Mastic man in South Ascot

Mastic and sealant work in South Ascot

South Ascot is the village just south of, and down the hill from, Ascot itself. The railway line runs along its northern edge, with Ascot station right there, the Kingsride area of Swinley Woods bounds it to the west, and to the east it merges into Sunninghill. Most of the housing is Victorian villas and semi-detached houses, with more recent homes in between.

Mr Mastic covers South Ascot from our base in Crawley. The work here is mostly in family homes: a shower that has started to leak at the tray, a bath seal that has gone black, a kitchen worktop that has lifted away from the tiles, or window frames that need new mastic. When a shower is the problem, our shower resealing page explains how we deal with trays, screens and corners.

Victorian villas and semis down the hill from the town

The village’s Victorian character shows in its churches as well as its houses. All Souls, designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built in 1896–97, is listed Grade II*, and St Francis of Assisi church was consecrated in 1889. Before All Souls, the parish was served by St Saviour’s, a small church built largely of tin in 1884. Around them, the streets are lined with villas and semi-detached houses, many now well over a century old.

Victorian houses rarely stay still. Timber floors move, walls settle and old plaster can be uneven, so bathroom joints in these homes tend to open up sooner than in a modern house. We see baths that have dropped slightly on old floors, leaving a wide gap that a thin bead cannot bridge, and tiled walls where the grout has failed alongside the sealant. Where that is the case, we can regrout as well as reseal, so the whole surround is sound.

The newer homes have their own issues: developer sealant that splits as the house settles, and showers used every day from the start. A tray that dips a millimetre or two under someone’s weight is enough to tear a bead that was laid too thin, so we build the joint up with the right depth and profile for the movement it will see.

Our services in South Ascot

• Bathroom & kitchen resealing: Mouldy or split sealant around baths, shower trays, basins and sinks removed completely and replaced with a neat, hygienic bead.
• Window & door mastic: Cracked or shrunken mastic around window and door frames, sills and patio doors replaced with a weatherproof sealant.
• 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: Failed, botched or over-sealed joints stripped out, the cause found and the joint resealed properly.
• Fire-rated sealant: Fire-rated and intumescent sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations, to the product’s 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: Failed builder sealant in new homes put right, and plot mastic for developers.
• Floor & skirting joints: Gaps under skirting boards, tile movement joints and concrete floor joints sealed with a product that suits the traffic.
• 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: Traditional burnt sand mastic renewed around sash and case windows and doors in stone and brick.

Why choose Mr Mastic in South Ascot

Old houses reward patience, and that is how we work. Mr Mastic has spent 20+ years on sealant, is fully insured and holds ARBOMaster approved applicator status, using Arbo and Everbuild products throughout. We have more than 2,847 projects behind us and a 4.9-star Google rating from 180-plus five-star reviews. Before we start you will have a clear quote in hand, and after we finish, a one-year guarantee.

Around South Ascot

The nearest station to the town centre is Ascot station. Places most people will know nearby are The Lexicon (3.6 miles west). Closer in, we work on homes, rented flats and businesses near St Francis Catholic Primary School, Charters School, St Mary's School and Church of All Souls. For open space, Gracious Pond and Virginia Water Lake are close by.