Kent · England
Folkestone Floor Joint Sealing
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints in Folkestone, with a 12-month guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
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.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We cut it out and start again, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
How we handle floor joint sealing in Folkestone
Where skirting is painted, we can use a flexible sealant that takes paint. In wet areas we’d normally use silicone, which isn’t made to be painted. Typical jobs include caulk that has cracked where the floor moves and threshold joints that have opened or worn, across commercial floors, thresholds and skirting boards.
In a town like Folkestone, older houses sit alongside newer estates, with new homes still going up on the edge of many towns. In a newer home, sealant and floor joints are usually among the first things to need attention.
You get a 12-month guarantee, the same in Folkestone as everywhere else we work.
- Where
- Folkestone (CT20, CT19, CT21)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What we can’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different trade:
- Floors that are uneven or need levelling
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
- Large cracks that need a surveyor
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
What we seal
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Commercial floors
- Skirting boards
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Thresholds
What happens on the day
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point us to the joints and we will get on with it. The job generally takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint from start to finish. In Folkestone, parking is rarely complicated, though it helps to know about driveways or restrictions, and mention if the work is upstairs, in a flat or high on the outside.
- We look at the gap and the floor type and agree the right sealant.
- Old caulk, grout or sealant is removed from the joint.
- The joint is cleaned, vacuumed and backed where depth needs controlling.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Tell us about any water getting in
Getting a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location and its rough size. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand, and we’ll take it from there.
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Floor joint sealing in Folkestone: local notes
Across Kent, 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. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
If you look after a building such as Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. Community buildings like United Reformed Church are part of the picture too: floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
Folkestone is in Kent. If you need floor joint sealing in Folkestone, please call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for a quick quote. We’re based in Crawley and cover Kent, Folkestone included. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (54 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for floor joint sealing: CT20, CT19 and CT21. If you need floor joint sealing at a property on Christ Church Road, Middelburg Square and Station Road or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. With the A259 and A260 close by, Folkestone is simple for us to get to. Other places close to Folkestone include Cheriton (1 mile west), Sandgate (1 mile south-west), Hawkinge (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles north-west) and Seabrook (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (7 miles north-east), Deal (13 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Folkestone has every kind of property, from flats to offices.
Local landmarks in Folkestone
In Folkestone, that means homes and buildings near The Park Inn Hotel, Lower Leas Coastal Park and The Harvey Grammar School, among other places. Folkestone has its own railway station: Folkestone Central station. Nearby you’ll also find Folkestone Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Folkestone Castle (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Sugar Loaf Hill.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Folkestone
I let a flat near Folkestone Central station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
Do you cover Folkestone for floor joint sealing?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Folkestone is part of that. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and let us know what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear price.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. Fresh sealant doesn’t stick to old sealant, and it traps any mould or water underneath. We remove it all first.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Will I be able to paint over the new joint?
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?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference, and we will explain our choice.
Where do you work from?
We are based in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
How long does the job take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Larger jobs naturally take longer, and we will say how long yours will take.
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Folkestone
Caulk is the usual filler for skirting. It cracks where there’s movement or water.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Open joints that fill with dirt
- Grout cracking in a straight line across a floor
If you let a flat or house near Folkestone Central station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- How hidden problems are handled
- Whether VAT is included
What the job involves on each surface
Thresholds
A threshold is where floors and frames meet. We seal them with a flexible sealant that suits both sides.
Wet room and bathroom floors
Wet room floors rely on sound joints at the walls. We reseal it with a flexible silicone suited to wet areas and we’ll say if the problem looks like more than the joint.
Aftercare tips
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Keep floor cleaning water to a minimum at the edges
- Don’t paint over silicone
- Cone off fresh joints until they’re ready
- Get cracks along tile grout lines looked at early
Mop with a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor. Less water at the edges helps the joints last.
Water getting into floor joints in bathrooms and kitchens can damage what’s underneath. Resealing early keeps it out.
Why deal with it now?
An open concrete floor joint gets wider every time something heavy crosses it. A sealed joint supports the edges. Around Folkestone, failed sealant lets water into hidden places, like the floor under a bath, the back of a panel or the inside of a wall. Whatever the joint, failed sealant only gets worse.
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You will know the price before we begin.
Why us?
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- Old sealant always removed completely
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