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Remedial sealant & repairs in Long Green, Essex
Removing failed, mouldy or leaking sealant and putting it right in Long Green, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- A shower that leaks however often it’s resealed
- Sealant peeling off a dusty or damp surface
- Smears and lumps from a botched reseal
Remedial sealant in Long Green, done properly
Movement and expansion joints fail when the sealant cannot stretch. The old sealant comes out and backing goes in to control the depth, then a flexible sealant matched to the movement goes in. If you are dealing with caulk or the wrong sealant used in a wet area and torn expansion joints, we can help, whatever the surface.
Around Long Green, it’s houses and cottages rather than flats, some with bathrooms tucked into older rooms or extensions. The work is the same as anywhere: old material cut out, joints cleaned and a fresh finish laid.
All our work comes with a 12-month guarantee, wherever you are in Essex.
- Location
- Long Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Do you need remedial sealant in Long Green?
Even good sealant ages. Mould grows into the silicone, the surface hardens and the bead shrinks, faster where ventilation is poor. At that point it has to come out.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Dark patches showing through the sealant
- A shower that leaks however often it’s resealed
- Sealant applied over old sealant that has lifted
- Sealant that came away because the surface wasn’t prepared
In the older streets around St Barnabas, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- What insurance they hold
- The length of the guarantee
- What the cure time is
Bathrooms and kitchens in Long Green
Most of the South East has hard water, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings.
Letting a property close to Braintree Freeport station? Then botched sealant from a previous quick fix is easier to strip out between tenants. Schools such as Cressing Primary School are buildings too, and we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes.
Long Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. From the centre of Long Green to the outskirts, we cover remedial sealant for every kind of property. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Long Green among them. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page, about 10 miles away.
Here we cover the CM77 postcode area for remedial sealant. We cover properties on Pine Road, Fir Drive and Long Green. We also cover the places around Long Green: Tye Green (1 mile south), Hawbush Green (1 mile south-east), Black Notley (1 mile south-west), The Green (1 mile south-west) and Braintree (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (5 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Near you in Long Green
In Long Green, that means homes and buildings near Alec Hunter Academy, Bocking Blackwater and Fowlers Farm pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Long Green is Braintree Freeport station, about 0.8 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2 miles north-west). Not far away are Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Questions from Long Green
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Braintree Freeport station?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Do you cover smaller places like Long Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you strip sealant from an acrylic tray safely?
Yes. We avoid heavy scraping and use the right cleaner for each surface, so the new sealant bonds cleanly.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we can confirm the details when we quote.
What sealant do you use?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference.
How long will it take to strip and reseal the joint?
Longer than a simple reseal, because every layer has to come out. Most jobs take a few hours, and we confirm the time with your quote.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can go on one quote.
What happens if the problem is the tray or the plumbing?
Then we explain what we have found. A plumber or fitter may be needed before any new sealant goes on.
When it is not the sealant
In fairness, some problems need a different trade:
- A cracked shower tray or bath (that needs repair or replacing)
- Older mastics that may need an asbestos check before removal
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Botched or over-sealed joints
- Failed movement joints
- Expansion joints
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
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Surface by surface
Over-sealed & botched joints
Previous removal attempts can leave scratches or gouges. We take care not to make it worse, and point out any existing damage.
Mouldy bath & shower sealant
Mould that has grown into silicone does not clean out for good. All of it comes out, and the joint is treated and dried ahead of a new anti-fungal bead.
Why it’s worth doing now in Long Green
Adding more sealant is the usual quick fix, and it rarely works. It doesn’t grip the old layer, so the leak carries on and there’s now more to remove. Around Long Green, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
Doing several joints on one visit is normally more efficient than separate visits. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Long Green
- We never seal over old sealant
- Colour picked to suit the job
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Tidy, careful work
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and what customers say.
How it works
At the end, we look at the finished work together and tell you how long to leave it. The work normally takes a few hours for a typical bath or shower, longer where several layers have been applied, depending on the size of the job. Somewhere as small as Long Green, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We protect the surfaces around the joint.
- Every layer of failed sealant is stripped out.
- We clean and degrease the joint and look for signs of movement or water.
- Once dry, a suitable sealant is applied and tooled.
- We give you the cure time and explain what caused the failure.
Preparing for the visit
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
Get a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location and its rough size. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will come back to you with a quote.
Related advice
Landlord and commercial work in Long Green
Letting agents and landlords in Long Green can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
Can I do it myself?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, 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.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, then guaranteed for a year.