Expansion joint sealing in Lickfold
Planning work on a movement joint in Lickfold? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing in Lickfold
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Lickfold: questions and answers
Is Lickfold too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Lickfold are covered as much as the big towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Is Hurstfold Industrial Estate, near Lickfold, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Lickfold, Hurstfold Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
What sealant do you use in movement joints?
We choose a sealant with a movement capability that suits the joint as set out in BS EN ISO 11600. Where two different materials meet, a hybrid sealant can be the better choice.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
Sealing onto a damp surface leads to adhesion failure. The work is simply moved to the next suitable day.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, tell us and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Can you quote from photographs?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Lickfold
Width, depth and product all have to work together. Joint width must suit the movement and the movement class of the sealant, and depth is controlled using closed-cell backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints. For wider joints, many sealant makers recommend a width-to-depth ratio, often around 2:1, and the bead is tooled so it grips the two faces alone. We work on podiums and floor movement joints, blockwork control joints and brickwork movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below and weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Lickfold it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Smaller community and commercial buildings around Lickfold have their own movement joints in walls and floors. They’re easily forgotten until water gets in or an edge breaks.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in West Sussex. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Lickfold (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, 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. Smaller jobs around Lickfold can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material, 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.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Getting a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
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Cost factors for movement joints
What shapes the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Details that help us quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Any specification or named product
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
When to call us in Lickfold
Some joints were never sealed with the right product. Products not classed for the movement fail early. BS EN ISO 11600 classifies building sealants by movement capability.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
Sites like Midhurst Community Hospital, 3.2 miles south-west of Lickfold, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Different surfaces, different methods
Internal floor movement joints
Warehouse and retail floors have saw-cut induced joints and construction joints. Trafficked floor joints often get a semi-rigid filler and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. We choose a product that copes with feet, wheels and weather.
Where floor joints take the most wear near Lickfold
The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. 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. Lickfold is about 41 miles from central London. The South East has large numbers of industrial estates and warehouses along the motorway corridors.
Another example is Colhook Industrial Park., 2.5 miles east of Lickfold, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. Estates like Hurstfold Industrial Estate, 1.2 miles to the north-west of Lickfold, combine warehouse slabs, yards and loading bays, all with joints under wheels.
Lickfold is about 11 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. Commercial clients in Lickfold can call on us for movement joints, as part of our coverage of West Sussex. We work across 373 places in West Sussex. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (23 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: GU28 for movement joints. If your building is just outside Lickfold, we cover Lurgashall (1 mile north-east), Lodsworth (2 miles south), Northchapel (3 miles north-east), Ebernoe (3 miles east) and Ansteadbrook (4 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Chichester (13 miles south), Storrington (12 miles south-east), Billingshurst (10 miles east), Portfield (13 miles south), Yapton (15 miles south) and Southwater (15 miles east).
Near you in Lickfold
The nearest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 4.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Lodsworth Castle (3.1 miles south) and Midhurst Museum (3.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Cooksbridge Meadow and Blackdown.
What sealant work can’t fix
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Leaks coming from the membrane rather than the joint seal
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
Work for main contractors and building owners
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Lickfold can sit alongside others in a wider programme.