Colour-matched resealing

When colour matching helps

• Dark or patterned tiles, where a white bead stands out
• Grey or coloured grout, where the sealant should match the grout lines
• Stone, wood-effect and coloured kitchen worktops
• Grey, black and coloured uPVC or aluminium window and door frames
• Natural stone around fireplaces and on outside walls

How we match the colour

Sealant comes in a wide range of colours. We look at the tiles, grout, worktop or frame in daylight, choose the closest match from the ranges we use and, where it helps, show you before we start. On some surfaces clear sealant is the best match, though it shows dirt underneath more, so the joint has to be perfectly clean first. Our guide to coloured sealant and colour matching explains the options.

Real colour-matched jobs

At a kitchen in Harper Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, we replaced 30-year-old shrunken sealant along the worktop with a colour-matched sanitary silicone, using a food-safe product beside the sink, and finished the same day.

Same preparation, any colour

Whatever the colour, the old sealant comes out completely, the joint is cleaned and dried, and the new bead is tooled neatly. Colour is a finish; preparation is what makes it last. See silicone removal.

What it costs

Our mastic calculator gives a guide price straight away. The exact price depends on how much old sealant has to come out, mould, how many joints there are and whether anything else needs doing on the same visit. Call or email with a few details (photos help) and we’ll give you a clear quote before any work starts.