Expansion and movement joint sealing in Ham, Kent
Need expansion joint sealing in Ham? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Ham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What affects the price in Ham
These are the things that shape the price:
- How much there is to seal
- Phasing around occupants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Expansion joint sealing in Ham, done properly
We’ve been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years for contractors, facilities managers and owners. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we’re 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. The enquiries we see most involve spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed, on cladding panel joints, blockwork control joints and precast concrete panel joints. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Ham? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Around smaller places such as Ham, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Location
- Ham (CT14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What we’re called out for in Ham
With no backing rod or bond-breaker in place, sealant grips the base of the joint too. Sealant fixed to the base and sides can’t flex, so it tears.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- New sealant over old, now failing
Schools like Worth Primary School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their public liability cover
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Rural sites near Ham may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- 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.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Quotes
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 send details through our quote form.
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Nearby places to Ham
What else we do in Ham
Keeping the joints sound
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Avoid parking heavy plant or pallets on joint lines
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
A failed deck joint lets water straight through to the level below. That water often carries de-icing salts with it, which is bad news for the concrete and the people parking below. Sealing the joint promptly stops it at source.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Ham
Ham sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint. Ham is about 64 miles from central London. Distribution warehouses and industrial estates are common around the motorway corridors that serve the capital.
Parks like Birnham Farm Business Centre (to the north-west of Ham) combine paved areas, car parks and building elevations, each with joints that move.
Ham is about 3 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Across the CT14 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Ham is one of 931 places in Kent on our list for movement joints. Our London page has more on work in that area.
We take on movement joints across the CT14 postcode area, whatever the building. We also cover Statenborough (1 mile north-west), Felderland (1 mile north), Worth (1 mile north-east), Marley (1 mile south-east) and Finglesham (1 mile south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (8 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Ham
We work on buildings around Ham Fen, Sandwich Technology School and The Blue Pigeons pub. The nearest railway station is Sandwich station, about 1.7 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Sandown Castle (3.1 miles east) and The Precinct Toy Collection (2.1 miles north). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Different surfaces, different methods
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. Trafficked floor joints often get a semi-rigid filler, with a flexible sealant where movement is larger.
Joints between different materials
Hybrid or MS polymer sealants bond to many substrates. We pick the product for the materials and the movement.
When it isn’t the sealant
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
- Leaks coming from the membrane rather than the joint seal
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
Questions we are asked in Ham
Will you take on work at estates like Birnham Farm Business Centre, close to Ham?
Yes. We cover Ham and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Birnham Farm Business Centre. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do we have to stop operations in Ham while the joints are sealed?
Normally not: we work in sections and hand each one back once it has cured. Tell us which hours and entrances we can use and we’ll plan from there.
Can you quote from photographs?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
What hours do you work?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.