Mastic man in Aveley

Mastic and sealant work in Aveley

Aveley is two places in one. The old village gathers round the Grade I listed church of St Michael, while most homes stand on the large estates built after the war to rehouse Londoners. Those post-war houses and flats are now seventy years old in places, and their bathrooms, kitchens and windows have been changed many times over. Mr Mastic comes out from our base in Crawley to reseal baths, showers, sinks and worktops here, and to replace tired mastic around frames.

The job usually starts with what you can see: a black line along the bath, a seal lifting at the corner of the tray, or a damp patch on the ceiling below. We take the old sealant out completely, treat any mould, let the joint dry and then reseal. Our bath resealing page shows how we stop the joint opening again when the bath is filled.

The Belhus estate, Kenningtons and the old village

After the Second World War the London County Council bought 1,220 acres in Aveley and South Ockendon to build the Belhus estate. The first house was occupied in 1950, and by 1959 the estate had about 4,000 houses and 1,320 flats. The council also built the Kenningtons estate on the western edge of Belhus Park, finished in the early 1960s. The estate passed to Thurrock Council in 1980.

That history explains a lot of the sealant work we see. Small post-war bathrooms have often been refitted with acrylic baths, which flex and pull at the joint. Kitchens have gone in at different times with different worktops. Many homes have replacement uPVC windows and doors whose mastic is now hard and cracked.

Some of the original buildings are being replaced. On Teviot Avenue, three 1950s blocks built from non-traditional materials are making way for 48 new council homes, due to finish in 2027. Newer private housing has also gone up in the village, including on the former Court’s Farm site. New homes like these settle in their first year or two, and builder’s sealant often needs redoing.

Sealant services across Aveley

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Every joint in the bathroom and kitchen, from the bath edge to the worktop, stripped back and resealed with anti-fungal silicone.
• Window & door mastic: Hardened, gappy mastic around frames, sills and French or patio doors cut out and renewed to keep draughts and rain out.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
• External & façade joints: Expansion joints in brick, render and cladding cut out and renewed at the right depth so they can move without splitting.
• New-build mastic & snagging: New-build bathrooms, kitchens and frames resealed where the original sealant has cracked as the house settles.
• Floor & skirting joints: Floor and skirting joints in homes, shops and warehouses sealed neatly and to the right depth.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Exterior joints at gutters, fascias and soffits resealed to stop drips and staining down the wall.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.

Choosing a mastic man in Aveley

Good sealant work is mostly preparation, and that is where our 20+ years in the trade show. Mr Mastic is fully insured, an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and works with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Behind each Aveley booking are 2,847+ completed projects and a 4.9-star Google rating built on more than 180 five-star reviews. We give you a clear quote before starting, and every job comes with a one-year guarantee.

Landmarks near Aveley

For trains, Purfleet station is closest to the centre. Well-known places nearby include Lakeside Shopping Centre (1.6 miles south-east), Erith Museum (3.5 miles south-west) and Stone Castle (4.1 miles south). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Aveley Primary School, Ormiston Park Academy, Church of St Michael and The Old Ship pub. Green spaces within reach include Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve.