Mastic man in Worthing

Your local mastic man for Worthing

Looking for a mastic man in Worthing? Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and covers Worthing and the streets around it, including Goring, Durrington, Tarring, Broadwater and Findon Valley. We cut out tired bath and shower sealant, renew the mastic around windows and doors, and seal the outside joints that take the brunt of the Channel weather.

A lot of our Worthing calls start the same way: a bead that looked fine a year ago has gone grey, split at the corners or started to let water behind the tiles. Every job follows the same steps. The old sealant comes out completely, the joint is cleaned and dried, and the new bead is chosen for where it sits, not just whatever is in the van. If you’re wondering how long a good joint should last, our guide to how long silicone sealant lasts sets out what to expect.

Georgian resort, Victorian growth and a seafront of flats

Worthing grew from a mackerel fishing hamlet into a Georgian seaside resort in the late 18th century, and the town kept expanding through the 1800s with set pieces such as Park Crescent and Liverpool Terrace. Local pale yellow brick and flint with red brick dressings turn up on many older streets, and some early 19th-century houses still have the boat porches that are peculiar to the town. Joints between old brick, flint and newer frames rarely line up neatly, so the mastic there has to bridge uneven gaps.

The town carried on growing in the 1930s, and after the war new estates spread west from 1948. Those houses are now on their second or third bathroom and kitchen, and we often find sealant applied over old sealant, or a bath that has dropped slightly on its feet and torn the bead.

Along the front, much of the housing is flats, from older conversions to Manor Lea of 1967 and Bayside Vista, completed in 2022. In a block, a failed shower seal can quickly become a stain on the ceiling below, so it’s worth acting early. Where frames face the sea, we look at the sills and the joints under them as well as the edges.

Jobs we take on in Worthing

• 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: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
• Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
• 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: 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: Dripping gutter joints and end caps, and gaps at fascias and soffits, sealed with weatherproof exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.

Why choose Mr Mastic in Worthing

Worthing is a straightforward run down from our Crawley base, and it’s a town we visit often. You’ll be dealing with a team that has spent more than 20 years doing nothing but sealant work, holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status and carries full insurance. We use Arbo and Everbuild products, and we’ve now completed more than 2,847 projects, with a 4.9-star Google rating built on 180+ five-star reviews. We agree a clear quote with you before any old sealant comes out, and the finished job carries a one-year guarantee.

Landmarks near Worthing

The nearest station to the town centre is West Worthing station. Places most people will know nearby are Museum of Sussex Folklore (less than half a mile east) and Old Castle (less than half a mile east). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Thomas A Becket Infant School, Durrington High School, Thomas A Becket First School and St Andrew's Church. Green spaces within reach include Widewater Lagoon and Highdown Hill.