Mastic man in Polegate

Mastic and sealant work in Polegate

Polegate was a small settlement in Hailsham parish until the railway came in 1846. Branches to Eastbourne and Hailsham followed in 1849, the town became a busy junction, and houses went up for the railway workers. Today it is a compact town of around 9,300 people, joining up with Willingdon to the south and gradually becoming part of the wider Eastbourne area.

Mr Mastic covers Polegate from our base in Crawley. We reseal baths, showers, basins and kitchens, replace the mastic around windows and doors, and look after bathrooms for people who simply want the job done neatly and without fuss. Old sealant is always removed in full before anything new goes on.

Railway-era streets, bungalows and family homes

The oldest parts of Polegate grew around the railway, and the town has kept growing since, with streets of family houses. Next door in Wannock, below the Downs, around 300 suburban homes are mostly bungalows. In homes like these, the bathroom is often on the ground floor, sometimes converted to a walk-in shower or a level-access wet room, and the seals there take a lot of daily use. The 1817 tower windmill still stands as a working museum, a reminder that the town had a brick-making trade served by the railway long before most of its present homes were built.

More than four in ten Polegate residents were aged 65 or over at the 2011 census, and that shapes the work. Many people want a shower that is easy to keep clean, without black mould creeping along the tray, and a bath seal that will not lift when they lean on the edge. We use anti-fungal sanitary silicone and leave a smooth, neat bead that is simple to wipe down. Our page on wet room sealing explains how we treat level-access showers.

Elsewhere, family houses bring the usual mix: worktops that have shrunk back from the tiles, replacement windows with hardened mastic, and patio doors where the joint to the brick has cracked open.

Jobs we take on in Polegate

• 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: Frame perimeters inside and out resealed with flexible, colour-matched sealant, with backing rod where the gap is deep.
• 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: Gaps in fire-separating walls and floors sealed with fire-rated products, following the tested details for each one.
• 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: Snagging sealant for new homes and plot-by-plot mastic for builders and 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: Conservatory, rooflight, glass panel and shower screen joints resealed with glazing silicone.
• 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.

Why Mr Mastic in Polegate

Polegate is a comfortable drive from our Crawley base, and we give it the same patient, tidy service we are known for at home. Behind every visit are 20+ years of sealant work, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved applicator status, plus Arbo and Everbuild materials. We have completed 2,847+ projects and hold a 4.9-star Google rating from more than 180 five-star reviews. You get a clear quote first and a one-year guarantee afterwards.

Landmarks near Polegate

For trains, Polegate station is closest to the centre. Well-known places nearby include Filching Manor And Motor Museum (1.6 miles south-west) and Burlough Castle (3.4 miles west). Around the centre, our work takes us to homes, rentals and businesses close to Polegate Primary School, Willingdon Community School, St John's Church of England Church and Horse & Groom pub. For open space, Combe Hill is close by.