Mastic man in East Horsley

Your local mastic man for East Horsley

East Horsley is a village of large gardens and detached houses on the A246 between Leatherhead and Guildford, with two stations, Horsley and Effingham Junction, on the line to London Waterloo. Mr Mastic covers the whole village from our base in Crawley. We reseal baths, showers and kitchens, and we replace the mastic around windows and doors, including on some of the village’s older and more unusual buildings.

Homes here tend to have several bathrooms, an en-suite or two and a large kitchen, so a single visit often covers a number of joints. Each one gets the same treatment: the old sealant cut out in full, the surface cleaned and dried, and a fresh bead chosen to match the material it meets, whether that is an acrylic bath, a stone worktop or a timber frame set in flint.

Lovelace flint, Chown cottages and covenant-era detached homes

East Horsley’s buildings come in distinct layers. Before the mid-1800s, most village houses were timber-framed with wattle infill and thatched roofs. Between 1851 and 1874, nearly every building near Horsley Towers was rebuilt in what is known as the Lovelace style of flint and brick. Horsley Towers itself, designed by Sir Charles Barry for William Currie and later extended by the 1st Earl of Lovelace, uses flint and locally made brick in its later parts.

The second layer came after the railway was electrified in 1925. Builder Frank Chown bought land near the station and laid out roads including Woodland Drive, Pennymead Drive, Lynx Hill, Greendene and The Warren, specialising in Tudor-style cottages with oak frames and thatched roofs. He also built the shops at Bishopsmead. Many Lovelace and Chown houses are now locally listed by Guildford Borough Council.

Restrictive covenants placed on land sold in the early 1900s mean most homes are detached, often on plots of around 0.4 acres. In the 2011 census, the parish had over 1,300 detached homes and fewer than 200 flats. In many of these houses, bathrooms have been refitted with stone, large-format tiles and walk-in showers, and those finishes deserve a neat, colour-matched reseal rather than a bright white line.

What we do in East Horsley

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Mouldy or split sealant around baths, shower trays, basins and sinks removed completely and replaced with a neat, hygienic bead.
• 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: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Gaps in fire-separating walls and floors sealed with fire-rated products, following the tested details for each one.
• External & façade joints: Split or perished joints in walls and cladding replaced with exterior sealant designed to stretch with the building.
• 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: Old sand mastic around sash windows and doors raked out and renewed with traditional burnt sand mastic.

Why Mr Mastic in East Horsley

Older and high-value homes need a tradesperson who will take their time over the details. Mr Mastic has more than 20 years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants matched to each surface. We’ve completed over 2,847 projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. You’ll have a clear quote before any work begins, and our one-year guarantee covers every job. If you’re weighing up firms, our guide to choosing a mastic man may help.

Places we pass in East Horsley

The nearest station to the town centre is Horsley station. Local landmarks include Send and Ripley History Society Museum (3.2 miles north-west). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near The Raleigh School, Howard of Effingham School, Church of St Martin and Duke Of Wellington Public House. Green spaces within reach include Papercourt Marshes and Boldermere Lake.