Expansion and movement joint sealing in Ashurst, Kent
Work needed on a movement joint in Ashurst? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Ashurst
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Ashurst
We cover the full range of movement joints: brickwork and blockwork joints, precast and cladding panel joints, concrete joints, car park decks and ramps, podiums and floor movement joints. Every one calls for a sealant picked for its movement, exposure and traffic, and we will confirm the choice in the quote. If you’re dealing with car park joints leaking onto vehicles below and spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks, we can put it right, whatever the surface. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Ashurst first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Around smaller places such as Ashurst, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Ashurst (TN3)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
Also near Ashurst
More services for Ashurst
Warehouse floors and decks around Ashurst
Rainfall across the South East, Ashurst included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. External slab and deck joints still need a dry, clean joint to seal, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints. At about 28 miles from central London, Ashurst is within reach of the capital. The South East has large numbers of industrial estates and warehouses along the motorway corridors; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift.
For an estate such as Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital, 4.4 miles east of Ashurst, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time. For buildings at a park such as Speldhurst Business Park, 2.8 miles to the east of Ashurst, brick and panel movement joints are easy to forget until one leaks. University campuses such as Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons (4 miles north-east of Ashurst) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
Ashurst is about 5 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Ashurst sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Kent, 931 places are covered, including Ashurst. Brighton is covered too, around 24 miles from Ashurst.
Business premises anywhere in TN3 are within our area for movement joints. Among the streets we cover are Ashurst Road, Clayton's Lane and Ashurst Hill. We also cover Stone Cross (1 mile east), Teasley Mead (1 mile north-west), Fordcombe (1 mile north-east), Walter's Green (1 mile north) and Groombridge (2 miles south-east) for movement joints. Bigger towns within reach include Sevenoaks (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (11 miles east) and Southborough (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Ashurst
There’s a railway station in Ashurst itself: Ashurst Kent station. Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Bolebroke Castle (2.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
Our process
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, with the work itself typically taking anything from part of a day to a couple of weeks, depending on joint lengths, widths and access. Rural sites near Ashurst may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- First the joints are inspected, widths measured and the type of failure noted.
- A fixed quote names the sealant we propose and its movement class.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Agree which areas must stay open
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
Your questions answered
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is Ashurst too far out for you?
Not at all. Ashurst is within our area. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
A wet joint can’t be sealed properly. The work is simply moved to the next suitable day.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Sound edges are essential. Where they’ve broken up, we will tell you they need repairing first so you’re not paying for a bead that won’t hold.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Looking after the joints
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal and a look at the joints after winter catches any damage.
When one joint fails, others of the same age are rarely far behind. Inspecting the whole run is worth the effort. We’ll tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.
Should maintenance staff do it?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
How the job changes by surface
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal and flag it if the membrane looks like the source.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Masonry faces are often porous, dusty or crumbly. We clean them back to sound material and prime where the manufacturer specifies.
Owners, agents and contractors
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Ashurst can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Kent.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Ashurst. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.