Kent · England
Hollow Street Floor Joint Sealing
Floor joint sealing across Hollow Street and nearby, with old sealant always removed completely.
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
- Gaps opening between the floor and skirting
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
Surface by surface
Concrete floor joints
Concrete floors have sawn or formed joints to control cracking. They’re resealed with a product chosen for what runs over them.
Tiled floors
Perimeter joints in tiled floors should be sealant, not grout. We rake out any grout there and reseal.
How we handle floor joint sealing in Hollow Street
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Caulk tends to crack there, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. Common call-outs are for grout cracking in a straight line across a floor and dirt and water collecting in open floor joints, on skirting boards, wet room & bathroom floors and concrete floor joints.
Around Hollow Street, older homes often have timber floors that move through the year, so skirting and threshold joints need a flexible sealant rather than a rigid filler.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
- Place
- Hollow Street (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Hollow Street
You’ll get a clear quote before any work starts. It takes into account:
- The product the joint needs
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Whether the work is at height
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You will know the price before we begin.
What to tell us for a quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- The rough size of the job
- The address or postcode of the job
- If someone has resealed it before
To get a quote, call 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You will have a clear quote before work begins.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Hollow Street
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can go on one quote.
Floor joint sealing in Hollow Street: local notes
Across Kent, 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.
Schools such as Chislet Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up. Rented homes near Sturry station change hands often, and a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
Hollow Street is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT3 postcode area, we can carry out floor joint sealing at your property. Hollow Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for floor joint sealing. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 41 miles from Hollow Street.
Postcode districts we cover here for floor joint sealing: CT3. We also cover Chislet (1 mile north-east), Chitty (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-west), Boyden Gate (1 mile north) and Hoath (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Landmarks near Hollow Street
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Grove Ferry Picnic Area and Spires Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sturry station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What happens on the day
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the work takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes in most cases. Somewhere as small as Hollow Street, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- 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.
- We tool it neatly and tell you when it can be walked on and cleaned.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Ask for a quote
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or send an email if you’d rather. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we’ll talk you through the work.
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When to call us in Hollow Street
A floor laid tight to the walls has no room to move. It pushes against the walls and skirting as it expands, and the sealant or grout breaks.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
Community buildings like Church of St Mary the Virgin are part of the picture too: joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
What to look for in a quote
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What preparation is included
- How long to leave it before use
- The length of the guarantee
What else we do in Hollow Street
Why it’s worth doing now in Hollow Street
Regrouting a cracked line in a tiled floor rarely fixes it. The movement is still there, so the grout fails again. A flexible movement joint is the fix. Older cottages and farmhouses around Hollow Street can have timber floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, how we reach it and what it needs. Ask us for a quote and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Hollow Street
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- A choice of colours where the product allows
- We agree the colour with you first
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Read what affects the cost and what customers say.
Hollow Street: your questions answered
Will you come out to Hollow Street?
Yes. Hollow Street is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is Hollow Street in your area for floor joint sealing?
Yes, Hollow Street is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear quote.
Can I do it myself?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme.
Can you use decorators’ caulk instead?
Not where the floor moves or gets wet. It splits once the floor shifts. A flexible sealant is the better choice.
What should I tell you?
Let us know what needs doing and where. If we need more, we will ask.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Many landlords are glad to have it sorted.
My floor grout keeps cracking in a line. Can you help?
Often, yes. Straight cracks in grout often show where a movement joint was needed. We replace that grout with a flexible joint.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Check skirting joints after the heating season
- Sweep along the edges of the floor
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
Don’t paint over silicone. If the joint will be painted, tell us beforehand so we use a paintable sealant.
In wet areas, an open floor joint lets water reach the subfloor. A sound seal stops that happening.