Kent · England
Floor & skirting joints in Ashford, Kent
Floor joints in Ashford need attention? We cut out the old, prepare the joints and apply the right sealant, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Floor joint sealing around Ashford
Across Kent, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
Managing a site like Chilmington Green Primary School? Then floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early. Letting a property close to Ashford International station? Then a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant. For buildings such as Christ Church, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Ashford is in Kent. If you need floor joint sealing in Ashford, it’s easy to get a quote: please ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email. We cover Kent from our Crawley base. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Ashford among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 44 miles away.
Jobs for floor joint sealing in TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road or a nearby road, we can help. Ashford is on the A20 and A28, so it’s easy for us to get to. Other places close to Ashford include Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). Ashford is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent.
Around Ashford
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Locomotive pub, Ashford Green Corridors and Ashford School, among other places. Ashford has its own railway station: Ashford International station. A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Ashford includes Hatch Park.
Floor joint sealing in Ashford, done properly
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Caulk tends to crack there, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We work on commercial floors, thresholds and skirting boards, and people most often call us about grout cracking in a straight line across a floor and grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant.
Around a large town like Ashford, business units and warehouses have concrete floors with sawn joints that break down under traffic. At home, it’s the same idea on a smaller scale: skirtings, thresholds and shower seals.
Each job carries a 12-month guarantee.
Surface by surface
Wet room and bathroom floors
Mop water gets into any open joint at the edge of a bathroom floor. A flexible seal stops water running into the gap.
Skirting boards
Skirting pulls away from the floor as floors shrink and settle. A flexible sealant closes the gap without cracking painted or coloured to match.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Ashford
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Common questions in Ashford
I let a flat near Ashford International station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Can you do floor joint sealing in Ashford?
Yes, Ashford is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. New silicone will not bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. We remove it all first.
What causes gaps between the floor and skirting?
Generally it’s movement: timber drying in winter, floors settling, or caulk that can’t stretch. A flexible sealant stays closed as the floor moves.
Is caulk good enough for skirting?
Caulk cannot cope with movement or water. Skirting joints move with the floor, so we use a flexible sealant that stretches.
What does floor joint sealing cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a short description of the job.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
How to look after the new joints
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Use a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Keep dirt out of the joints
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
Mop with a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor. Keeping the edges drier helps the sealant last longer.
Concrete joints damaged by traffic get worse quickly. Early resealing helps keep the joint intact and the surface smoother.
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Ashford
There’s no set price list, because no two jobs are the same. The quote depends on:
- How easy the joints are to reach
- The size of the job
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How many areas need sealing
Leaving a failed joint usually makes the job bigger, not smaller, because water and mould keep working on it. If you are not sure whether it needs doing, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will give you an honest view and a quote.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Whether it has been sealed before
- The address or postcode of the job
- What’s wrong with the joints now
We don’t publish a price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
How the visit works
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. Most jobs then take a few hours, depending on the length of joint. In Ashford, we work in everything from flats and family homes to offices and hotels. Whichever it is, tell us how to get in, where to park and where the work is.
- We look at the gap and the floor type and agree the right sealant.
- Whatever is in the joint now, whether caulk, grout or sealant, comes out.
- We clean and vacuum the joint and fit backing where the depth needs setting.
- The sealant goes in, chosen for the floor and coloured to suit it.
- We tool the joint neatly and tell you when it can be walked on and cleaned.
Preparing for the visit
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Tell us about any water getting in
How to get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. When it suits you, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Advice
DIY versus a professional finish
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Why deal with it now?
Open joints along wet floors let water into the subfloor and behind skirting. Sealing them now keeps the problem at the surface. For landlords in Ashford, failed sealant soon turns into tenant complaints about mould, damp or draughts. Sorting it between tenancies is easier than dealing with it mid-let.
Doing several joints on one visit usually makes better use of the time than several visits. You’ll get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- More than 20 years in sealant work
Take a look at our cost guide or customer reviews.