, along with Baughurst, Pamber Heath, Heath End, Aldermaston, Silchester, Bramley and Mortimer Common.

We take out old silicone completely, treat the mould that tends to hide behind it, and reseal baths, showers, sinks and worktops with products that suit the job. We also replace cracked mastic around windows and doors. For rented homes, our landlord sealant service is built around quick turnarounds between tenants.

A town built for a research establishment

Tadley’s growth is tied to its neighbour. The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, now AWE, set up on the former RAF Aldermaston airfield in 1950 and became the area’s largest employer through the 1950s and 1960s. Although the site is in Aldermaston parish, most of the houses built for its workers went up in Tadley. Shops grew more slowly than the population, which is why the town’s main shopping areas are still along Mulfords Hill and Bishopswood Road.

Houses of that age are now more than sixty years old, and their bathrooms have usually been replaced two or three times. We often find layers of silicone and grout from different refits, baths that have settled on their frames and pulled away from the tiles, and kitchen worktop joints that have shrunk. Each of those needs a full cut-out and a fresh bead, not a top-up.

Most homes now have replacement uPVC windows and doors, many fitted a generation ago. Their perimeter mastic dries out, hardens and cracks, letting draughts and rain in where frame meets brick. Replacing the mastic is a quick job compared with the damage a long-term leak can do to a reveal or plastered wall inside.

What we do in Tadley

• 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: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• 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: Outside movement joints given new backing rod and a flexible, weatherproof sealant in a colour to match the wall.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Early-failing sealant in new homes fixed properly, plus mastic packages and snagging 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: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Old sand mastic around sash windows and doors raked out and renewed with traditional burnt sand mastic.

What you get with Mr Mastic in Tadley

Tadley is part of our wider Hampshire area, reached from Crawley along the M25 and M3 or across country. Whatever the route, the standard is the same: two decades and more of experience, ARBOMaster approved applicator status, full insurance, and Arbo and Everbuild products. We have completed 2,847+ projects and hold 180+ five-star Google reviews, averaging 4.9 stars. A clear quote comes first and a one-year guarantee comes with every job.

Getting around Tadley

For trains, Midgham station is closest to the centre. Well-known places nearby include Calleva Museum (1.9 miles east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Bishopswood Junior School, The Hurst School, The Hurst School and Saint Mary's Church.