Hickmans Green expansion joint sealing
Planning work on a movement joint in Hickmans Green? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
Expansion joint sealing for Hickmans Green sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Hickmans Green
Internal floor joints take trolleys, pallet trucks and forklifts. Unsupported edges break up under wheels. If the arrises are already broken, we’ll say so before sealing and phasing can keep areas working. The enquiries we see most involve water dripping through deck or ramp joints and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed, on precast concrete panel joints, cladding panel joints and podiums and floor movement joints. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hickmans Green tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a site near Hickmans Green, measurements and photographs up front mean one trip where possible. Note joint widths and the traffic that uses them, and we’ll take it from there.
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.
- Location
- Hickmans Green (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. 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. If others near Hickmans Green need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Every joint is cleared of the failed seal and any grit packed into it.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
Advice
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Surface 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.
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in.
Common questions from Hickmans Green clients
Is Hickmans Green too far out for you?
Not at all. Hickmans Green is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
The joint has to be dry, and the air and surface temperature inside the product’s limits. Cold, damp or frosty mornings can stop work outside so external dates keep some flexibility.
Do you need to see the site first?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit before quoting.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Do you use silicone or polyurethane in movement joints?
The right product depends on the joint. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many facade joints, while polyurethane is common in trafficked floor and deck joints, and the specification has the final say.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Quoting for work in Hickmans Green
These are the things that shape the price:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How much there is to seal
- The size and state of each joint
- The site’s rules and procedures
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Details that help us quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- The postcode of the building
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
What happens if it’s left?
Combining joint work with other maintenance reduces set-up costs. But joints already letting water in shouldn’t wait for a programme, as damage continues meanwhile. We can split the scope into urgent and planned. Older rural buildings around Hickmans Green move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
A quote for movement joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Hickmans Green choose us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Hickmans Green can form part of a wider programme.
General trades versus a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Hickmans Green
Less than 3 miles from Hickmans Green there are two named estates and business parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment. Hickmans Green sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints.
For buildings at a park such as Waterham Business Park, which lies north of Hickmans Green, brick and panel movement joints are easy to forget until one leaks. A healthcare site such as Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, 5.4 miles east of Hickmans Green, depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day. For a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. We send applicators to Hickmans Green for movement joints. Hickmans Green is one of 931 places we cover in Kent for movement joints. Sites around London have their own page, about 48 miles away.
We cover the ME13 postcode districts. We also cover Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west) for movement joints. Further afield, our area takes in Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hickmans Green
Around Hickmans Green, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Queens Head pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Hickmans Green is Selling station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.