Kent · England
Floor Joint Sealing in Tovil
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for homes and businesses in Tovil and across Kent. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Failed seals where bathroom floors meet baths and panels
How it works
There’s no need to move everything out before we come, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the job takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes in most cases. In a smaller place like Tovil, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. For outside work, side access and the height of the joints help us plan.
- 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.
- A flexible sealant suited to the floor is applied and tooled.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Ask for a quote
If you are in Tovil and need floor joint sealing, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you’ll get a clear quote before any work starts.
Related advice
About our floor joint sealing in Tovil
The gap under a skirting board often opens as floors and walls move with the seasons. Decorators’ caulk usually cracks where there’s movement, so we close it with a flexible sealant instead. We are often asked to deal with open joints that fill with dirt and grout cracking in a straight line across a floor, across tiled floors, thresholds and skirting boards.
If you’ve bought a new home in or near Tovil, the first year or two is a good time to check the sealant. Common snags include open skirting joints, lifting shower seals and gaps around frames.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something isn’t right with it in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
- Location
- Tovil (ME16, ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What floor joint sealing looks like in Tovil
Floors around Kent run from suspended timber in older homes to concrete in newer houses and units, and each moves in its own way. That’s why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
Schools such as Archbishop Courtenay Primary School are buildings too, and floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as St Michael and All Angels Church, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Tovil is about 1 mile west of Maidstone, in Kent. For floor joint sealing in and around Tovil, it’s easy to get a quote: please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us. We’re based in Crawley and cover Kent, Tovil included. 922 places in Kent are on our list. You can also see our page for London, about 31 miles away.
Our applicators cover all of the ME16 and ME15 postcode area for floor joint sealing. You will find streets such as Tovil Road, Wharf Road and Bower Lane, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include Maidstone (1 mile east), Foley Park (2 miles north-east), Penenden Heath (2 miles north-east), Shepway (2 miles south-east) and Ringlestone (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Around Tovil
We work in homes and buildings around River Len LNR, St Augustine Academy and Oakwood Park Grammar School. The closest station to Tovil is Maidstone West station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Allington Castle (2 miles north). Not far away are Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Tovil
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
A neglected joint can let water reach the structure, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
How we quote for floor joint sealing
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The amount of work
- Access and height
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- When we can work, for business premises
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The address or postcode of the job
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The type of property
Need a quote? Please call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before work begins.
Why deal with it now?
Filling a skirting gap with caulk looks fine at first, but the movement soon cracks it. A flexible sealant stretches instead, so the joint stays closed. Around Tovil, water from a failed joint in an older home can soak into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
Doing several joints on one visit is normally more efficient than separate visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. You’ll get one clear quote for the whole job.
Why us?
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- Trusted Arbo and Everbuild sealants
- White, clear, grey or coloured to suit, where the product allows
- Over 20 years’ experience
Read how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
- Keep caulk for dry, still joints only
- Walk round the room once a year and look at the edges
- Get cracks along tile grout lines looked at early
Lift furniture rather than sliding it over sealed joints. Sharp edges can cut the sealant.
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.
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What the job involves on each surface
Tiled floors
Tiled floors need movement joints at edges and across large areas. We replace grout with flexible sealant along the right lines.
Commercial floors
Floor joint work in businesses can be planned around your hours. We can arrange out-of-hours work.
Your questions about floor joint sealing in Tovil
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Maidstone West station?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear quote.
Is Tovil within the area you cover?
Yes. Tovil 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.
Can you add a movement joint to a tiled floor?
Normally, yes. A crack along a grout line often means the floor needs room to move. We rake out that line and seal it with flexible sealant.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on where the joints are. Inside work needs someone to give us access, and for outside work we’ll agree access with you when we book.
Can sealant along the skirting be painted?
If you tell us beforehand, yes. Joints that will be painted get a paintable product.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
Mr Mastic is based in Crawley. We cover Tovil and the rest of Kent.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We’ll explain which colours are available and agree one before any work starts.
Do the sealants smell?
There can be a smell while the sealant cures. Opening a window helps.
Common problems we fix in Tovil
An open floor joint fills with dirt and water. In wet areas, water runs into the gap at every clean.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Open joints around bathroom floor edges
- Failed joint filler in concrete floors
- Perimeter joints in tiled floors filled with grout
- Dirt and water collecting in open floor joints
If you let a flat or house near Maidstone West station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether VAT is included
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- What the cure time is