Expansion and movement joint sealing in Deal, Kent
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Deal. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Deal
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Quoting for work in Deal
To price the job, we consider:
- How much there is to seal
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Removal of failed or old sealant
A quote for movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Any specification or named product
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
About our expansion joint sealing in Deal
A movement joint only works while its seal does. Once it fails, water, grit and debris get in, the joint can’t close properly and its edges begin to crumble. Dealt with early, it stays a sealant job rather than a concrete or masonry repair. We work on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and precast concrete panel joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes and debris jammed in movement joints. For commercial sealant work in Deal, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
In Deal, as in most towns, brickwork and panel movement joints on public and commercial buildings age quietly. A split or hardened joint lets rain into the wall, and it can no longer take up the movement.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not 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.
- Where
- Deal (CT14)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Nearby places to Deal
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On site: what to expect
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Most work in Deal is one building at a time: a school, a unit, an office or a block. We start with your photographs, drawings or a site visit, then send a fixed quote.
- 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.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- Closed-cell backing rod is set to depth, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Point out any areas we must not close
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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Common problems we fix in Deal
When the movement exceeds the sealant’s capability, the bead tears. Cohesive failure, a split through the centre, normally means the joint or product wasn’t right for the movement. The same product in the same joint tends to fail again unless width and product are reviewed.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
Sites like Victoria Hospital, under half a mile north-west of Deal, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Their public liability cover
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Warehouse floors and decks around Deal
Deal lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, so it pays to keep them sealed. Central London is about 67 miles from Deal. The roads out of London are lined with trade parks and distribution sheds.
Schools such as Castle Community College have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Deal is about 14 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Our applicators travel to Deal for work on movement joints. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, Deal among them. Our London page has more on work in that area (67 miles or so).
Business premises anywhere in CT14 are within our area for movement joints. Among the streets we cover are London Road, Forelands Square and Herschell Square, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. With the A258 and B2056 nearby, Deal is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Deal are covered too, including Mill Hill (1 mile west), Walmer (1 mile south), Sholden (1 mile north-west), Sholden Meadows (1 mile north-west) and Great Mongeham (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
What’s near Deal
Around Deal, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Betteshanger Park, Brickmakers Arms and Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School, among other places. Deal’s nearest station is Deal station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Kent Museum of the Moving Image (0.6 miles north-east) and Deal Castle (0.5 miles east).
How the job changes by surface
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. We use a sealant made for wheel loads and the expected movement, phased so parts of the car park stay open.
Concrete and precast panel joints
Concrete edges can be weak or carry release agents that stop adhesion. We prepare the faces thoroughly and prime where the maker calls for it, so the new seal holds.
FAQs: Deal
Must our site in Deal stop work while the joints are done?
Rarely. Work is phased around your operations. We agree the sequence and timings with you before we start.
Is a hospital such as Victoria Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
What exactly is a movement joint?
The general name is movement joint, and expansion joint is one common type. In everyday use the two names are often swapped and the way they’re sealed is similar.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Can weather delay the job?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Sealant needs sound faces to bond to, so broken or crumbling edges have to be repaired first. We flag it at the quote stage where we can see it.
Aftercare for building managers
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Avoid standing heavy loads or racking legs on the joints and flag chipped arrises before they spread.
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.