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Foots Cray Floor Joint Sealing
Floor joint sealing for Foots Cray and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Floor joint sealing in Foots Cray, done properly
Where skirting is painted, we can use a flexible sealant that takes paint. For bathrooms and kitchens, silicone is usually the better choice, which isn’t made to be painted. We’re often asked to deal with open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards and chipped and open joints in warehouse floors, on commercial floors, concrete floor joints and skirting boards.
Across London, commercial floors have movement joints that break down under heavy foot traffic, while new homes need a neat, sound finish around frames, baths and kitchens before handover.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Foots Cray (DA14, BR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY versus a professional finish
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
What we’re called out for in Foots Cray
A floor laid tight to the walls has no room to move. As it expands, the edges lift or crack, and the sealant or grout breaks.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
- Failed joint filler in concrete floors
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
As a London address, Foots Cray can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
What to look for in a quote
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- What the cure time is
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together, and we are fully insured for the work.
What happens on the day
There’s no need to move everything out before we come, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the job takes a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors for a typical job. Many London jobs are in flats, so we come ready for stairs, narrow hallways and shared entrances. If the building has a concierge, managing agent or access rules, tell us when you book.
- We start by checking the floor, the joint and what traffic it takes.
- Any old caulk, grout or sealant is raked or cut out.
- We vacuum out the joint and add backing where the depth needs setting.
- We apply the sealant in a colour that suits the floor.
- The joint is tooled neatly and the cure time explained.
Getting ready for the visit
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Clear the area around the work
- Mention any parking rules near the property
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To arrange one, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Advice
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Foots Cray
The price is agreed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether the work is at height
- The type of sealant required
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- Any working-time requirements on site
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What we need to know
You don’t need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The address or postcode of the job
For a quote, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You’ll have a clear quote before work begins.
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Keeping the joints in good condition
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Use a well-wrung mop rather than flooding the floor
- Don’t paint over silicone
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Don’t slide heavy items over sealed joints
Silicone sealant isn’t made to take paint. If the joint will be painted, tell us beforehand so we use a paintable sealant.
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.
What the job involves on each 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.
Skirting boards
Skirting-to-floor joints are a regular job for us. We take out any cracked caulk before sealing so the new sealant bonds.
Foots Cray: your questions answered
Can you do floor joint sealing in Foots Cray?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Foots Cray is part of that. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Sidcup station?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Which products do you use?
The product depends on the job: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint before applying anything new.
Can you add a movement joint to 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.
What does floor joint sealing cost?
Every job is different, so each one gets its own quote. To get one, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us what needs doing and where.
Where do you work from?
We’re a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Do you seal warehouse floor joints?
Yes. Old filler is cleaned out and the joint resealed with a floor-joint product. Let us know about the traffic and we will quote.
Joints and finishes in Foots Cray homes
Much of London’s new housing is flats in larger developments, where snagging may go through the developer or managing agent. Across Greater London, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and they don’t all move the same way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Parish Church of All Saints, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear. If you look after a building such as Orchard Primary School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up.
Foots Cray is about 1 mile south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. We carry out floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Foots Cray and nearby, as part of our work across Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for London, roughly 11 miles from Foots Cray.
Work in DA14 and BR5 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover properties on Cray Road, Evry Road and The Avenue and the roads around them. You’ll find Foots Cray on the A223, so it’s easy for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include Ruxley (1 mile east), Albany Park (1 mile north-west), Upper Ruxley (1 mile east), Sidcup (1 mile north-west) and North Cray (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Around Foots Cray
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Foots Cray Meadows, Kemnal Technology College and Walsingham School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sidcup station, about 1.4 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and The Warren.