Kent · England
Regrouting in Ottinge
Raking out old, cracked or stained grout and regrouting tiled walls and floors for Ottinge, backed by a 12-month guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Cracked grout along the bath or tray
- Grout in a colour the owner wants to change
- Floor grout that has worn and darkened
DIY versus a professional finish
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. Everything old must be removed first.
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it does not work out, we can still put it right.
How we handle regrouting in Ottinge
If you’ve been scrubbing grout that will not come clean, the discolouration has generally soaked into the grout. Replacing it is the lasting answer and you can pick a different colour while you’re at it. We work on bathroom floors, wet rooms and tiled floors, and the jobs we see most are stained grout that cleaning won’t shift and grout that’s cracking and breaking up.
In a village or hamlet like Ottinge, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Older walls and timber floors can move a little, and cracked grout and split sealant are often the first signs.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Place
- Ottinge (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Ottinge: your questions answered
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Sandling station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear price.
Can you do regrouting in Ottinge?
Yes, Ottinge is within the area we cover. We work across London and the South East. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Where do you work from?
We’re a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
What does regrouting cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. You’ll get a clear quote before any work starts.
What do you put in the joint?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference, and we’ll explain our choice.
What goes in the corners, grout or silicone?
Corners get silicone, not grout. They move slightly and grout cannot take that movement.
Is it messy?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we tidy up before we go.
Do the sealants smell?
Possibly a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
What regrouting looks like in Ottinge
Hard water is the norm across most of the South East, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings.
Letting a property close to Sandling station? Then clean grout and fresh sealant between tenancies make a bathroom look cared for again. Schools such as Lyminge Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and washroom and kitchen sealant there needs the same care as at home, and schools and businesses are part of our work as well as homes.
Ottinge is about 5 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Ottinge gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Ottinge is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby (49 miles or so).
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area for regrouting. Regrouting is available to properties on Canterbury Road, Boyke Lane and Shuttlesfield Lane. Close by, we work in Lyminge (1 mile south-west), Rhodes Minnis (1 mile west), Woodland (1 mile west), Skeete (2 miles south-west) and Hemsted (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (9 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Around Ottinge
The nearest railway station is Sandling station, roughly 3.7 miles south. A little further out are Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4 miles south-east). Not far away are Cheriton Hill.
Landlord and commercial work in Ottinge
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs the same way: we look at the joints together, protect the area around them, carry out the job and clear up. It usually takes a few hours for a shower enclosure, longer for a whole room. Somewhere as small as Ottinge, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We check the tiles for any that are hollow or loose.
- We rake out the grout evenly, protecting the tile edges.
- The joints are vacuumed clean.
- We regrout the joints and clean the tile faces.
- We finish with silicone in the moving joints.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
Get a quote
Want a quote for regrouting? Please phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details. You will know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
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Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple:
- Check the corner silicone every few months
- Have loose tiles looked at early
- Use gentle cleaners on grout
- Use a soft brush rather than a wire one
Use a gentle cleaner on the grout and a soft brush. Avoid neat bleach and strong acid descalers, as they can break grout down.
Stains that will not clean are a sign the grout is breaking down. Regrouting at this stage is straightforward while the tiles are still sound.
What affects the quote in Ottinge
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- Access and height
- The size of the job
- Any mould that needs treating
- Working hours on commercial sites
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: the amount of work, the old material and the access. The price is agreed before we begin.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- The type of property
- If someone has resealed it before
- The problem you’ve noticed
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and add pictures by email if you can.
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When it is not the sealant
It helps to know what we cannot do too:
- Loose tiles, which need refixing first
- A leaking wet room membrane
- Cracked or broken tiles
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Ottinge
- Shower walls
- Tiled floors
- Bathroom wall tiles
- Kitchen splashbacks
- Bathroom floors
- Wet rooms
Signs you need regrouting in Ottinge
Some grout fails because it was mixed or laid badly. If it was mixed too wet or not pressed in firmly can wash out within a few years.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Cracked grout along the bath or tray
- Splashback grout that has darkened
- Floor grout that has worn and darkened
- Cracked or crumbling grout lines
Homes close to Church of St Mary the Virgin include some older properties, and older homes can move a little, which is hard on rigid grout and tired sealant.
Before you book anyone
- Which colour the sealant will be
- How long to leave it before use
- What insurance they hold
- How much experience the applicator has