Hampshire · England
Mastic man in Netley
Bath, shower and window resealing for Netley’s terraced cottages, Victorian villas and family estates on the eastern shore of Southampton Water.
- Anti-fungal silicone as standard
- 20+ years in the trade
- Guaranteed for a year
Your local mastic man for Netley
Netley sits on the eastern shore of Southampton Water, with a shingle beach, the abbey ruins and Royal Victoria Country Park all within a short walk of each other. It is part of Hound parish in the Borough of Eastleigh, alongside Butlocks Heath, Old Netley and Hound itself. Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and covers Netley and the villages around it, resealing baths, showers, kitchens and basins, and renewing mastic around windows and doors.
A village this close to the water keeps its sealant busy inside and out. Bathrooms in older cottages tend to be small and steamy, and frames that face the shore take the wind and weather head on. Whatever the job, we take the old bead out completely, treat any mould underneath, let the joint dry and lay a new line that suits the surface. Topping up tired sealant only hides the problem for a few weeks.
Shoreline cottages, a Victorian high street and newer estates inland
The oldest part of Netley is known for its rows of colourful terraced cottages, close to the shore. Victoria Road, the village high street, opened in 1863 and still has its shops and post office, with homes above and around them. The village took shape in the 19th century, when the land was leased for development and the Royal Victoria Military Hospital was built on the government’s land to the east. Later, larger estates of family houses spread back from the shore until the edge between Netley and Butlocks Heath became hard to spot.
Older terraced cottages often have bathrooms added at the back or squeezed into a small room upstairs, with a bath against an outside wall that stays cold. Condensation settles on the sealant there, and black mould soon follows. Timber floors in these houses also flex when a bath is filled, so the bead needs to be soft enough to move with it.
The later estate houses bring different jobs: kitchen worktop joints that have shrunk back from the tiles, en-suite shower trays that have dropped slightly, and uPVC windows and patio doors whose mastic has hardened. If the sealant in your bathroom keeps turning black, our anti-mould resealing page explains what we change.
Sealing homes that face Southampton Water
Homes nearest the shore take the brunt of the weather blowing up and across Southampton Water. Wind-driven rain finds any crack in the mastic around a frame, and once it gets behind, it shows up as damp patches on reveals and sills. Sun on south- and west-facing elevations dries old mastic until it splits. Outside, we cut out the failed joint, clean back to sound brick or render, add backing rod where the gap is deep and use a flexible weatherproof sealant that can cope with the movement.
On the cottage terraces, parking near the front door can be tight, so we bring what we need in one trip and keep the work tidy. In the larger estate houses we often seal a bathroom, an en-suite and a kitchen in the same visit, which saves a second call-out.
Shops, pubs, schools and rented homes
Victoria Road has a run of shops and businesses, and the village has pubs, church halls and community buildings such as Abbey Hall. Staff toilets, kitchens and washrooms in places like these need resealing from time to time, and we can work early or late on commercial jobs so you are not closed for longer than needed.
Plenty of Netley homes are let, and landlords usually call us between tenancies or after a tenant reports mould around the bath. Our landlord sealant service can cover several properties in one quote.
What happens when you book
- Call or email. Tell us what needs doing, where it is and anything about access. Photos by email help.
- Agree the price. You get a clear quote up front, and we book a date that suits you.
- Strip back the old joint. Every bit of old sealant is removed and the joint is cleaned, treated for mould and dried.
- Seal and finish. The right sealant for each joint is applied and tooled to a neat, even finish.
- 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 Netley
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Every joint in the bathroom and kitchen, from the bath edge to the worktop, stripped back and resealed with anti-fungal silicone.
- 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: Sealant programmes for offices, hotels, care settings and schools, with early or late working where it helps.
- 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 sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
- 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: Skirting-to-floor gaps, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with the right product.
- 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: Exterior joints at gutters, fascias and soffits resealed to stop drips and staining down the wall.
- 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 Netley
Netley is a straight run down the M23 and M27 from our Crawley base, and the work we do here is the same work we do at home. Our applicators have more than 20 years in the trade, we are fully insured and ARBOMaster approved, and we use Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Over 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews say more than we could. You will have a clear quote before we start, and a one-year guarantee when we finish.
Around Netley
The nearest station to the town centre is Netley station. Local landmarks include Westquay (3.2 miles north-west), Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.5 miles east) and Netley Castle (0.6 miles west). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Netley Abbey Infant School, The Hamble School, Grove Park Business and Enterprise College and Church of St Edward the Confessor. For open space, Mercury Marshes is close by.
What customers say
Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews. Read the reviews on Google.
“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.”
“1950s terrace on Crossways — bath had black mould coming back constantly. Mr Mastic stripped it all back and did it properly. Bathroom looks brand new.”
Neighbourhoods we cover in Netley
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Your questions about mastic work in Netley
Do you cover all of Netley?
Yes. We cover the whole village, from the cottages near the shore and Victoria Road to the estates inland, plus Butlocks Heath, Old Netley and Hound.
My cottage bath is against a cold outside wall and the sealant keeps going black. Can you help?
Yes. We remove the old bead, treat the mould and reseal with anti-fungal silicone. Better airing after baths also helps it stay clean.
The mastic around my shore-facing windows has cracked. Can you replace it?
Yes. We cut it out, clean the frame and wall, use backing rod where needed and apply a flexible weatherproof sealant.
Do you work for small shops and pubs on Victoria Road?
Yes. We reseal staff toilets, kitchens and washrooms, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Can you reseal a bath, an en-suite and a kitchen in one visit?
Usually, yes. Tell us what needs doing when you call and we will plan the time to cover it all.
Do you reseal rented homes between tenants?
Yes. Between tenancies is ideal, as the new sealant can cure before anyone uses the bathroom.
How long before I can use the bath again?
Around 24 hours in most cases. We will tell you the cure time for the product used before we leave.