Mastic man in Petersfield

Mastic and sealant work in Petersfield

Petersfield is a market town that lies wholly within the South Downs National Park. Markets are still held in The Square on Wednesdays and Saturdays, St Peter’s church of Norman origin stands beside it, and the town once sat at a major crossroads until the A3 was moved to a bypass on the west side. Mr Mastic covers the town and its villages from our base in Crawley.

Our work here is mostly in bathrooms and kitchens, plus the mastic around windows and doors. We cut out the old sealant, treat mould, clean and dry the joint and lay a new bead suited to the job. If you are unsure whether your sealant is due, our article on how long silicone sealant lasts gives the usual signs.

A market-town centre with newer homes around it

The centre around The Square has the town’s oldest buildings, including the old courthouse and police station that now house the museum. Older properties like these have walls and floors that are rarely straight, so a bath or shower tray seldom sits with an even gap. We fill deep joints with backing rod and use a flexible silicone that can cope with a little movement. Where timber windows survive, the joint between frame and wall may need a sealant that can be painted.

The railway reached Petersfield in 1859, and the station buildings from that date still stand. Around the centre, later housing spreads towards Sheet and Steep. Several town-centre sites have been converted to homes, including flats on the former Savoy cinema site and housing on the old Moreton House school site. Conversions often fit compact shower rooms into awkward spaces, and the sealant around the tray and screen is the first thing to go.

In family houses, we usually find tired seals around acrylic baths, worktop joints that have shrunk back and uPVC window mastic that has gone hard. Our kitchen resealing page covers worktops, upstands and sinks.

Jobs we take on in Petersfield

• 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: Hardened, gappy mastic around frames, sills and French or patio doors cut out and renewed to keep draughts and rain out.
• 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: Second opinions on sealant that keeps failing: we strip it out, check for movement or leaks and reseal it properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s tested details.
• External & façade joints: Expansion joints in brick, render and cladding cut out and renewed at the right depth so they can move without splitting.
• New-build mastic & snagging: New-build bathrooms, kitchens and frames resealed where the original sealant has cracked as the house settles.
• Floor & skirting joints: Movement joints in tiled and concrete floors, and skirting gaps, sealed so they stay tidy and keep dirt out.
• Regrouting: Shower and splashback grout replaced where it has cracked or stained, with silicone in the movement joints.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glazing joints on conservatories, roof lanterns and screens renewed with a sealant suited to glass and frames.
• 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: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Why Mr Mastic in Petersfield

We travel to Petersfield from Crawley and treat each job as if it were round the corner. That means 20+ years’ experience, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, with Arbo and Everbuild sealants on every job. We have completed over 2,847 projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews. You get a clear quote at the start and a one-year guarantee on the finished work.

Around Petersfield

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Petersfield station. Places most people will know nearby are Bear Museum (less than half a mile south) and Clanfield Earthwork (4.5 miles south-west). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Petersfield Infant School, The Petersfield School, Morton House School and St Peter's Church. For open space, Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and Wheatham Hill are close by.