Kent · England
Old Wives Lees Floor Joint Sealing
Our applicators work in Old Wives Lees on sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Threshold joints that have opened or worn
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
How to look after the new joints
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. A few tips:
- Don’t slide heavy items over sealed joints
- Get cracks along tile grout lines looked at early
- Vacuum floor joints regularly to stop grit building up
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
Avoid flooding the floor when you clean. Less water at the edges helps the joints last.
In wet areas, an open floor joint lets water reach the subfloor. A sound seal stops that happening.
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Old Wives Lees
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Caulk tends to crack there, so we use a flexible sealant that moves with the floor. If you have skirting caulk that keeps splitting and perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout, we can help, on commercial floors, thresholds and tiled floors alike.
Somewhere as small as Old Wives Lees, new homes tend to be conversions, self-builds or a few houses rather than an estate. Each still needs its sealant and floor joints finished properly.
Each job carries a 12-month guarantee, large or small.
- Where
- Old Wives Lees (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Old Wives Lees
When a tiled floor has no movement joints, the grout takes the strain. Cracks often run straight along a line of joints, where a flexible joint should have been.
The most common problems we see are:
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Open joints that fill with dirt
For buildings such as Church of St Mary, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
What your quote should include
- How long to leave it before use
- What insurance they hold
- Is VAT in the price?
- What preparation is included
How we quote for floor joint sealing
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Access and height
- Working hours on commercial sites
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Which sealant suits the joint
Leaving a failed joint normally makes the job bigger, not smaller. If you’re unsure, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a quote.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- How we’d reach the joints
Call for a quick quote, or send an email if you’d rather. Describe what needs sealing and we will talk you through the work.
Why deal with it now?
An open concrete floor joint gets wider every time something heavy crosses it. Resealing it early protects the edges. In a small place like Old Wives Lees, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs. Ask us for a quote and we will go through it with you.
Why us?
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- We’re fully insured
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
Read our cost guide or customer reviews.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Old Wives Lees
Do you cover smaller places like Old Wives Lees?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
I let a flat near Chilham station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Do you seal kitchen plinths to the floor?
Yes. We cut out any old sealant or caulk and reseal with flexible silicone, colour-matched where it shows.
Can you match the sealant colour?
We’ll suggest a colour to suit the surroundings, from white and clear to greys and other shades. The choice depends on the product the joint needs.
What should I tell you?
Just the basics: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. Then call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes, we can. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
Does someone need to be in?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
My floor grout keeps cracking in a line. Can you help?
Often, yes. A crack along a grout line often means the floor needs room to move. We replace that grout with a flexible joint.
New homes and floors in Old Wives Lees
Across Kent, 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.
If you let a flat or house near Chilham station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty.
Old Wives Lees is about 5 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Old Wives Lees is covered for floor joint sealing, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. Chelmsford is on our list too, around 39 miles away.
All of CT4 is within our area for floor joint sealing. We cover properties on Cherry Orchard, Cobbs Hill and Green Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Old Wives Lees include Chilham (1 mile south), Mountain Street (1 mile south), Oversland (2 miles north), Neames Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Shottenden (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (9 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (7 miles north) and Faversham (5 miles north-west).
What’s near Old Wives Lees
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Broadham Down and The Star Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Old Wives Lees is Chilham station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Chilham Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What the job involves on each surface
Commercial floors
Floor joint work in businesses can be planned around your hours. Out-of-hours working can be arranged where it’s needed.
Wet room and bathroom floors
Bathroom floor edges get wet at every clean. A neat silicone joint keeps it out.
Also near Old Wives Lees
Other services in Old Wives Lees
DIY sealant or a professional job?
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
What we do, step by step
When we get to you, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. Most jobs then take a morning or an afternoon for most homes. For a village or hamlet like Old Wives Lees, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- First, the floor type, the gap and the traffic are checked.
- Any old caulk, grout or sealant is raked or cut out.
- We vacuum out the joint and add backing where the depth needs setting.
- The chosen sealant goes in, coloured to suit the floor.
- The joint is tooled neatly and the cure time explained.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Clear the area around the work
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Ask for a quote
For a quote, phone 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 we start.