South East England and London
Floor Joint Sealing in Brighton and Hove
Wherever you are in Brighton and Hove, our applicators can help with floor joint sealing. Clear quotes up front, and a one-year guarantee.
Floor joint sealing across Brighton and Hove
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or call or email us for a quick quote.
Biggest towns in Brighton and Hove
Also in Brighton and Hove
- Fire-rated sealant
- Glazing & conservatory sealant
- Remedial sealant & repairs
- Gutter, fascia & soffit sealing
- Sand mastic for sash & case windows
- Regrouting
- Bathroom & kitchen resealing
- New-build mastic & snagging
- Commercial & hotel sealant
- External & façade joints
- Window & door mastic
Postcode areas we cover
About floor joint sealing in Brighton and Hove
Large tiled floors, and those over underfloor heating, often need movement joints. We can turn a line of grout into a movement joint by replacing it with flexible sealant in a matching colour. Common call-outs are for worn sealant at door thresholds and concrete floor joints that have broken down, on wet room & bathroom floors, thresholds and tiled floors.
We keep the work tidy and contained to the joints we are treating, so you can carry on as normal. The job usually takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint, and we explain the cure time before we leave.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- Edges are cleaned and dried.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Pricing in Brighton and Hove
What it costs depends on how much there is to do, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. We give a clear quote before work begins.
Why customers in Brighton and Hove choose us
- Tidy, careful work
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- Sealant colour chosen to suit
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
Get a quote
Every job is quoted individually, so the first step is telling us about yours. Simply phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and describe the job, and pictures are welcome.
Local landmarks in Brighton
Typical jobs here are in homes near Fairlight Primary School, St Martin's Church and Park Crescent pub. Also close by are Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (0.9 miles west), Academy of Creative Training (0.9 miles south) and William Clarke Park (within half a mile east). Brighton has its own railway station: London Road (Brighton) station. A little further out are Brighton General Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Old Police Cells Museum (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
Where we work in Brighton and Hove
Across Brighton and Hove, from Brighton, Hove and Carlton Hill outwards, new homes go up alongside older streets. New homes need their sealant and floor joints finished properly, and older ones need them renewing.
Most of the South East has hard water, so limescale builds up on sealant, grout and fittings. For any job in Brighton and Hove, joints are cleaned back properly before anything new goes in. Parts of Brighton and Hove are on or near the coast, where wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are hard on outside sealant. Walls facing the sea are generally the first to need attention.
Brighton: For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Fairlight Primary School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. For landlords with property near London Road (Brighton) station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Common problems we fix in Brighton and Hove
Wheels crossing an unfilled concrete joint chip its edges. Pallet trucks and trolleys knock the edges away and the joint gets wider.
People generally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Worn sealant at door thresholds
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
Landlords, agents and businesses in Brighton and Hove
From a single let to a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a one-year guarantee.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s quick to put right between tenancies. Several properties can be quoted together.
Leave it or put it right?
Regrouting a cracked line in a tiled floor rarely fixes it. The movement is still there, so the grout fails again. Replacing that line with flexible sealant gives it somewhere to go.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether they’re fully insured
- The length of the guarantee
How the job changes by surface
Concrete floor joints
Sawn joints in concrete floors control where it cracks. They’re resealed with a product chosen for what runs over them.
Thresholds
Two different floors meeting at a threshold move differently. We bridge them with a flexible bead.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Cone off fresh joints until they’re ready
- Avoid sloshing water against skirting
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
Have a look at the joints once the heating season is over. If anything has opened, it’s easy to reseal.
A gap under the skirting collects dust and lets draughts through. Sealing it early keeps the room cleaner.
Brighton and Hove: your questions answered
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No, it won’t last. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new bead soon lifts. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Do I need to be at home?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we have agreed the job, you do not need to watch us work.
What should I tell you?
A short description and the location, with pictures by email if possible. We’ll ask anything else we need to know.
How long does the job take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours, depending on the length of joint. Bigger jobs take longer, and we’ll say how long yours will take.
Do you seal warehouse floor joints?
Yes, including warehouses, units, shops and offices. Work can be planned around your hours.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
Timber floors and skirting shrink and swell through the year. A flexible sealant closes the gap without cracking like caulk.