Shaw Sand Mastic

DIY sealant or a professional job?

Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.

Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.

Leave it or put it right?

Silicone might seem the quicker option, but on period stone or brick it often looks out of place. Sand mastic is the traditional material and finishes neatly against the masonry. In a smaller place like Shaw, wherever a wall is exposed, a failed outside joint is a real source of damp. Indoors, a failed seal lets water into floors and panels as it would anywhere.

We don’t show prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll talk you through it.

What you get with us

• Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
• Full insurance on every job
• Rated 4.9 stars on Google
• One-year guarantee on every job

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Frames and glazing around Shaw

With historic houses such as Shaw House (about 0.3 miles north-west) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Shaw as well as newer homes. In older buildings, older timber frames in brick or stone need a different approach from a modern uPVC window. Compared with the north and west, the South East gets less rain, though outdoor sealant still has to go onto a dry joint, so the forecast decides the day.

For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, its window and door frames need their mastic kept sound, just like a home’s. For an older house near a landmark such as Parish Church of St Mary, replacement windows fitted into old openings often leave uneven gaps that need backing and a flexible joint.

Shaw is about 1 mile north-east of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whether you’re in the middle of Shaw or further out, we cover sand mastic for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. We cover 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Reading is on our list too, around 15 miles away.

All of RG14 and RG18 is covered for sand mastic. Streets in the area include Park Lane, Shaw Road and Kiln Road. Being close to the A4, Shaw is easy for our applicators to reach for sand mastic. We also cover the places around Shaw: Speenhamland (1 mile west), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Speen (1 mile west), Bagnor (2 miles west) and Stockcross (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (9 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east), Lambourn (12 miles north-west) and Burghfield Hill (11 miles east). Shaw is among the bigger towns we cover in West Berkshire.

Local landmarks in Shaw

Around Shaw, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Victoria Park, Trinity School and Trinity School, among other places. Shaw’s nearest station is Newbury Racecourse station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Donnington Castle (1.3 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (1 mile east). Open spaces near Shaw include Audrey's Meadow.