Mastic man in Waltham Abbey

Sealant jobs we do in Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey sits on the western edge of Essex, with the River Lea marking the boundary with Hertfordshire and the M25 running past the south of the town. It is a small place with a surprisingly wide spread of homes: medieval and Georgian buildings around the Market Square, 1960s and 1970s estates on the outskirts, and new council houses still going up. Mr Mastic travels in from our base in Crawley to reseal baths, showers, basins and kitchen worktops here, and to replace window and door mastic that has dried out.

Whatever the age of the house, the method does not change. We cut the old sealant out completely, clean off the residue, kill any mould in the joint and let it dry before a new bead goes on. Sealing over a tired joint only traps the problem underneath, and it is the main reason a “new” seal goes black within a few months. If the worktop joint is the one letting you down, our kitchen resealing page shows what we do around sinks, hobs and upstands.

Abbey town centre, 1960s estates and new council homes

The heart of the town has been a conservation area since 1969. Epping Forest District Council’s appraisal describes many timber-framed buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries along Sun Street, Church Street and the Market Square, with Georgian townhouses and cottages, Victorian and early 20th-century buildings in between. Brick and render are the usual finishes, with some tile hanging and weatherboarding, and many of the later houses have timber double-hung sash windows. In old frames like these, the joint between timber and wall moves with the seasons, so a flexible, paintable mastic matters more than in a modern uPVC frame.

The town grew quickly in the 1960s and 1970s, when parts of the centre were cleared and estates such as Ninefields and Roundhills were built on the outskirts. Those homes have mostly had at least one new bathroom, often with an acrylic bath that flexes under weight and pulls at the wall seal. Replacement windows from the 1980s and 1990s are now at the age where the perimeter mastic has hardened and cracked.

Newer still are the 28 family houses the council has been building on the old swimming pool site at Roundhills. New homes like these settle in their first year or two, and the builder’s sealant around baths and showers is often the first thing to show it.

Jobs we take on in Waltham Abbey

• 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: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• 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: Split or perished joints in walls and cladding replaced with exterior sealant designed to stretch with the building.
• New-build mastic & snagging: New-build bathrooms, kitchens and frames resealed where the original sealant has cracked as the house settles.
• Floor & skirting joints: Gaps under skirting boards, tile movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with a product that suits the traffic.
• 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.

Why choose Mr Mastic in Waltham Abbey

We have spent more than 20 years doing one job well: sealant. Mr Mastic is fully insured and an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we work with Arbo and Everbuild products chosen for each joint. More than 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from over 180 five-star reviews sit behind every visit to Waltham Abbey. You will have a clear quote before we pick up a tool, and the finished work carries our one-year guarantee.

Places we pass in Waltham Abbey

The nearest station to the town centre is Waltham Cross station. Places most people will know nearby are The Epping Forest Museum (3.6 miles south). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Waltham Holy Cross Primary School, King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy, Waltham Abbey Church and Belini pub. Nearby green spaces include Home Mead and Lippitts Hill.