Mastic man in Hindhead

Mastic and sealant work in Hindhead

Hindhead is the highest village in Surrey, with its buildings standing between about 185 and 253 metres above sea level on the Greensand Ridge. Height brings weather, and weather is hard on external sealant. Mr Mastic covers Hindhead and Beacon Hill from our base in Crawley, and alongside bathroom and kitchen resealing, much of our work up here is outside: windows, doors, conservatories and the joints between materials that let wind-driven rain in.

Whatever the job, the old sealant is cut out in full rather than covered over. Joints are cleaned and dried, backing rod goes in where the gap is deep, and the new sealant is chosen for the surfaces and the exposure. On glass roofs and large glazed panels, our glazing sealant service uses products made to bond to glass and frame alike.

A late-Victorian hilltop village among the trees

Hindhead grew into a substantial settlement in the late 19th century, and its homes sit along a mix of paved streets and wooded roads. St Alban’s Church on Beacon Hill was built in stages from the early 1900s, as the village filled out. Grayshott adjoins the village, and Haslemere, the parish town, is about two miles to the south-east.

Older houses here tend to have timber windows and doors that have been repaired, painted and sometimes replaced over a century of exposed weather. Where joinery is painted, we use a flexible sealant that can be painted to match; where frames have been swapped for uPVC, the mastic around them is often now hardened, cracked and pulling away from the brick. Extensions and conservatories add yet more joints where old wall meets new.

Inside, bathrooms in big older houses are often spread across several rooms and floors, and timber floors flex under a full bath. We use a flexible sanitary silicone and fill the bath before sealing so the bead copes with that movement. For walk-in showers, our wet room sealing page explains how the floor and wall joints are treated.

Our services in Hindhead

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Bathroom and kitchen joints taken back to a clean, dry surface and finished with fresh anti-fungal silicone that won’t lift.
• 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: Commercial washrooms, kitchens and wet areas resealed floor by floor, so only a few rooms are out of use at once.
• Remedial sealant & repairs: Leaks and lifting beads from earlier sealant jobs put right, starting with finding out why they failed.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
• External & façade joints: Outside movement joints given new backing rod and a flexible, weatherproof sealant in a colour to match the wall.
• New-build mastic & snagging: Early-failing sealant in new homes fixed properly, plus mastic packages and snagging for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Floor and skirting joints in homes, shops and warehouses sealed neatly and to the right depth.
• Regrouting: Tired or mouldy grout raked out and renewed, and the internal corners finished in flexible silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Leaking conservatory and rooflight joints, glass panels and shower screens resealed with silicone made for glass.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• 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 Hindhead

Up on the ridge, sealant has to cope with more weather than most, so product choice and preparation matter. We have over 20 years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants matched to each joint. Our record stands at 2,847+ projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews. We give a clear quote before starting, and every job leaves with a one-year guarantee.

Places we pass in Hindhead

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Haslemere station. Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Beacon Hill Community Primary School, Woolmer Hill School, St Edmund's School and Church of St Luke. Nearby green spaces include Lynchmere Commons and Gibbet Hill.