Allington expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Allington. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Allington
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What affects the price in Allington
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Access and working height
- The total length or number of joints
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
What we need to price the job
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- When you need the work done
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Allington
Joints in car park decks and ramps are among the hardest-working in any building. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side; water dripping through to the deck below is often the first sign. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. We work on blockwork control joints, cladding panel joints and car park decks and ramps, and what we’re called in for most is brittle, chalky sealant on external joints and chipped joint edges on forklift routes. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Allington, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Around places the size of Allington, joints that need sealing tend to be in rural business units, farm buildings put to commercial use, schools and community buildings. Their slabs and walls still need movement joints that work.
Work we carry out in Kent comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Allington (ME16, ME20, ME14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Joints between different materials
Some mixed-material joints suit a hybrid sealant. The choice depends on the substrates and how much the joint moves.
Car park decks and ramps
Car park joints are some of the hardest-working joints in any building. We use a sealant made for wheel loads and the expected movement with bays done in phases so the car park keeps running.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Allington
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
Traffic, movement and joints around Allington
Allington has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints. Allington sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint.
For a store at a site such as Mid Kent Shopping Centre, which lies south-east of Allington, the service yard and goods-in area are where joints break down first. Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Powerhub Business Centre (1.1 miles south-east of Allington): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. Sites like The Somerfield Hospital, 0.8 miles to the south-east of Allington, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Any commercial site in Allington is covered. Allington is one of 931 places we cover in Kent for movement joints. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 29 miles from Allington.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout ME16, ME20 and ME14. Buildings on Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road are within our area. Nearby places we also cover include Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west) for movement joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Allington
In Allington, that means premises near St. Simon Stock Catholic School, Whatman Park and Malta Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Barming station, roughly 0.8 miles west. A little further out are Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Places near Allington
Other services in Allington
Allington: questions and answers
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like The Somerfield Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you work at a site such as Mid Kent Shopping Centre, by Allington?
Yes. Our area takes in Allington and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Mid Kent Shopping Centre included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
Why has the sealant in our expansion joints split?
Most often the movement is too much for the product or the joint width. That’s why we check width, depth and movement class before quoting, rather than replacing like for like.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, which many sites require.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Sealant needs sound faces to bond to, so we will tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing. We flag it at the quote stage where we can see it.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For a job in Allington, the main thing is a clear picture of the work. A fixed quote follows.
- We assess the joints on site or from photos, noting widths and how each has failed.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- We strip the old sealant or filler and prepare each face until it’s sound and dry.
- Depth is controlled with backing, the faces are primed where the maker calls for it, then the bead is laid and tooled.
- Finished joints are inspected, the cure time confirmed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Allington
A failed joint seal doesn’t mean the slab, panel or wall needs replacing. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. If the edges have broken up, we’ll tell you they need repairing first. Sealant hardens, cracks and loses grip with age, UV and movement. Renewing it in good time keeps the building weathertight.
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why appoint us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
Keeping the joints sound
For the best life from the joints:
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
Our workmanship on movement joints carries a 12-month guarantee. Record which product went into which joints in the building file.
When one joint fails, others of the same age are rarely far behind. Inspecting the whole run is worth the effort so you can prioritise and budget. We will tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.