Kent · England
Remedial sealant & repairs in Borden, Kent
Removing failed, mouldy or leaking sealant and putting it right for homes and businesses in Borden and across Kent. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Sealant applied over old sealant that has lifted
- A shower that leaks however often it’s resealed
- Smears and lumps from a botched reseal
Remedial sealant for homes and businesses in Borden
Movement and expansion joints fail when the sealant can’t stretch. The old sealant comes out and backing goes in to control the depth, before resealing with a flexible product suited to the movement. We work on botched or over-sealed joints, failed movement joints and shrunken worktop sealant, and people most often call us about kitchen joints letting water behind the worktop and dark patches showing through the sealant.
Somewhere as small as Borden, homes tend to be cottages, farmhouses or converted buildings, with some newer houses too. Movement in older walls and floors tends to show first as cracked grout or split sealant.
A 12-month guarantee comes as standard, so you’re covered after we’ve gone.
- Place
- Borden (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do, step by step
A visit follows a simple pattern: we check the joints, protect the area around them, carry out the job and clear up. It normally takes a few hours for a typical bath or shower, longer where several layers have been applied. Somewhere as small as Borden, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Surrounding tiles, trays and frames are protected first.
- The botched or failed sealant is cut away completely.
- The joint is degreased and checked for movement and leaks.
- New sealant goes in once the joint is dry, and is tooled smooth.
- We give you the cure time and explain what caused the failure.
Before we arrive
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Mention any tricky access
How to get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Advice
Can I do it myself?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that is fine. We cut it out and start again, so just mention it when you contact us.
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
When to call us in Borden
Some joints fail because water is reaching them from behind. A leaking valve, a failed waste or cracked grout feeds water behind the bead, so the silicone goes mouldy or lets go.
The problems people normally mention when they call include:
- Repeat leaks from the same joint
- Smears and lumps from a botched reseal
- Sealant peeling off a dusty or damp surface
- Dark patches showing through the sealant
If you let a flat or house near Sittingbourne station, failed or mouldy sealant is worth putting right between tenancies, before it turns into a leak.
Before booking anyone
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Who turns up on the day
- What guarantee comes with the work
- When the joint can take water or movement
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Tiles that have come away from the wall
- A cracked shower tray or bath (that needs repair or replacing)
- Sealant in an older building that needs testing for asbestos first
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work in Borden
- Expansion joints
- Mouldy bath & shower sealant
- Failed movement joints
- Leaking tray & enclosure joints
- Shrunken worktop sealant
- Botched or over-sealed joints
FAQs for Borden
Do you cover smaller places like Borden?
Yes, Borden is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Sittingbourne station?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before we start.
Is it worth trying it myself?
Sometimes. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. If it does not work out, we can redo it.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We will tell you which colours the right product comes in and agree one before we start.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
How long does remedial resealing take?
That depends on how many layers there are and how many joints. You’ll have a timescale before any work begins.
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 will agree access with you when we book.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, we can. More than one area can go on one quote.
Places near Borden
Also in Borden
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s quick to put right between tenancies. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will give you a quote.
Remedial sealant in Borden: local notes
Hard water is the norm across most of the South East, which leaves limescale on sealant, grout and fittings. Borden has hotels and guest accommodation nearby. As well as homes, we work in hotel bathrooms, where resealing and regrouting can be done room by room.
In the older streets around Church of St Peter and St Paul, bathrooms in older houses have often been refitted more than once, with sealant laid over sealant. If you look after a building such as Borden Church of England Primary School, we reseal washrooms and kitchens in schools and businesses as well as homes.
Borden is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Borden can book us for remedial sealant, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Chelmsford is on our list too, about 29 miles from Borden.
Postcode districts we cover here for remedial sealant: ME9. You will find streets such as The Street, Mountview and Homestead View, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Borden, we cover Heart's Delight (1 mile south-east), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Around Borden
We work in homes and buildings around Westlands School and Cromers Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sittingbourne station, about 1.4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Court Hall Museum (1.6 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (1.7 miles north-east).
Why deal with it now?
It’s easy to scratch acrylic, enamel or an uPVC frame cutting out old sealant, and the residue left behind stops the next bead bonding. Careful stripping is where most of our time goes. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Borden, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
What you get with us
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
Read how sealant jobs are priced or our reviews.
Keeping the joints in good condition
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Look for stains below bathrooms now and then
- Get the cause of a repeat leak found before resealing
- Never fill a movement joint with mortar or grout
- Have loose fittings fixed before resealing
Do not let anyone seal over it later. New silicone doesn’t bond to old.
Don’t keep resealing the same joint. Have someone find out why, otherwise the next attempt will fail too.