South East England and London

Mastic man in Hertfordshire

We cover 381 towns and villages across Hertfordshire for bathroom and kitchen resealing, window mastic, commercial sealant and more, with a one-year guarantee on every job.

Sealant work across Hertfordshire

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Our services in Hertfordshire

Pick a service to see all the towns we cover for it, or find your town in the A to Z below.

Main towns

How bathroom resealing works in Hertfordshire

We fill the bath before sealing it. A full bath sits slightly lower than an empty one, so the bead isn’t stretched the first time someone gets in. Quick jobs often leave it out, and it makes a real difference. We work on kitchen worktops & upstands, wet rooms and baths, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps where the bath or tray has moved and damp behind the bath or under the tray.

When we arrive, we look over the joints with you first, so there are no surprises. Surfaces next to the work are protected before any work begins. Most jobs take a couple of hours for one bath or shower, or most of a day for a full bathroom and kitchen.

We protect the area and cut out all of the old sealant.
We clean and degrease the joint and treat any mould.
We let it dry fully and fill the bath with water before sealing.
New anti-fungal silicone goes on in a colour to suit and is tooled to a clean finish.
We clear away and tell you when it can get wet, usually after around 24 hours.

What affects the price in Hertfordshire

Combining jobs into one visit normally makes better use of the time than several visits. You will get one clear quote for the whole job.

Why clients in Hertfordshire choose us

Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
Old sealant always removed completely
Over 20 years’ experience
A sealant colour to suit the surroundings

Getting a quote

To get a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.

Near you in Watford

In Watford, that means homes and buildings near The Estcourt Arms, Watford St John's Church of England Primary School and Church of St Andrew. Other local landmarks include Cassiobury Park (0.8 miles west) and The Watford UTC (0.5 miles east). Watford has its own railway station: Watford Junction station. Other landmarks nearby include Hilfield Castle (2.8 miles east) and Charter Place (0.5 miles south). Not far away are Harrow Weald Common.

Where we work in Hertfordshire

Across Hertfordshire, from Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage outwards, we see bathrooms and kitchens of every age. Family bathrooms, rented flats and hotel en suites all need their sealant and grout renewing in time.

Hard water across most of the South East leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings. For any job in Hertfordshire, joints are cleaned back properly before anything new goes in.

Watford: If you let a flat or house near Watford Junction station, a reseal between tenants is a quick way to make the bathroom and kitchen look cared for. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Andrew, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant.

DIY versus a professional finish

A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.

If you are set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.

What we’re called out for in Hertfordshire

Mould is the reason many people want their sealant replaced. Steamy rooms that do not dry out give mould all the damp it needs, and mould that has grown into the silicone usually won’t clean off.

Look out for any of the following:

Smears of silicone across the tiles
A reseal done over the top of the old bead
Water getting behind the kitchen upstand
Water escaping at the shower enclosure

Surface by surface

Shower trays & enclosures

Shower trays are sealed to the wall, and enclosures are sealed to the tray and tiles. Both take water every day, so both are resealed with anti-fungal sanitary silicone.

Baths

Acrylic baths give a little under load, and even steel and cast iron baths settle slightly when full. Filling the bath first allows for that movement.

What happens if it’s left?

A clean new bead makes a room look cared for, which helps when a home is being let or put on the market. Lumpy sealant with smears on the tiles has the opposite effect.

What your quote should include

When the joint can take water or movement
How the joint is cleaned and prepared
Which sealant they’ll use, and why
Whether they’re fully insured

What affects the cost of bathroom resealing

Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:

Access and height
How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
The amount of work

Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.

What we need to know

When you call or email, it’s useful to know:

Where the job is, and your postcode
The rough size of the job
What’s wrong with the joints now
Pictures of the joints, sent by email

A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.

Hertfordshire questions

Are you ARBOMaster approved?

Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme.

Do you do kitchens as well as bathrooms?

Yes. Where it’s needed by the sink, we use a food-safe sealant.

What should I tell you?

Just the basics: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. Then ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.

Where are you based?

Our base is Crawley. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.

Will there be a smell?

It depends on the product. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little.

I rent my home. Can I book you?

Of course. Ask your landlord first, and we can send them the quote if that helps.