Expansion and movement joint sealing in Coombe, Kent
Planning work on a movement joint in Coombe? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
Expansion joint sealing for Coombe sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Common questions from Coombe clients
Can you work at a site such as Birnham Farm Business Centre, by Coombe?
Yes, sites like Birnham Farm Business Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Coombe. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do we have to stop operations in Coombe while the joints are sealed?
Rarely. Work is phased around your operations. Tell us which hours and entrances we can use and we’ll plan from there.
What hours do you work?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll schedule the work to suit. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Expansion joint sealing in Coombe
Joint design counts for as much as the sealant itself. The joint has to be wide enough for the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability, and depth is controlled using closed-cell backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints. For wider joints, the width-to-depth ratio is often around 2:1, as the manufacturer advises and the bead bonds to the sides, never the back. We work on brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and precast concrete panel joints, and what we are called in for most is rain penetration at brick or block movement joints and water dripping through deck or ramp joints. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Coombe it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Jobs around smaller places like Coombe are planned so the whole job is done in one visit. Note joint widths and the traffic that uses them, and we will take it from there.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Where
- Coombe (CT3, CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Joints that move: notes for Coombe
Coombe sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Outside joints in yards and car parks still have to be dry before sealing, while winter salting gets into any joint left open. Central London is about 62 miles from Coombe. Warehousing clusters around the motorways that ring and radiate from London, and their floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic all day.
Schools such as Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Coombe is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Commercial clients in Coombe can call on us for movement joints, as part of our coverage of Kent. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Coombe. Our London page has more on work in that area.
Postcode districts covered here: CT3 and CT13. If your site is on Coombe Lane, Saunders Lane and Langdon Avenue or close by, send details and we will quote for movement joints. If your building is just outside Coombe, we cover Flemings (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile north-west), Weddington (1 mile north), Guilton (1 mile west) and Hammill Park (1 mile south). Further afield, our area takes in Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south-west), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Coombe
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Chequer Inn and Sandwich Technology School and the streets around them. Coombe’s nearest station is Sandwich station, about 2.1 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (1.6 miles east). Open spaces near Coombe include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
What we are called out for in Coombe
Weathering wears down sealant on exposed elevations and decks. UV hardens the surface, and the sealant loses its ability to stretch.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
On a site such as Birnham Farm Business Centre (0.8 miles south of Coombe), the movement joints are in car park slabs, paving and building elevations.
What your quote should include
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Places near Coombe
What else we do in Coombe
Doing it in-house
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
How the job changes by surface
Cladding panel joints
We confirm what access is in place before pricing. Photos taken near the joints help us price accurately or a site visit fills the gaps.
Joints between different materials
Junctions between brick and render, or concrete and cladding, move independently. We choose a sealant that grips both faces.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. 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 Coombe. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
How a job runs
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For work around Coombe, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in and long before edges start to break. Should you spot a problem, you can phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and send a picture.
Unsupported floor joint edges spall under forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers, and the damage spreads along the joint. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.