Oxfordshire · England
Fencott Floor Joint Sealing
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for Fencott, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
Floor joint sealing in Fencott
Tiled floors can crack along the grout when there’s no room for movement. We can turn a line of grout into a movement joint by replacing it with flexible sealant in a matching colour. If you are dealing with tiled floors with no room to move and open joints that fill with dirt, we can help, whatever the surface.
Around Fencott, older homes often have timber floors that move through the year, which is why skirting and threshold joints need a flexible sealant, not filler.
Our work is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Place
- Fencott (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Aftercare tips
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. A few tips:
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
- Avoid sloshing water against skirting
- Look at floor joints each spring
Check the joints after the first winter. Small gaps at the ends can be touched up early on.
Cracks along tile grout lines come back unless the movement is dealt with. Adding a movement joint early can stop cracks spreading to the tiles.
Nearby places to Fencott
What else we do in Fencott
Why deal with it now?
Leaving skirting gaps until the next decorating job lets dirt and draughts in. It’s a quick job to seal them now in most rooms. Around Fencott, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Doing several joints on one visit is generally more efficient than separate visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. We will give you a clear quote for the lot.
Why book with us
- Tidy, careful work
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Old sealant always removed completely
- Every job guaranteed for a year
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Surface by surface
Wet room and bathroom floors
Mop water gets into any open joint at the edge of a bathroom floor. A neat silicone joint keeps it out.
Tiled floors
Tiled floors need movement joints at edges and across large areas. Where needed, a line of grout is replaced with flexible sealant in a matching colour.
Honest limits
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Floors that are uneven or need levelling
- Large cracks that need a surveyor
- Cracked or broken concrete slabs
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Fencott
- Concrete floor joints
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds
- Skirting boards
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Tiled floors
Floor joint sealing in Fencott: local notes
Across Oxfordshire, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and they do not all move the same way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Rented homes near Islip station change hands often, and open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School, floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early.
Fencott is about 4 miles south of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Fencott gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Oxford is on our list too, about 7 miles from Fencott.
Our applicators cover all of the OX5 postcode area for floor joint sealing and the streets around it. We also cover Murcott (1 mile south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (1 mile west), Merton (1 mile north), Upper Arncott (2 miles east) and Wendlebury (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (7 miles south-west), Bicester (4 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles south-west), Witney (14 miles west), Thame (11 miles south-east) and Kidlington (5 miles west).
Near you in Fencott
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Crown pub, among other places. The closest station to Fencott is Islip station, about 3.2 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Avenue (3.2 miles north) and Bicester Community Hospital (3.8 miles north). Open spaces near Fencott include Otmoor RSPB reserve and Graven Hill.
What we do, step by step
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 morning or an afternoon for most homes. Somewhere like Fencott needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We start by looking at the floor, the gap and the traffic, then choose the product.
- We take out any old caulk, sealant or grout along the line.
- We clean and vacuum the joint and fit backing where the depth needs setting.
- We apply a flexible sealant, or a floor-joint product on concrete, in a suitable colour.
- The joint is tooled to a neat finish and we tell you when it can take feet and a mop.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Get a quote
We quote each job on its own, so start by telling us what you need. Simply call 0345 464 0079 or email us and describe the job and send pictures if you have them.
Related advice
For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Common questions in Fencott
Do you cover smaller places like Fencott?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Islip station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. 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 we start.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status.
Can you use decorators’ caulk instead?
Only on dry joints that do not move. Caulk cracks as the floor moves. A flexible sealant is the better choice.
How long does the job take?
Typically it takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Bigger jobs take longer, and we will tell you how long to expect.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.
Can sealant along the skirting be painted?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. Joints that will be painted get a paintable product, and silicone elsewhere.
What do you put in the joint?
We choose the sealant for the joint, not the other way round. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference, and we will explain our choice.