South East England and London
Commercial sealant contractors in Medway
We cover 54 towns and villages across Medway for commercial sealant, construction mastic, expansion joints, fire-rated sealing and more, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.
Sealant work across Medway
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Sealant work we carry out in Medway
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- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing in Medway
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Medway
- Industrial and floor joint sealing in Medway
- Expansion and movement joint sealing in Medway
- Commercial sealant contractors in Medway
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Medway
- Facade and window perimeter sealing in Medway
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant in Medway
- Construction and new-build mastic in Medway
Commercial sealant contractors in Medway: how it works
Pricing a commercial reseal is a short process. Send photographs, drawings or a schedule of the joints through our quote form. Where the photographs don’t tell the full story, we arrange a site visit. We work on floor and threshold joints, washrooms and tea points and window and door perimeters, and what we’re called in for most is gaps behind commercial kitchen worktops and sinks and mouldy silicone around WCs, urinals and vanity tops.
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact.
- You send photographs, drawings or a list of the joints and areas involved.
- We work out why the joints have failed and fix a quote for the agreed scope.
- We plan around your site hours and access windows, phasing the work where areas have to stay in use.
- We strip the failed bead and prepare both faces of the joint.
- The depth is set, primer is used where the maker calls for it, and the fresh bead is applied and tooled.
- Each area is inspected, signed off and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
What you will pay
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why choose Mastic Doctor
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Around Gillingham
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Robert Napier School, Featherby Junior School and The Robert Napier School, among other places. Also close by are Holy Trinity Church (less than half a mile north-east), The Star pub (0.6 miles west) and Ambley Wood (0.8 miles south). The closest station to Gillingham is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.
Commercial premises across Medway
The commercial stock in Medway mixes older town-centre buildings with newer offices and units, in places such as Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester and beyond. Surfaces decide the sealant, from masonry to powder-coated frames and shop-fit panels.
All of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and much of the South East is within easy reach of the capital, and every job in Medway starts with access, parking and site rules. Coastal places in Medway often have hotels, guest houses and holiday accommodation with busy seasons, so work is often best planned for quieter months.
Gillingham: Units at places like Parkwood Shopping Centre (1.8 miles south-east of Gillingham) are refitted as brands change, and the joints have to suit each new scheme. Parks like Gillingham Business Park (to the south of Gillingham) see tenants come and go, and every move-in brings joints to seal.
Common problems we fix in Medway
If sealant tears through its centre, it has failed cohesively. That typically means the joint stretched further than the product could cope with: a bead laid too thin, an over-stretched joint or the wrong movement class. The same product in the same joint tends to fail the same way, so width, depth and product are checked before we quote.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Greasy, split joints in a kitchen or tea point
- Earlier reseals applied straight onto the failed bead
- Water staining near frames, panels or ceilings
- Smeared sealant across finishes from a rushed job
Maintenance after handover
After handover, these steps help:
- Ask cleaners to use a soft cloth and mild cleaner on sealant
- On pre-2000 buildings, share the asbestos information before work starts
- Make sure ventilation in wet areas is switched on and working
- Act on the first lifting edges rather than waiting
Add the resealed joints to your planned maintenance inspections. A periodic look catches splits and lifting edges early. Should something look amiss, you can ring 01277 525 020 or email us and send a picture.
A failed external joint lets water in every time it rains. Behind a panel or frame, that water can sit unseen for a long time. Resealing early keeps the problem in the sealant and out of the building.
Commercial clients in Medway
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Medway. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Cost factors for sealant joints
These are the things that shape the price:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Removal of failed or old sealant
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- Access details, including height
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Specification clauses that apply
- The type of building and who uses it
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Surface by surface
Movement joints in walls and floors
A trafficked floor joint needs a different product from a wall joint. The choice comes down to how much the joint moves and what runs over it; if the arrises are broken, we will say so before sealing.
Facade and cladding joints
Facade sealant failures can be hard to spot from the ground. Photos from a closer viewpoint help us price, and we will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Questions we are asked in Medway
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Do you cover Medway?
Yes. Sites across Medway are covered.
Is it OK to apply fresh sealant over existing beads?
Every scrap of failed sealant is removed before the new bead goes on. A bead laid on old silicone peels away and isn’t worth paying for.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators.
What site paperwork can you provide?
Send your site requirements with the enquiry. From you, we will need the asbestos information for older buildings and any site rules.
How do you keep disruption to occupiers down?
It’s normal for us to work in occupied buildings. We agree the order of areas, protect what’s nearby and close off only the section we are sealing, until its cure time has passed.