Greater London · England
Regrouting in West Dulwich, Greater London
Raking out old, cracked or stained grout and regrouting tiled walls and floors for homes and businesses in West Dulwich and across Greater London. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Kitchen splashback grout stained by grease
- Corners filled with grout instead of silicone
- Gaps where the shower grout has gone
Regrouting in West Dulwich, done properly
Grout is the filler between your tiles, while sealant goes where tiles meet a bath, tray or worktop. When grout cracks or washes out, water can get in behind the tiles. Our job is to rake it out and put new grout in and renew the silicone at the edges. We work on bathroom wall tiles, kitchen splashbacks and wet rooms, and common reasons people get in touch are grout washed out of a shower and corners filled with grout instead of silicone.
London’s water is hard, so limescale builds up along sealant lines, in grout and on fittings. For a bathroom or kitchen in West Dulwich, getting the joints right keeps water where it belongs and the room looking clean.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please call 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Where
- West Dulwich (SE21, SE27, SE19)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How it works
Once we’re on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. Most jobs then take a few hours, or longer for a fully tiled room. Parking in much of London is by permit or pay-and-display, so it helps to know what’s near you in West Dulwich. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a bay close to the door.
- Every tile area is checked for hollow or loose tiles first.
- We rake out the grout evenly, protecting the tile edges.
- The joints are vacuumed clean.
- New grout is pressed into the joints and the tiles are cleaned.
- Silicone goes into the corners and along the edges.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Ask for a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email photos if that’s easy.
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Looking after it afterwards
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Clean with a soft brush, not anything metal
- Open a window or run the fan to clear steam
- Use gentle cleaners on grout
- Give the walls a quick rinse after use
We’ll tell you when the area can be used again. Stick to that time, and avoid scrubbing the new grout hard for the first few days.
Tiles can come away if failed grout is left. Once that happens, regrouting will not fix it so early action pays.
Why deal with it now?
Grout pens and paint-on colourants only cover the surface. They will not fill gaps or keep water out and stains often come back through. A proper regrout puts new grout in the joint. In a London flat, a failed joint rarely stays your problem alone: water from a shower or window joint can reach the flat below, and gaps in fire-stopping matter to everyone in the building.
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You will know the price before we begin.
What you get with us
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- We leave the area clean and tidy
See how sealant jobs are priced and our reviews.
West Dulwich homes and their sealant
London’s water is hard, so limescale builds up on sealant, grout and fittings, and it has to be cleaned off before new sealant goes in. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around West Dulwich. Hotel bathrooms are part of our work as well as homes, and can be done room by room.
As a London address, West Dulwich can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway. If you let a flat or house near Sydenham Hill station, stained grout drags a rental down, and regrouting between lets puts that right.
West Dulwich is about 1 mile north-east of West Norwood, in Greater London. Jobs in West Dulwich get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, West Dulwich among them.
Jobs for regrouting in SE21, SE27 and SE19 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Berry Lane, Clive Road and Myton Road, all of which we cover. West Dulwich is on the A2199, which makes it straightforward to reach with everything needed for regrouting. Other places close to West Dulwich include Sydenham Hill (1 mile east), West Norwood (1 mile south-west), Gipsy Hill (1 mile south), Dulwich (1 mile north) and Upper Norwood (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (6 miles north).
What’s near West Dulwich
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Wood House, Dulwich Prep & Senior and Kingsdale Foundation School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in West Dulwich itself: Sydenham Hill station. Nearby you’ll also find British Vintage Wireless And Television Museum (less than half a mile west) and St Christopher's Hospice (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near West Dulwich include Battersea Park Lake and Dulwich Upper Wood.
What we can’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different trade:
- A floor or wall that keeps moving
- Tiles that are loose or hollow behind
- Leaks from pipes, valves or wastes (a plumber’s job)
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Surfaces we seal
- Wet rooms
- Kitchen splashbacks
- Bathroom wall tiles
- Shower walls
- Tiled floors
- Bathroom floors
For landlords and businesses
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll quote.
Landlords and letting agents in West Dulwich can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
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Should I try it myself first?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. New silicone will not bond to old, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
Some jobs are best left to a professional: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
FAQs for West Dulwich
I live in a flat in West Dulwich. Can a failed seal leak into the flat below?
Yes. In a flat, water from a failed bath or shower seal has only one way to go, and that is down. A proper reseal before the leak starts is the easy fix.
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in West Dulwich?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
Is it possible to regrout only the shower area?
We can. We’ll look at the rest of the room too and let you know if more needs doing.
Can tenants book the work?
Yes. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.
Is it messy?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. Sealing over old sealant is the main reason resealing fails early, and it’s something we never do.
Is regrouting a chance to pick a new grout colour?
It can. With the old grout removed, the new colour fills the whole joint rather than sitting on top.
Will the sealant be renewed as well as the grout?
We normally do. New grout beside old sealant wouldn’t look right and wouldn’t keep water out.
Do you need regrouting in West Dulwich?
When tiles or the wall behind them move, the grout cracks. Loose tiles, bouncy floors and timber walls can all do it, so we check the tiles before any work starts.
Common reasons people contact us include:
- Cracked or crumbling grout lines
- Stained grout that cleaning will not shift
- Kitchen splashback grout stained by grease
- Grout washed out of a shower
If you live in an older home near Church of St Stephen, walls and floors in older homes can move, and sealant and grout show it first.
Comparing quotes
- The length of the guarantee
- Who turns up on the day
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first