Burham expansion joint sealing
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Burham? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Expansion joint sealing in Burham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Burham
We’ve been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years, for main contractors, FMs, managing agents and building owners. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. Each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee on the workmanship. If you have water dripping through deck or ramp joints and brittle, chalky sealant on external joints, we can help, whatever the surface. Whoever orders the work in Burham, the brief is normally the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In and around smaller places like Burham, the concrete floors we see are often in converted farm buildings, small workshops and storage units. Joints in those slabs take vehicles, trolleys and foot traffic, and need a filler or sealant to match.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Burham (ME1)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Joint width, depth and condition
- The site’s rules and procedures
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- When you need the work done
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
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Keeping the joints sound
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
Our workmanship on movement joints carries a 12-month guarantee. Keep the handover details, product and date with your O&M records, so the next reseal starts with the facts.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. 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.
Leave it or put it right?
A torn seal left alone usually gets worse. Grit and water fill the gap and the material either side breaks up, so a reseal turns into an edge repair as well. Acting at the first split keeps the cost down. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Burham, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Burham
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
What the job involves on each surface
Concrete and precast panel joints
Joints between precast panels open and close with temperature and loading. The sealant needs the right movement capability and a controlled depth.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Long brick and block elevations have movement joints at intervals. We use a sealant rated for the movement, normally low-modulus laid over backing rod at the correct depth.
Owners, agents and contractors
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
On site: what to expect
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Jobs in and around smaller places like Burham are normally planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Advice
Traffic, movement and joints around Burham
At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Burham. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints. Burham is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints.
Another example is Pelican View Business Park, 1.7 miles north-east of Burham, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. A campus such as University for the Creative Arts - Rochester, 3.7 miles to the north-east of Burham, has long runs of movement joint in its buildings, decks and paving. Hospitals like Spire Alexandra Hospital (to the east of Burham) have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
Burham is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Kent. Looking for expansion joint sealing in Burham? We can help, as we do across Kent. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, Burham among them. London is covered too, some 27 miles away.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in ME1 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Streets here include New Road, St Mary's Walk and Brisley's Row, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Scarborough (1 mile north-west), Eccles (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-west), Holborough (2 miles west) and Wouldham (2 miles north-west). A short drive away, we cover Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Gravesend (8 miles north-west) and Tonbridge (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Burham
Around Burham, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Windmill pub, Burham Marsh and The Holmesdale School, among other places. Burham’s nearest station is Snodland station, about 1.3 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Allington Castle (3 miles south-east) and Medway megaliths (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Burham includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Your questions answered
Is Burham too far out for you?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Would you work within a site like Spire Alexandra Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do the joint edges need to be sound before sealing?
A bond is only as strong as the material behind it, so broken or crumbling edges have to be repaired first. We flag it at the quote stage where we can see it.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, as many construction sites ask for.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.