Essex · England
Remedial sealant & repairs in Fordstreet, Essex
Specialist remedial sealant for Fordstreet: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Thick, messy sealant smeared over tiles
- Over-sealed joints coming away
- Decorators’ caulk around a bath or shower
About our remedial sealant in Fordstreet
Two decades of sealant work means we recognise most failures quickly. We are fully insured ARBOMaster approved applicators, and remedial work carries our one-year guarantee. We work on botched or over-sealed joints, mouldy bath & shower sealant and failed movement joints, and the jobs we see most are black mould underneath the bead and movement joints that have split or pulled away.
For a small place like Fordstreet, remedial sealant is planned like any other job: the journey and access are simply agreed in advance. Once we’re there, the bathroom or kitchen gets the same care as anywhere else.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee in Fordstreet and across Essex.
- Where
- Fordstreet (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Fordstreet questions
Do you work for landlords with property near Chappel & Wakes Colne station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can be quoted together. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Do you cover Fordstreet for remedial sealant?
Yes, Fordstreet is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and let us know what needs doing.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured.
Can you reseal a split movement joint?
Yes. If a joint has been filled with mortar or rigid filler, we rake it out where possible, and reseal with a flexible product.
Someone sealed over the old bead. Can you fix it?
Yes. Both layers come out; new silicone doesn’t bond to old silicone, which is why over-sealing fails.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, we can. More than one area can be quoted together.
Can you fix a reseal that hasn’t worked?
Yes. Repeat leaks generally come from over-sealing, movement or water getting in elsewhere, and we deal with the cause first.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. We are approved under the ARBOMaster scheme.
What sealant work can’t fix
It helps to know what we can’t do too:
- Cracks in the fitting rather than the joint
- Movement from fittings that are not supported
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Expansion joints
- Failed movement joints
- Botched or over-sealed joints
What affects the cost of remedial sealant
Your quote is based on your job. We look at:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- When we can work, for business premises
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Access and height
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just tell us:
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
We don’t publish a price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
How it works
All our tools and materials come with us in the van. Once we have agreed what’s being done, the area is protected and the work begins. It normally takes a few hours for a typical bath or shower, longer where several layers have been applied. In a small place like Fordstreet, access is usually the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- First we find out how and where the joint has failed.
- Every layer of old sealant is cut and cleaned out.
- We clean the joint, treat any mould and let it dry.
- Where the joint moves, backing and a flexible sealant suited to the movement go in.
- We tool the joint and tell you about anything else that needs attention.
How to prepare
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
Get a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so the first step is telling us about yours. Simply call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and describe the job and send photos if you have them.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Fordstreet
Ripping out a bathroom isn’t normally needed. If the bath, tray and tiles are sound, remedial resealing generally puts it right. Where something else has failed, you will hear it from us. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Fordstreet, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, along with when we can work on site. Ask us for a quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Fordstreet
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
Take a look at what affects the cost and our reviews.
Surface by surface
Mouldy bath & shower sealant
Mould that has grown into silicone doesn’t clean out for good. The sealant is cut out completely, the joint treated with a mould remover and dried before anti-fungal sanitary silicone goes in.
Movement & expansion joints
Some movement joints have been filled with mortar or grout. Where it can be raked out, we replace it with flexible sealant.
Remedial sealant in Fordstreet: local notes
Most of the South East has hard water, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings.
Managing a site like Holy Trinity CofE Primary School? Then its toilets, changing areas and kitchens need their sealant renewed like any other building’s. If you live in an older home near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant. For landlords with property near Chappel & Wakes Colne station, failed or mouldy sealant is worth putting right between tenancies, before it turns into a leak.
Fordstreet is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. Fordstreet gets the same service as everywhere we cover: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Fordstreet is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for remedial sealant: CO6. You’ll find streets such as Ford Street, Fordstreet Hill and Ponders Road, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Fordstreet: Rose Green (1 mile north-west), Chappel (2 miles north-west), Swan Street (2 miles west), Wakes Colne (2 miles north-west) and Great Tey (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (10 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).
What’s near Fordstreet
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Queen's Head Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.8 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Essex County Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Mount Bures (3.6 miles north). Open spaces near Fordstreet include Iron Latch.
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Looking after it afterwards
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Air the bathroom so the sealant can dry
- Keep an eye on the ceiling below the bathroom
- Don’t wait for a small gap to become a leak
- Never seal over old silicone
If the joint ever needs renewing, have it cut out, not sealed over. New silicone does not bond to old.
If a joint has failed more than once, stop resealing it. Have someone find out why, or the next bead will go the same way.