Mastic man in Shoreham-by-Sea

Your local mastic man for Shoreham-by-Sea

Shoreham-by-Sea stands at the mouth of the River Adur, with the town on the north bank and Shoreham Beach on the shingle spit across the water. It is a working harbour town as well as a place to live, and the sea is never far from any front door. Mr Mastic is based in Crawley and covers Shoreham for bath and shower resealing, kitchen sealant, window and door mastic and external joints.

Coastal homes get through sealant faster than inland ones, especially outside. We cut out every trace of the failed bead, clean and dry the joint, and pick a product for where it is going, whether that is a shower tray in a flat or a frame facing the Channel. Our guide to how long silicone sealant lasts explains what wears it out.

A medieval street grid, a shingle spit and Old Shoreham

The town centre was laid out on a grid around the early 1100s, and that grid still shapes the streets around St Mary de Haura church today. Older terraced houses and cottages sit close together here, many with bathrooms fitted into small rooms at the back. To the north, Old Shoreham gathers around its Norman church of St Nicolas, and to the east lies Kingston Buci, with more family housing between them.

Shoreham Beach has an unusual story. Around 1900, old railway carriages were turned into summer homes, and the area became known as Bungalow Town. Much of that housing was cleared for defence in the Second World War, and most of what survived was replaced by modern houses. Today the beach is a neighbourhood of newer homes, linked to the town centre by the Adur Ferry Bridge, which opened in 2013.

Each part of town has its own sealant jobs. Older terraces need flexible beads where timber floors move under a bath. Newer houses and flats on the beach often have large glazed doors and balconies, and the joints around them face salt wind every day. Along the river, houseboats converted from barges and tugs sit on the mud flats; if you live on one, call us to talk through what you need.

What we do in Shoreham-by-Sea

• 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: 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: 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 sealant for service penetrations and frame gaps where it has been specified, applied to the tested details.
• External & façade joints: Split or perished joints in walls and cladding replaced with exterior sealant designed to stretch with the building.
• 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: Cracked, stained or crumbling grout raked out and replaced, with corners resealed in silicone.
• Glazing & conservatory sealant: Glass-to-frame joints on conservatories, rooflights and shower screens cut out and resealed.
• Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing: Leaking gutter joints, end caps, fascia and soffit joints resealed with exterior sealant.
• Sand mastic for sash & case windows: Sash and case window surrounds in stone and brick re-pointed with traditional sand mastic.

Choosing a mastic man in Shoreham-by-Sea

From Crawley, Shoreham is a short run down the A23 and along the coast road, and we are in the area often. You get applicators with 20+ years in the trade, full insurance and ARBOMaster approved status, working with Arbo and Everbuild sealants. Our record stands at more than 2,847 projects and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180+ five-star reviews. A clear quote comes first, and every job is backed by a one-year guarantee.

Around Shoreham-by-Sea

For trains, Shoreham-By-Sea station is closest to the centre. Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near Buckingham Park Primary School, Shoreham Academy, Shoreham College and St Mary de Haura Church. For open space, Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill are close by.