Medway · England
Floor & skirting joints in Chatham, Medway
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints in Chatham, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
Joints and finishes in Chatham homes
Across Medway, 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.
Schools such as Wayfield Primary School are buildings too, and floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. Letting a property close to Chatham station? Then gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Chatham is about 29 miles east of London, in Medway. Chatham gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Chatham is one of 68 places in Medway we cover for floor joint sealing. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 26 miles from Chatham.
Our applicators cover all of the ME5, ME4, ME7 and ME1 postcode area for floor joint sealing. Local streets include Luton High Street, Market Place and High Street, all of which we cover. With the A2 and A229 close by, Chatham is easy for our applicators to reach. Nearby, we also carry out floor joint sealing in Luton (1 mile north), Hale (1 mile north-east), Darland (1 mile east), Capstone (1 mile east) and Walderslade (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (3 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles east), Strood (3 miles north-west), Park Wood (3 miles east), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Chatham has every kind of property, from flats to offices.
What’s near Chatham
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Huntsman pub, Walderslade Girls' School and Darland Banks and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chatham station, about 1.7 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Six Poor Travellers House (2.5 miles north-west) and Rochester Castle (2.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Chatham include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Floor joint sealing in Chatham, done properly
Tiled floors can crack along the grout when there’s no room for movement. Where one is needed, we rake out the grout along the right line and replace it with flexible sealant coloured to suit the grout. We work on thresholds, wet room & bathroom floors and commercial floors, and people most often call us about skirting that has pulled away from the floor and cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint.
Chatham is big enough to have new developments going up alongside its older streets. New homes need their plot mastic and sealant finished well, and owners often find snags in the first year or two, as a new house dries out and settles.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
Surface by surface
Tiled floors
A crack running along a grout line is often a sign of a missing movement joint. We rake out that line and seal it where it suits the floor.
Skirting boards
On painted skirting, we can use a flexible sealant that takes paint. In wet rooms and kitchens, silicone is normally better.
Common problems we fix in Chatham
Concrete floor joints break down when traffic runs over open or failed joints. Hard wheels damage the joint edges until the joint widens.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
For buildings such as Christ the King, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
What your quote should include
- How long the guarantee is
- What the cure time is
- What preparation is included
- Which colour the sealant will be
How it works
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes, and the area is left clean. Commercial jobs in Chatham can be planned out of hours where a building can’t close, and homes are booked within our usual hours, Monday to Saturday.
- We start by looking at the floor, the gap and the traffic, then choose the product.
- Old caulk, grout or sealant is removed from the joint.
- The joint is cleaned, vacuumed and backed where depth needs controlling.
- The sealant goes in, chosen for the floor and coloured to suit it.
- The joint is tooled to a neat finish and we tell you when it can take feet and a mop.
How to prepare
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Let us know about parking restrictions
Get a quote
If you are in Chatham and need floor joint sealing, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you’ll get a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
DIY versus a professional finish
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We cut it out and start again, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Common questions in Chatham
Is there a guarantee on floor joint sealing in Chatham?
Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee, wherever it is. We are also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Can you do floor joint sealing in Chatham?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Chatham is part of that. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear quote.
What do you put in the joint?
We choose the sealant for the joint, not the other way round. Movement, water and weather all affect the choice, and we’ll explain our choice.
Can tenants book the work?
Yes, but check with your landlord or agent first. Landlords are often happy for the work to be arranged.
Can you seal where the floor meets the bath panel?
Yes. Floor edges in bathrooms and kitchens get wet at every clean, so a flexible silicone is the right choice.
Can grout be replaced with sealant on a tiled floor?
Normally, yes. A crack along a grout line often means the floor needs room to move. We replace that grout with a flexible joint.
Do you use a paintable sealant?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. Joints that will be painted get a paintable product, and silicone elsewhere.
Is it messy?
No. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
Other services in Chatham
Why act early in Chatham
Leaving skirting gaps until the next decorating job lets dirt and draughts in. Sealing them now is a short job. For businesses in Chatham, a room closed because of a leak or mould costs more than the sealant, so failing joints are best replaced on a planned basis.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part.
Why Chatham customers choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Tidy, careful work
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
See what affects the cost and what customers say.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Floors that are uneven or need levelling
- Structural movement or subsidence
- Damaged concrete that needs breaking out and repairing
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Tiled floors
- Skirting boards
- Thresholds
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Commercial floors
Landlords, agents and businesses in Chatham
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will give you a quote.
Letting agents and landlords in Chatham can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.