Expansion Joint Sealing in Hollow Street
Need expansion joint sealing in Hollow Street? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing near Hollow Street
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our expansion joint sealing in Hollow Street
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side; water dripping through to the deck below is often the first sign. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in. The enquiries we see most involve torn sealant in brick or block movement joints and joints where the bead has lost adhesion, on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and cladding panel joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Hollow Street first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In and around smaller places like Hollow Street, the concrete floors we see are often in converted farm buildings, small workshops and storage units. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Hollow Street (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Warehouse floors and decks around Hollow Street
Hollow Street lies roughly 56 miles out from central London. Warehousing clusters around the motorways that ring and radiate from London; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift. Rainfall across the South East, Hollow Street included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Outside joints in yards and car parks still have to be dry before sealing, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints.
On a site such as Chislet Business Park, 1 mile to the south-west of Hollow Street, the movement joints are in car park slabs, paving and building elevations. Across sites such as Canterbury Industrial Park (1.3 miles south-west of Hollow Street), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
Hollow Street is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Commercial clients in Hollow Street use us for work on movement joints, as part of our coverage of Kent. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Hollow Street. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 56 miles from Hollow Street.
If you need expansion joint sealing in CT3, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your building is just outside Hollow Street, we cover Chislet (1 mile north-east), Chitty (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-west), Boyden Gate (1 mile north) and Hoath (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
What’s near Hollow Street
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Grove Ferry Picnic Area and Spires Academy. The closest station to Hollow Street is Sturry station, about 3.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hollow Street include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Common questions from Hollow Street clients
Will you take on work at estates like Chislet Business Park, close to Hollow Street?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Hollow Street, Chislet Business Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is Hollow Street too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Hollow Street 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.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
A wet joint can’t be sealed properly so we’d rather rearrange than seal in the rain. We agree a revised date with you.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
How long will the joint resealing take?
Expect anything from part of a day to a couple of weeks, depending on joint lengths, widths and access. Cure time before reopening is confirmed on the day.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.
Also in Hollow Street
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes a short visit for a handful of joints, or several days or more for a car park deck or long runs of facade joints, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Smaller jobs around Hollow Street can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We start with photos, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Advice
Cost factors for movement joints
What shapes the price:
- Access and working height
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- What the building is and how it’s used
- When you need the work done
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email us if you’d rather talk the job through.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Hollow Street
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
Signs you need expansion joint sealing in Hollow Street
Three-sided adhesion is a common cause of early failure. Bonded on three faces, it can’t stretch evenly when the joint opens so backing is set before sealing.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Joints packed with grit and debris
A healthcare site such as St Martins Hospital (5.1 miles south-west of Hollow Street) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
What your quote should include
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
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.
After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
Keep wheels, feet and water off new joints until the sealant has cured. How long that takes depends on the product, the temperature and the depth of the joint. Keeping the area coned off until then avoids tyre marks and damage.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. It pays to check every joint, not just the obvious one so you can prioritise and budget. We’ll tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.