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Floor Joint Sealing in Hickstead
Floor joint sealing across Hickstead and nearby, with old sealant always removed completely and a one-year guarantee.
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Hickstead
Concrete floors in warehouses and units have joints that take heavy wear. We reseal them with a product chosen for the movement and the traffic. If you are dealing with chipped and open joints in warehouse floors and grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Hickstead, new homes are more likely to be a barn conversion or a handful of houses than a big estate. Every one needs its sealant and floor joints done properly, whatever the size of the site.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Hickstead (RH17, BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. Our advice:
- Vacuum floor joints regularly to stop grit building up
- Mark off resealed joints in warehouses
- Don’t slide heavy items over sealed joints
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
Silicone sealant is not 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. A flexible joint added early helps protect the tiles themselves.
Nearby places to Hickstead
Other services in Hickstead
When it isn’t the sealant
Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits too:
- Damaged concrete that needs breaking out and repairing
- Failed waterproofing under a wet room floor
- Floors that are uneven or need levelling
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Skirting boards
- Thresholds
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Commercial floors
- Tiled floors
How the visit works
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the job takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint for a typical job. In a small place like Hickstead, access is generally the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We look at the gap and the floor type and agree the right sealant.
- We take out any old caulk, sealant or grout along the line.
- The joint is vacuumed clean, with backing fitted wherever depth matters.
- We apply a flexible sealant, or a floor-joint product on concrete, in a suitable colour.
- Finally we tool it smooth and explain when the floor can be used and cleaned.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us what needs doing and where. Photos by email help us understand the job.
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Floor joint sealing around Hickstead
Across West Sussex, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. That’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Twineham CofE Primary School, floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. For buildings such as The Parish Church of St Peter, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
Hickstead is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Hickstead gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Hickstead among them. You can also see our page for Crawley, about 10 miles away.
Every address in RH17 and BN6 is covered for floor joint sealing, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Nearby, we also carry out floor joint sealing in Goddards Green (1 mile east), Sayers Common (1 mile south), Abbotsford (2 miles east), Ansty (2 miles north-east) and Hurstpierpoint (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (9 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hickstead
Typical jobs here are in homes near St Paul's Catholic College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Burgess Hill station, about 3.1 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Dene Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
What the job involves on each surface
Wet room and bathroom floors
Floor joints in bathrooms take water every day. They’re sealed with a flexible, anti-fungal silicone.
Tiled floors
A crack running along a grout line is often a sign of a missing movement joint. That line is converted to a flexible joint if it’s in the right place.
When to call us in Hickstead
Grout is rigid, so a tiled floor with nowhere to move cracks along a grout line. You’ll see a crack running along the grout, showing where a movement joint was needed.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Floor edges that trap water and grime
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Grout cracking in a straight line across a floor
If you let a flat or house near Burgess Hill station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Whether you can choose the colour
- What the cure time is
- What happens if the job turns out different
- The length of the guarantee
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 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 doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
Leave it or put it right?
Open joints along wet floors let water into the subfloor and behind skirting. Dealing with it early keeps the repair to the joint. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Hickstead, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You’ll know the price before we begin.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Hickstead
- We’re fully insured
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- We agree the colour with you first
Take a look at what affects the cost and what customers say.
Common questions in Hickstead
Is Hickstead in your area for floor joint sealing?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Hickstead is part of that. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Is Hickstead within the area you cover?
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.
How long does floor joint sealing take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours, depending on the length of joint. Bigger jobs take longer.
Do you seal kitchen plinths to the floor?
Yes. Floor edges in bathrooms and kitchens get wet at every clean, so a flexible silicone is the right choice.
How much does floor joint sealing cost in Hickstead?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. We agree the price before any work begins.
Is caulk good enough for skirting?
Only on dry joints that don’t move. It splits once the floor shifts, so the gap comes back. A flexible sealant is the better choice.
Where are you based?
We are based in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.