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Mastic man in Caterham
Resealing for Caterham’s flats, Victorian valley houses, the barracks and hospital redevelopments on the hill, and homes across the North Downs edge.
- Old sealant cut out, never covered
- ARBOMaster approved
- One-year guarantee on every job
Sealant jobs we do in Caterham
Caterham has two distinct halves: Caterham on the Hill, the original settlement, and Caterham Valley, which grew in Victorian times around the railway terminus. Mr Mastic covers both from our base in Crawley, along with Whyteleafe, Chaldon, Woldingham and Warlingham nearby. We reseal baths, showers, basins and sinks, renew kitchen seals and replace failed mastic around windows, doors and outside joints.
A lot of Caterham’s homes are flats, and in a flat a leaking seal rarely stays your own problem. Water through a split shower bead can appear as a stain on the ceiling below within days. Taking out the old sealant completely and resealing properly is the surest way to stop it, and it is usually a quick job. In the Victorian houses of the Valley and the older homes on the Hill, the same care goes into baths, kitchens and window frames that have been patched more than once over the years.
Two towns in one: the Hill and the Valley
Caterham railway station, at the end of the line from Purley, opened in 1856, and Caterham Valley developed around it as a product of the Victorian age, with the larger shopping area and many period houses. Caterham on the Hill is older and has more listed buildings. In the 2011 census, the Hill had around 5,000 households, with more semis than any other type and over 1,200 flats. The Valley had about 3,500 households, of which nearly 1,400 were flats.
Two big redevelopments have shaped the Hill. The Caterham Barracks closed in 1995 and the site was redeveloped with a mixed estate of private and social housing, a supermarket and leisure buildings including The Arc arts centre. Most of the former St Lawrence’s Hospital site has also become housing. Homes on both sites include conversions of older institutional buildings alongside new-build houses and flats.
That mix brings varied jobs: compact shower rooms in flats, worn basin and sink seals, bath joints in Victorian houses with flexing floors, and cracked mastic around replacement windows. Our basin and sink resealing page covers the smaller jobs that are easy to put off.
Blocks of flats, shared entrances and the North Downs slopes
With so many flats, access is often the first thing to plan. We can liaise with managing agents about keys, entry codes and parking, and we bring everything up ourselves. In larger blocks and converted buildings, gaps around pipes and service runs through walls and floors may need sealing with a fire-rated product rather than ordinary silicone; our fire-rated sealant page explains when that applies.
Caterham lies within the North Downs, and homes on the higher, exposed slopes take more wind-driven rain. External mastic on those faces hardens and cracks sooner, so we cut it out and replace it with a flexible, weatherproof sealant, using backing rod in deeper gaps.
Schools, healthcare and town centre shops
Caterham has a range of schools, including Caterham School, on its present site since 1884, and De Stafford School, the main state secondary. Their changing rooms, kitchens and washrooms see constant use, and holiday working can be arranged. Caterham Dene, the NHS hospital on the Hill, sits among the healthcare and care buildings where clean, well-kept seals matter.
Church Walk, the shopping mall opposite the station, and the independent shops on the High Street on the Hill all have staff facilities that need resealing from time to time. We also work for landlords and letting agents with flats in the Valley. To book or ask a question, get in touch.
How a job runs
- Tell us about the job. A quick call or email with what needs sealing and where. Photos help us quote accurately.
- Quote and booking. We quote clearly before anything starts and fix a day that works for you.
- Preparation first. Old sealant out completely, surfaces cleaned, mould treated and the joint left dry.
- Lay the new bead. We apply the right product for each joint and tool it to a clean, even line.
- Leave it to cure. We tell you how long to leave it before use, and the work carries our one-year guarantee.
Our services in Caterham
- 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: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
- Commercial & hotel sealant: Hotels, offices, washrooms and welfare areas resealed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
- Remedial sealant & repairs: Second opinions on sealant that keeps failing: we strip it out, check for movement or leaks and reseal it properly.
- Fire-rated sealant: Intumescent and fire-rated joints around pipes, cables and frames, installed to the manufacturer’s tested specification.
- External & façade joints: Brickwork movement joints, render and cladding joints resealed with backing rod and flexible exterior sealant.
- New-build mastic & snagging: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and developers.
- Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
- Regrouting: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
- Glazing & conservatory sealant: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
- 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 sand mastic for period windows and doors where a modern sealant would look out of place.
Choosing a mastic man in Caterham
Caterham is a straightforward run for us from Crawley, and every visit gets the same thorough approach. We bring more than 20 years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Over 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews speak for the standard. You’ll get a clear quote before anything starts, and the finished work comes with a one-year guarantee.
Places we pass in Caterham
The nearest station to the town centre is Caterham station. Places most people will know nearby are East Surrey Museum (0.6 miles south-east) and Bletchingley Castle (3.4 miles south). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Hillcroft Primary School, de Stafford School, Sunnydown School and Sacred Heart Church. For open space, South London Downs National Nature Reserve and Nore Hill are close by.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“Called for a bathroom reseal and the mastic man showed up on time with all the right equipment. Brilliant attention to detail. The sealant looks perfect and they kept everything tidy.”
“We had old mastic that needed replacing throughout our kitchen and bathrooms. The mastic man professional was knowledgeable, quoted fairly, and delivered excellent quality work. Highly recommend!”
“Professional mastic man service from start to finish. They assessed the work properly, gave a clear quote, and executed the job perfectly. Very satisfied with the results.”
Where we work in Caterham
Select your area for more local detail, or call 07833 053749 or email us with your postcode.
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Questions from Caterham
Do you cover all of Caterham?
Yes. We cover Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley, including the former barracks and St Lawrence’s sites, plus Whyteleafe, Chaldon, Woldingham and Warlingham.
I live in a flat in Caterham Valley. Can you reseal my shower?
Yes. We can arrange access with your managing agent, bring everything up ourselves and reseal the tray, screen and wall joints in one visit.
My home is on the old barracks site. Do you work there?
Yes. We reseal bathrooms and kitchens and replace window mastic in both the converted buildings and the newer homes.
Do you use fire-rated sealant in blocks of flats?
Where a joint needs it, such as gaps around services through walls or floors, yes. We’ll explain where it applies before we start.
Can you reseal a kitchen sink and basin at the same time?
Yes. Smaller jobs like these are easy to combine in one visit.
Can you work in schools during the holidays?
Yes. Holiday and out-of-hours working can be arranged for education and commercial jobs.
The mastic around our windows on the Hill has gone hard and cracked. Can you replace it?
Yes. We cut it out fully, clean the frame and wall, and apply a flexible, weatherproof sealant in a colour to suit.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job has our one-year guarantee.