Mastic man in Bracknell

Sealant jobs we do in Bracknell

Bracknell was designated a New Town on 17 June 1949, and like Crawley, where Mr Mastic is based, it was planned as a set of neighbourhoods, each with its own shops, school and community centre. We know that kind of layout well. Homes of similar age across a whole neighbourhood tend to develop the same sealant faults at the same time, and we cover every part of Bracknell from Crawley.

We reseal baths, showers and kitchens, renew the mastic around windows and doors, and seal joints on commercial and industrial buildings. Each job starts with removing every trace of old sealant, because new silicone won’t bond to old. For rented homes, our landlord sealant page explains how we fit in between tenancies.

Neighbourhoods built in waves

Priestwood is the oldest of the New Town neighbourhoods, and Easthampstead, Bullbrook, Harmans Water, Wildridings and Great Hollands followed as the town grew. The original plan was for 25,000 people; in the 1960s it was expanded to 45,000, and later neighbourhoods such as Birch Hill, Hanworth, Crown Wood and Forest Park were built. In parts of Birch Hill, Crown Wood and Great Hollands, streets have names without the usual “Road” or “Close”, which tells you how much of a planned estate they are.

Houses built in a hurry for a growing town have usually had their bathrooms and kitchens refitted since, sometimes on top of earlier work. We find old sealant buried under newer sealant, baths that have dropped on soft floors and window mastic that has gone brittle. Each of those means a full strip-out, not a quick top-up.

The newest homes are just as busy for us. From 2008, the former RAF Staff College site in Harmans Water was redeveloped with around 730 houses, and Jennett’s Park went up from 2007 on Peacock Farm and part of the Easthampstead Park grounds. Developer sealant in homes of this age often fails within a few years. Our guide to new-build sealant snagging lists what to look for.

Sealant services across Bracknell

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Baths, showers, basins, wet rooms, worktops and sinks: old sealant cut out, mould treated and a new bead of anti-fungal silicone laid.
• Window & door mastic: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Commercial washrooms, kitchens and wet areas resealed floor by floor, so only a few rooms are out of use at once.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Messy, layered or wrong-product sealant cut out and replaced with the right sealant, laid the right way.
• Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
• 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: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
• Regrouting: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Gutter unions, outlets and fascia joints that leak in heavy rain cleaned and resealed.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Why choose Mr Mastic in Bracknell

Crawley and Bracknell are both New Towns, so we arrive already knowing how these homes were built and where their seals tend to fail. Our applicators have over 20 years’ experience, we’re fully insured and ARBOMaster approved, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants throughout. We’ve completed 2,847+ projects and earned a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews. You get a clear quote up front, and every job is covered by a one-year guarantee.

Around Bracknell

For trains, Bracknell station is closest to the centre. Local landmarks include The Lexicon (0.5 miles north). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Wildridings Primary School, Ranelagh School, The Brakenhale School and Holy Trinity Church. Nearby green spaces include Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.