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Mastic man in Woodley
Shower, bath, kitchen and window resealing in Woodley, a town that grew up around an aerodrome and filled out with family homes after the war.
- Old sealant cut out, never covered
- ARBOMaster approved
- One-year guarantee on every job
Sealant jobs we do in Woodley
Woodley sits between Reading and Twyford, with Earley on one side and the Thames villages of Sonning and Charvil on the other. Much of the town is family housing built after the Second World War, and later estates went up on the site of the old aerodrome. Mr Mastic covers Woodley from our base in Crawley, resealing bathrooms and kitchens and renewing the mastic around windows and doors.
A good reseal starts with a proper strip-out. We remove the old bead completely, treat any mould underneath, let the surface dry and only then lay new sealant, tooled to a smooth, even finish. If a well-meaning top-up has left your bath edge lumpy and peeling, it’s worth reading why full silicone removal is the first step of every job we do.
From Sandford Farm to the aerodrome estates
Woodley’s modern shape began in 1929, when an aerodrome opened on a field taken from Sandford Farm. Aircraft were built there, and after the war the town kept growing as other industries moved out from Reading. That growth brought much of the family housing that makes up Woodley today, many homes now on at least their second bathroom and kitchen.
After gravel extraction in the 1960s and 1970s, the aerodrome land was redeveloped in the 1980s for housing and light industry, so a large part of the town is now made up of homes that are around forty years old. In houses of that age, original window mastic has often hardened and pulled away from the frame, and acrylic baths fitted on timber floors tend to tear their seals as they flex.
The newest homes are at Bulmershe, where the grounds of the old Bulmershe Court were sold in 2013 and 2014 and are now a housing estate of houses, flats and a care home. In homes that new, developer sealant around showers and worktops often splits as the building settles. Our guide to looking after new sealant helps it last once it has been redone.
Semis, flats and the precinct
A lot of sealant work in Woodley is straightforward family-home work: the bath that’s gone black at the corners, a shower tray with a gap behind it, the kitchen sink joint that’s let water under the worktop edge. These are jobs we can usually finish in a single visit, and we leave you with clear advice on when the bathroom can be used again.
Flats are a different matter. In the flats at Bulmershe and elsewhere in the town, a failed seal often shows up first in the flat below, so it pays to act quickly. We can arrange access with a managing agent and park nearby without fuss. Outside, where uPVC frames meet brick, we use flexible weatherproof mastic so joints can move with the seasons.
Shops, care homes and landlords
The shops and cafés around the Crockhamwell Road precinct all have toilets and small kitchens with seals that wear with daily cleaning. The light-industrial units on the former aerodrome land have washrooms and welfare facilities too. We can work early or late so a business doesn’t lose its facilities in opening hours.
Care homes, including the one built on the Bulmershe site, need hygienic sealant in bathrooms and wet rooms. With Reading close by, Woodley also has plenty of rented houses, and we reseal between tenancies for landlords and letting agents.
From first call to finished joint
- Get in touch. Call or email with the job, your postcode and a few photos if you have them.
- Quote and booking. We quote clearly before anything starts and fix a day that works for you.
- Cut out and prepare. All the old sealant comes out, and the joints are cleaned, treated and dried.
- Seal and finish. The right sealant for each joint is applied and tooled to a neat, even finish.
- Guaranteed work. You’ll know the cure time before we leave, and every job comes with a one-year guarantee.
Our services in Woodley
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Mouldy or split sealant around baths, shower trays, basins and sinks removed completely and replaced with a neat, hygienic bead.
- Window & door mastic: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
- Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
- 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: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
- Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
- Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
- 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: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.
What you get with Mr Mastic in Woodley
Coming over from Crawley, we treat a Woodley visit as a proper booked job, with materials and colours sorted before we arrive. Our team has more than 20 years of hands-on sealant work behind it, is fully insured, and holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status. We use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. With 2,847+ projects completed and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews, we let the work speak. A clear quote comes first, and a one-year guarantee comes with every finished job.
Places we pass in Woodley
From the centre, the nearest railway station is Winnersh Triangle station. Places most people will know nearby are The Oracle (3.3 miles west) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.1 miles south). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around Rivermead Primary School, Waingels College, The Bulmershe School and United Reformed Church. Nearby green spaces include Alder Moors and Sonning Hill.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“Called for a bathroom reseal and the mastic man showed up on time with all the right equipment. Brilliant attention to detail. The sealant looks perfect and they kept everything tidy.”
“We had old mastic that needed replacing throughout our kitchen and bathrooms. The mastic man professional was knowledgeable, quoted fairly, and delivered excellent quality work. Highly recommend!”
“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.”
Parts of Woodley we work in
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Questions we’re asked in Woodley
Do you cover all of Woodley?
Yes. We cover the whole town, including Bulmershe, Sandford and the streets on the old aerodrome land, plus Earley, Sonning, Charvil, Twyford, Hurst and Winnersh.
My house is on the old aerodrome estate. Is it worth replacing the window mastic?
If the mastic is hard, cracked or coming away from the frame, yes. Homes from the 1980s often still have their original mastic, and replacing it keeps rain out of the joint.
I live in a new flat at Bulmershe and the shower seal has split. What can you do?
We’ll cut out the developer sealant, clean and dry the joint, and reseal with a flexible sanitary silicone. We can arrange access with your managing agent if needed.
Can you reseal a shop toilet without closing the shop?
We can work before opening or after closing, so the toilet is ready to use when the sealant has cured.
Do you work in care homes?
Yes. We use anti-fungal sanitary silicone in bathrooms and wet rooms and can fit around residents’ routines.
How soon can I use my bath after resealing?
Usually after about 24 hours. We’ll confirm the cure time for the product used before we leave.