Isle of Wight · England
Skinner's Hill Floor Joint Sealing
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for Skinner's Hill, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Skinner's Hill
Large tiled floors, and those over underfloor heating, often need movement joints. Where one is needed, we rake out the grout along the right line and replace it with flexible sealant coloured to suit the grout. We work on commercial floors, tiled floors and concrete floor joints, and common reasons people get in touch are dirt and water collecting in open floor joints and threshold joints that have opened or worn.
For a small place like Skinner's Hill, the journey and access are planned in advance, and once on site, the job is the same as anywhere.
Our work is backed for twelve months, in Skinner's Hill and everywhere else we cover.
- Where
- Skinner's Hill (PO36)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Skinner's Hill
Do you cover smaller places like Skinner's Hill?
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.
Do you work for landlords with property near Sandown station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Can you reseal concrete floor joints in an industrial unit?
Yes. We reseal concrete floor joints in commercial and industrial units. We’ll talk through the traffic and choose a sealant suited to it.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
Floors and walls move a little with the seasons, and new floors settle. A flexible sealant closes the gap without cracking like caulk.
How long before the joint can take traffic?
You will get the times before we go. It depends on the sealant, and light foot traffic is normally fine before wet cleaning or wheels.
Will I be able to paint over the new joint?
Where you plan to paint, we do. Silicone does not take paint.
What do you put in the joint?
The product depends on the job: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. Brands we use include Arbo and Everbuild.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Floor joint sealing around Skinner's Hill
Across the Isle of Wight, 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.
Rented homes near Sandown station change hands often, and a tidy floor and skirting joint helps a rental look ready for the next tenant. For buildings such as All Saints' Church, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
Skinner's Hill is about 5 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Skinner's Hill can book us for floor joint sealing, old or new, large or small. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Skinner's Hill is one of them. Our Portsmouth page covers work nearby, about 11 miles away.
Our applicators cover all of the PO36 postcode area for floor joint sealing. We cover properties on Skinner's Hill and Hill Top and the roads around them. If you are just outside Skinner's Hill, we cover Queen's Bower (1 mile south-east), Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-east), Alverstone (1 mile east), Lake (2 miles south-east) and Sandown (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south), East Cowes (7 miles north-west) and Oakfield (4 miles north-east). If you are somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed.
Around Skinner's Hill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Sandown Bay Academy and The Pointer Inn. Skinner's Hill’s nearest station is Sandown station, roughly 1.7 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2 miles south-east) and Sandown Castle (2.3 miles east). Open spaces near Skinner's Hill include Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.
When it is not the sealant
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Structural movement or subsidence
- Damaged concrete that needs breaking out and repairing
- A tiled floor that needs relaying
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Thresholds
- Skirting boards
- Concrete floor joints
- Tiled floors
- Commercial floors
Can I do it myself?
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
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.
Why it’s worth doing now in Skinner's Hill
The right product depends on the floor and the traffic: skirting and tiled floors need flexibility, wet areas need water resistance and concrete needs a product suited to wheels. Getting that choice wrong is a common reason joints fail. Older cottages and farmhouses around Skinner's Hill can have timber floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you are unsure, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Why Skinner's Hill customers choose us
- We agree the colour with you first
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- Fully insured
- 20+ years of sealant experience
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What happens on the day
Every visit runs the same way: we check the joints, protect the area around them, carry out the job and clear up. Most jobs take a few hours for most rooms, longer for large commercial floors. Somewhere as small as Skinner's Hill, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- 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.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Getting a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll explain how we’d tackle it. Whenever you are ready, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Different surfaces, different methods
Concrete floor joints
Old filler, dust and debris are cleaned out of the joint. Backing goes in where the depth needs controlling.
Skirting boards
Skirting pulls away from the floor as floors shrink and settle. A flexible sealant closes the gap without cracking painted or coloured to match.
When to call us in Skinner's Hill
Decorators’ caulk is often used along skirting because it’s cheap and paintable. It cracks where there’s movement or water, which is why so many skirting joints look broken.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
- Caulk that has cracked where the floor moves
- Tiled floors with no room to move
Schools such as Newchurch Primary School are buildings too, and floor joints in corridors, halls and entrances take heavy wear and need resealing before the edges break up.
Comparing quotes
- How long the guarantee is
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- What insurance they hold
Quotes for floor joint sealing in Skinner's Hill
You’ll get a clear quote before work begins. It takes into account:
- When we can work, for business premises
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Which sealant suits the joint
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- The type of property
- Roughly how big the job is
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that’s easier. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we will talk you through the work before giving you a price.