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Floor & skirting joints in Kensington, Greater London
Specialist floor joint sealing for Kensington: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
- Open joints that fill with dirt
Why act early in Kensington
Caulk is quick and cheap, but it cracks where the joint moves or gets wet, but the movement soon cracks it. A flexible sealant moves with the floor. In a flat in Kensington, failed sealant seldom stays inside your own four walls: water from a shower or window joint can reach the flat below, and gaps in fire-stopping matter to everyone in the building.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- We agree the colour with you first
- A choice of colours where the product allows
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Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Kensington
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Decorators’ caulk generally cracks where there’s movement, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We work on skirting boards, wet room & bathroom floors and tiled floors, and common reasons people get in touch are skirting caulk that keeps splitting and open joints that fill with dirt.
From brand-new flats to converted terraces with new flooring, London has every kind of floor. Every joint between floor, skirting and threshold has to cope with some movement.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee.
- Place
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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What floor joint sealing looks like in Kensington
Across Greater London, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and each moves in its own way. The joint at the skirting or threshold has to allow for that. Many of London’s new homes are flats in bigger developments, where snagging may go through the developer or managing agent.
Kensington is in London, so parking needs planning: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book. For buildings such as Church of St Barnabas, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear. If you let a flat or house near Kensington Olympia station, a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant.
Kensington is about 5 miles west of London, in Greater London. Kensington gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Kensington is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we work.
We work across W11, W8, W14 and SW7 for floor joint sealing. Streets in the area include Kensington High Street, Edwardes Square and Somerset Square, and we cover them all. Kensington sits on or near the A402 and B316. If you’re just outside Kensington, we cover Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Greater London, Kensington has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Around Kensington
We work in homes and buildings around Holland Park, Scarsdale Tavern and Holland Park School and the streets around them. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east) and Abdus Salam Library (1 mile east). There’s a railway station in Kensington itself: Kensington Olympia station. A little further out are Kensington Arcade (within half a mile east) and London Museum (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s WWT London Wetland Centre and The Long Water.
What we can’t put right
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not solve:
- Concrete repairs beyond the joint
- Bouncy or failing floorboards
- Structural movement or subsidence
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Concrete floor joints
- Skirting boards
- Thresholds
How it works
We keep the work tidy and contained to the area we’re working on, so you can get on with your day. Expect the work to take a morning or an afternoon for most homes. 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 clear the edges of the floor so the joints are easy to reach.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- Edges are cleaned and dried.
- We apply a flexible sealant suited to the floor and tooled.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
How to prepare
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we’ll explain how we’d tackle it. When it suits you, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
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How we quote for floor joint sealing
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- The number of rooms or windows
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- The product the joint needs
- Working hours on commercial sites
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, plus any working-time requirements on site. Call for a quick quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- The type of property
- Where the property is
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Whether it has been sealed before
If you’re in Kensington and need floor joint sealing, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you’ll get a clear quote before any work starts.
Kensington questions
Is parking a problem for a job in Kensington?
Parking in Kensington, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly, so mention what’s available when you book.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Kensington Olympia station?
Yes. We work for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we will send you a clear quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, because it fails. The old sealant always comes out first.
Do you cover Kensington?
Yes, we do. Kensington is part of the area we cover, and the service is the same as everywhere else.
Can sealant along the skirting be painted?
For painted skirting, we use a flexible product that can be painted. Silicone won’t take paint, so we use it where the joint stays unpainted.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
Floors and walls move a little with the seasons, and new floors settle. We close it with a flexible sealant that moves with the floor.
Is caulk good enough for skirting?
Not where the floor moves or gets wet. Caulk cracks as the floor moves. A flexible sealant lasts longer there.
Different surfaces, different methods
Tiled floors
Large or heated tiled floors need room to move. Where needed, a line of grout is replaced with flexible sealant coloured to suit.
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.
How to look after the new joints
A little care helps the new joints last. We recommend:
- Keep dirt out of the joints
- Cone off fresh joints until they’re ready
- Ask before painting over a sealed joint
- Avoid caulk in bathrooms and kitchens
In commercial units, keep pallet trucks and heavy wheels off new joints until they’ve cured. Cone off the area if needed until it’s ready.
A tiled floor that cracks along a line will keep cracking until it can move. Adding a movement joint early can stop cracks spreading to the tiles.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Kensington
We also work for property managers and facilities teams in Kensington and across Greater London. Several sites can be quoted together.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.