Mastic man in Farnham

Mastic and sealant work in Farnham

Farnham is an old market town that wears its age well, and its homes ask for a careful hand. Mr Mastic travels over from our base in Crawley to reseal baths, showers and kitchen worktops, renew the mastic around windows and doors and seal external joints across the town and the villages on its edges, including Upper Hale, Badshot Lea, Wrecclesham and Rowledge.

Most of our visits start the same way. The old bead is cut out completely, every trace of residue is lifted, the joint is cleaned and dried, and only then does the new sealant go on. In a period bathroom with uneven walls that preparation matters even more, because a neat, even line has to follow surfaces that are rarely straight. Where the sealant needs to sit quietly against old tiles or painted woodwork, we can offer colour-matched resealing so the joint doesn’t stand out.

Medieval streets, Georgian brick and detached family homes

The town centre keeps its medieval street plan and is a conservation area. Waverley’s appraisal describes how wealth from hop growing in the mid-1700s saw many timber-framed buildings rebuilt or refaced as red brick Georgian town houses, and some older frames still hide behind those fronts. Castle Street, running up towards Farnham Castle, mixes red brick and render with small cottages and the 1619 almshouses, while West Street adds Georgian houses, Victorian buildings and post-war infill.

Older buildings like these move with the seasons, and so do the joints between frames and masonry. Hard, cement-based pointing or stiff sealant around a frame soon cracks, and on listed or conservation-area properties you will want a repair that is neat and in keeping. Inside, bathrooms squeezed into older rooms often sit on timber floors that flex, so a bath or shower tray needs a flexible sanitary silicone laid with care. For older timber windows, our guide to sand mastic and traditional windows explains one option for the outside joint.

Beyond the centre, Farnham is largely a town of houses rather than flats; the 2011 census counted more detached homes than any other type. Larger family homes tend to have several bathrooms, an en-suite or two and long kitchen worktops, which means a lot of sealant to keep in good order.

What we do in Farnham

• 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: Window and door mastic that has dried out in the sun replaced with a weather-resistant joint that can move with the frame.
• Commercial & hotel sealant: Guest bathrooms, staff washrooms and kitchens in commercial buildings resealed in a planned order that keeps the site running.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
• 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: 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: Gaps under skirting boards, tile movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with a product that suits the traffic.
• Regrouting: Crumbling grout in showers and wet areas raked out and refilled, so water stays out of the wall behind.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glass-to-frame joints on conservatories, rooflights and shower screens cut out and resealed.
• 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.

What you get with Mr Mastic in Farnham

Farnham homes reward patience, and that is how we work. You get an ARBOMaster approved applicator with more than 20 years in the trade, full insurance and sealants from Arbo and Everbuild chosen for the job in front of us. Over 2,847 projects and 180-plus five-star Google reviews, giving a 4.9-star rating, tell you how that approach lands with customers. Before any work begins you’ll have a clear quote, and once it’s finished the job is covered by our one-year guarantee.

Around Farnham

For trains, Farnham station is closest to the centre. Places most people will know nearby are Museum of Farnham (less than half a mile north-west) and Farnham Castle (0.6 miles north-west). Typical jobs near the centre are in homes and businesses around St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, Farnham College, Weydon School and St Joan of Arc's Church. Green spaces within reach include Farnham Park and Beacon Hill.