Hicks Forstal expansion joint sealing
Commercial sealant work in Hicks Forstal for contractors, FMs and building owners: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, quoted at a fixed price.
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Hicks Forstal
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Should maintenance staff do it?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Expansion joint sealing in Hicks Forstal, done properly
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in. 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 with primer where the maker calls for it. Site teams most often ask us about spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and rain penetration at brick or block movement joints, on cladding panel joints, blockwork control joints and podiums and floor movement joints. For commercial sealant work in Hicks Forstal, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Smaller community and commercial buildings around Hicks Forstal have their own movement joints in walls and floors. They’re easily forgotten until water gets in or an edge breaks.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Hicks Forstal (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The size and state of each joint
- How much existing material needs removing
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Travel to remote or island sites
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Any specification or named product
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
What we’re called out for in Hicks Forstal
When the movement exceeds the sealant’s capability, the bead tears. A joint that’s too narrow for the movement, or a product with the wrong movement class, will split through the middle. Resealing like for like often fails the same way.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
At places like Chislet Business Park, 1.8 miles east of Hicks Forstal, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
What your quote should include
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How they’ll work around occupants
Why act early in Hicks Forstal
A like-for-like reseal of a joint that keeps splitting rarely lasts. If the joint is too narrow or the product wrong for the movement, it needs a different approach and we’ll tell you honestly. Older rural buildings around Hicks Forstal 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.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Hicks Forstal choose us
- One number for every site we cover
- Fully insured
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Places near Hicks Forstal
Also in Hicks Forstal
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Hicks Forstal
Hicks Forstal is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, and edges left open tend to break up faster. Hicks Forstal sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and where de-icing salt is spread in winter, open joints let it in.
For a school such as Spires Academy, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays. A healthcare site such as Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital (to the north of Hicks Forstal) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
Hicks Forstal is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Any commercial site in Hicks Forstal is covered. Across Kent, 931 places are covered, including Hicks Forstal. Our London page has more on work in that area (54 miles or so).
We take on movement joints across the CT3 postcode area, whatever the building. Just outside Hicks Forstal, we also work in Calcott (1 mile south-west), Herne Common (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile north) and Bullockstone (1 mile north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles west).
Around Hicks Forstal
In Hicks Forstal, that means premises near Curtis Wood, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (4.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Hicks Forstal includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Honest limits
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
On site: what to expect
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself typically taking a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases. If others near Hicks Forstal need work, visits can be combined. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Point out any areas we must not close
Ask for a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Advice
FAQs: Hicks Forstal
Is Hicks Forstal too far out for you?
Not at all. Hicks Forstal is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Does the sea air around Hicks Forstal change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
Most often the movement is too much for the product or the joint width. We review the joint design as well as the sealant before pricing so the same failure isn’t repeated.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.