Kent · England
Uplees Floor Joint Sealing
Sealing skirting-to-floor joints, tiled floor movement joints and concrete floor joints for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Uplees. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Open gaps along the bottom of skirting boards
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Rigid edge joints in tiled floors
Floor joint sealing in Uplees
Gaps along the bottom of skirting are common in new and older homes alike. Decorators’ caulk usually cracks where there’s movement, so we use a flexible sealant that moves with the floor. We work on commercial floors, wet room & bathroom floors and tiled floors, and common reasons people get in touch are floor edges that trap water and grime and cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens.
Older homes in small places like Uplees often have timber floors that move with the seasons, which is why skirting and threshold joints need a flexible sealant, not filler.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something isn’t right with it in that time, tell us and we’ll put it right.
- Place
- Uplees (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Uplees
Wheels crossing an unfilled concrete joint chip its edges. Pallet trucks and trolleys knock the edges away until the joint widens.
The most common problems we see are:
- Concrete floor joints that have broken down
- Skirting caulk that keeps splitting
- Worn sealant at door thresholds
- Gaps between floors and kitchen plinths
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St Peter, joints in its floors, skirtings and thresholds need resealing as they wear.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Is VAT in the price?
- What happens if the job turns out different
- The length of the guarantee
When something else is needed
Sealant is not the answer to every problem, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. Sealant won’t put right:
- Concrete repairs beyond the joint
- Water getting under the tiles from elsewhere
- Loose, hollow or cracked tiles, which need a tiler
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work in Uplees
- Concrete floor joints
- Skirting boards
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds
- Tiled floors
Questions from Uplees
Do you cover Uplees for floor joint sealing?
Yes, Uplees is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. You can call 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us what needs doing, and we will send you a clear quote.
Do you work for landlords with property near Faversham station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Generally, yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we will agree it with you first.
Is it messy?
We keep the work tidy. We protect what’s around the joints, and the area is left clean when we finish.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned.
Can grout be replaced with sealant on a tiled floor?
Often, yes. Straight cracks in grout often show where a movement joint was needed. We rake out that line and seal it with flexible sealant.
Is there any odour?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
Movement from drying timber and settling floors pulls the skirting and floor apart. Caulk tends to crack; a flexible sealant doesn’t.
What the job involves on each surface
Tiled floors
Perimeter joints in tiled floors should be sealant, not grout. Grout at the edge is removed and replaced with sealant.
Wet room and bathroom floors
Bathroom floor edges get wet at every clean. A neat silicone joint keeps it out.
What floor joint sealing looks like in Uplees
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. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal.
If you look after a building such as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, floor and threshold joints in busy corridors wear quickly and are best resealed early. For landlords with property near Faversham station, gaps at skirtings and thresholds are worth sealing between tenancies.
Uplees is about 2 miles north of Faversham, in Kent. Uplees gets the same service as everywhere we cover: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Uplees is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Chelmsford is on our list too, around 32 miles away.
Jobs for floor joint sealing in ME13 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for floor joint sealing include Oare (1 mile south-east), Four Oaks (2 miles south-west), Davington (2 miles south), The Brents (2 miles south-east) and Deerton Street (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (12 miles east) and Minster (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Uplees
In Uplees, that means homes and buildings near Three Mariners Inn and Oare Marshes and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Faversham station, roughly 2.4 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (4.9 miles south-west).
How to look after the new joints
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Act on grout cracks that run in a straight line
- Mark off resealed joints in warehouses
- Avoid sloshing water against skirting
Keep heavy furniture from dragging across the joints. Sharp edges can cut the sealant.
A gap under the skirting collects dust and lets draughts through. Sealing it keeps the room tidier and stops it getting worse.
Can I do it myself?
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
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The process
When we arrive, we start by going over the job with you. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. The work generally takes a morning or an afternoon for most homes. In a small place like Uplees, access is usually the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- 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.
- We check the joints and explain the aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
How to get a quote
For a quote, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. We will give you a clear quote before any work starts.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Floor joints left open collect dirt that is hard to clean out, and they look untidy. A neat sealed joint is easier to clean and look tidier. Older cottages and farmhouses around Uplees can have timber floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- We agree the colour with you first
- Colour picked to suit the job
- Tidy, careful work
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