Folkestone expansion joint sealing
Expansion joint sealing for Folkestone, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing for Folkestone sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Expansion joint sealing in Folkestone, done properly
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Tyres load the edges, and de-icing salts and water work into any gap; water dripping through to the deck below is often the first sign. We reseal deck and ramp joints with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. Most enquiries involve debris jammed in movement joints and leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below, across podiums and floor movement joints, car park decks and ramps and blockwork control joints. Most enquiries from Folkestone start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In a town the size of Folkestone, floor joints are mostly in industrial and trade units, supermarkets and car parks. Smaller units can’t stop work for long, so we plan around the occupier’s hours.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Place
- Folkestone (CT20, CT19, CT21)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Folkestone: questions and answers
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Royal Victoria Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Does a coastal location like Folkestone affect which sealant is used?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
How long before the joints can be used?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
What exactly is a movement joint?
The terms overlap a great deal. A movement joint allows for expansion, contraction, shrinkage and loading while the sealant stops grit and water getting in.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
When something else is needed
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
If you’re not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
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What the job involves on each 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, and confirm it in the quote.
Car park decks and ramps
Car park joints are some of the hardest-working joints in any building. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in with bays done in phases so the car park keeps running.
Why it’s worth doing now in Folkestone
On a car park, resealing joints in phases keeps the deck open. Phased work by bay or zone lets the rest stay in use without shutting the whole car park. Tell us what has to stay open and we will plan around it. In Folkestone, as anywhere, the simplest time to fix a failed joint is before it leaks. After a leak, there’s drying, repairs and redecoration on top.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- One contact handling all your sites
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- CHAS accredited
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Most work in Folkestone is one building at a time: a school, a unit, an office or a block. Your photographs, drawings or a site visit come first, followed by a fixed quote.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- 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.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Ask for a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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Commercial clients in Folkestone
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Folkestone
Folkestone 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, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Folkestone has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
University campuses such as University Centre Folkestone, 0.7 miles to the east of Folkestone, have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints. Places like Town Walk Shopping Centre (to the south-east of Folkestone) put trolleys over floor joints inside and cars over slab joints outside. Schools like Stella Maris Catholic Primary School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Folkestone is in Kent. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Folkestone use us for work on movement joints. We work across 931 places in Kent, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Brighton, roughly 59 miles from Folkestone.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout CT20, CT19 and CT21, whatever the building. Buildings on Christ Church Road, Middelburg Square and Station Road are within our area for movement joints. Access to Folkestone is via the A259 and A260. Sites close to Folkestone are covered too, including Cheriton (1 mile west), Sandgate (1 mile south-west), Hawkinge (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles north-west) and Seabrook (2 miles west). A short drive away, we cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (7 miles north-east), Deal (13 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles north-east). Folkestone is one of the busier places in Kent, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Landmarks near Folkestone
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Park Inn Hotel, Lower Leas Coastal Park and The Harvey Grammar School, among other places. Folkestone has its own railway station: Folkestone Central station. Well-known places in the area include Folkestone Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Folkestone Castle (1 mile north). The countryside around Folkestone includes Sugar Loaf Hill.