Fant expansion joint sealing
Work needed on a movement joint in Fant? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing for Fant sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Fant
Brickwork and blockwork walls have vertical movement joints at intervals, and they’re easy to miss until the sealant fails. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied. The enquiries we see most involve arrises breaking up along floor joints and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed, across precast concrete panel joints, blockwork control joints and cladding panel joints. Most enquiries from Fant start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Work in a smaller place like Fant is usually one building at a time, so we gather photographs and measurements first. That way the right materials come on the day and the job is done in one visit where possible.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Fant (ME16, ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
Towns and villages near Fant
What else we do in Fant
Doing it in-house
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
FAQs: Fant
Can you work at a site such as Tovil Green Business Park, by Fant?
Yes, sites like Tovil Green Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Fant. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a hospital such as Maidstone Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Can the building stay open while you work?
In most cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
How the quote is worked out
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The total length or number of joints
- Working within restricted access windows
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
What to include in your enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Access details, including height
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Fant
Central London is about 30 miles from Fant. The roads out of London are lined with trade parks and distribution sheds, and their floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic all day. Fant 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.
For estates staff at a university like University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone, 0.5 miles to the north-east of Fant, building and paving joints are part of the planned maintenance list. For a school such as Jubilee Primary School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Fant is about 2 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cover Fant, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. We work across 931 places in Kent, large and small. We also cover London, around 30 miles from Fant.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout ME16 and ME15, whatever the building. If your site is on Fant Lane, Glebe Lane and Burns Road or close by, send details and we will quote for movement joints. With the A26 nearby, Fant is easy to get to with materials and equipment. If your building is just outside Fant, we cover East Farleigh (1 mile south), Kettle Corner (1 mile south-west), Dean Street (1 mile south), Barming Heath (1 mile west) and Hoppers Corner (1 mile south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (10 miles south-west) and Northfleet (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Fant
Recent enquiries here include premises near Oakwood Park Grammar School, The Bull Inn and St Augustine Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is East Farleigh station, about 0.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.2 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Fant includes Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
When to call us in Fant
On trafficked joints, wheels and salts do the damage. Tyres and wheels press on the edges and the sealant. A sealant that isn’t trafficable won’t last there.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Debris jammed in movement joints
On a site such as Tovil Green Business Park, 0.9 miles east of Fant, the movement joints are in car park slabs, paving and building elevations.
What to look for in a quote
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
Our process
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself usually taking a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Fant need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we will plan around them.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Advice
Surface by surface
Joints between different materials
Hybrid or MS polymer sealants bond to many substrates. The choice depends on the substrates and how much the joint moves.
Cladding panel joints
We confirm what access is in place before pricing. Photos taken near the joints help us price accurately, or we visit if they don’t show enough.