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Friar's Hill Remedial Sealant
Remedial sealant in Friar's Hill from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Decorators’ caulk around a bath or shower
- Worktop sealant that has shrunk and split
- Floor or wall movement joints that have failed
When it isn’t the sealant
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant won’t fix:
- Leaks from a shower valve, waste or pipework (a plumber’s job)
- A cracked shower tray or bath (that needs repair or replacing)
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Expansion joints
- Failed movement joints
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Botched or over-sealed joints
Remedial sealant in Friar's Hill, done properly
Water on the floor doesn’t always mean failed silicone. Cracked trays, leaking wastes and faulty valves often look like a sealant problem. When the fault is elsewhere, we say so instead of resealing for the sake of it. We’re often asked to deal with sealant that came away because the surface wasn’t prepared and floor or wall movement joints that have failed, on leaking tray & enclosure joints, shrunken worktop sealant and mouldy bath & shower sealant.
For a small place like Friar's Hill, remedial sealant is planned like any other job: the journey and access are simply agreed in advance. In the bathroom or kitchen, the work is the same as in any town.
You get a one-year guarantee, the same in Friar's Hill as everywhere else we work.
- Where
- Friar's Hill (TN35)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Friar's Hill
Spraying mould remover on a sealed-over joint doesn’t reach what’s underneath. The layers have to come out, and the joint treated and dried before resealing. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Friar's Hill, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Doing several joints on one visit is generally more efficient than separate visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. We will give you a clear quote for the lot.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Friar's Hill
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- You choose the colour before work begins
- Colour picked to suit the job
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
How the visit works
Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we don’t rush it. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for most joints, depending on how much old sealant has to come out. In a small place like Friar's Hill, access is usually the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- First we work out whether the problem is the sealant, movement or a leak.
- Each layer is cut out and the residue cleaned off.
- We treat any mould and dry the joint thoroughly.
- The right product goes in, with backing where the joint moves.
- We finish neatly and point out anything that needs another trade.
How to prepare
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Tell us about any water getting in
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location, and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help us understand the job.
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For landlords and businesses
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
We also work for property managers and facilities teams. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured for the work.
Friar's Hill questions
Do you cover Friar's Hill for remedial sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Friar's Hill is part of that. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us what needs doing.
Will you come out to Friar's Hill?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you remove old sealant without damaging the bath?
Yes, with care. The old bead is cut and lifted with tools that suit the surface, and the residue is cleaned away. Any existing damage is pointed out before any work starts.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we’re part of it.
Can you take off two layers of silicone?
Yes. Each layer is cut out and the residue cleaned off, before resealing with a single bead.
What happens if the problem is the tray or the plumbing?
We’ll tell you. If it’s a cracked tray, a failed valve or a leaking waste, resealing will not fix it, and we won’t reseal for the sake of it.
How do I get a quote for remedial sealant in Friar's Hill?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. You will get a clear quote before we start.
Is remedial work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee.
Friar's Hill homes and their sealant
Friar's Hill is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the coast, holiday lets and guest houses can see bathrooms used by one guest after another, and sealant and grout that work that hard wear out sooner. Hard water is the norm across most of the South East, so limescale builds up on sealant, grout and fittings.
Letting a property close to Three Oaks station? Then botched sealant from a previous quick fix is easier to strip out between tenants. Homes close to St Laurence's Church include some older properties, and bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.
Friar's Hill is about 4 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We carry out remedial sealant for homes and businesses in Friar's Hill and nearby, as part of our work across East Sussex. We cover 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, large and small. For nearby work, see our Brighton page, about 34 miles away.
All of TN35 is covered for remedial sealant. That includes homes and businesses on Pett Road, Friars Bank and Chapel Lane. If you’re just outside Friar's Hill, we cover Guestling Green (1 mile north-west), Guestling (1 mile west), Fairlight (1 mile south), Bachelor's Bump (1 mile south-west) and Pett (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (4 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (3 miles south-west), Belmont (3 miles south-west) and Langney (15 miles south-west).
Around Friar's Hill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Hope Public House, Speckled Wood and Buckswood School, among other places. Friar's Hill’s nearest station is Three Oaks station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (3.4 miles south-west) and Conquest Hospital (3.1 miles west). The countryside around Friar's Hill includes Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Keep movement joints clear of mortar and paint
- Keep bleach and abrasives off the bead
- Never seal over old silicone
- Check trays and worktops do not move
Give the new sealant its full cure time: generally around 24 hours, or as long as we advise.
Signs to act on: sealant lifting at the ends, a second bead visible on top of the first, black mould under the silicone, or stains below a bathroom. Any of them means it’s time for remedial work.
Can I do it myself?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
Signs you need remedial sealant in Friar's Hill
Water from somewhere else can ruin a good seal. A slow leak behind the tiles soaks the joint from the back, and the sealant lifts or goes mouldy from underneath.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Sealant peeling off a dusty or damp surface
- Mould trapped under a layer of silicone
- Thick, messy sealant smeared over tiles
- Products that weren’t meant for the joint
Managing a site like Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School? Then its toilets, changing areas and kitchens need their sealant renewed like any other building’s.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they hold
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- How much experience the applicator has