Expansion and movement joint sealing in Lordswood, Medway
Work needed on a movement joint in Lordswood? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Need expansion joint sealing in Lordswood?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- How much existing material needs removing
- The total length or number of joints
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Details that help us quote
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Your programme or deadline
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- The type of building and who uses it
- 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 call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Expansion joint sealing in Lordswood
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. We reseal deck and ramp joints with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. We work on car park decks and ramps, podiums and floor movement joints and precast concrete panel joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are joints where the bead has lost adhesion and chipped joint edges on forklift routes. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Lordswood? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
In a smaller place such as Lordswood, floor and movement joints are often in agricultural and rural business units, schools and the odd small industrial yard. Their slabs and walls still need movement joints that work.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you, and each area is checked before we leave it. Several jobs near Lordswood can be grouped on one trip. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
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Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Avoid standing heavy loads or racking legs on the joints, and report any chipped edges early.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Damaged edges make the floor rough and wear wheels faster, and the damage spreads along the joint. Sealing early protects the edges.
Why act early in Lordswood
A failed joint seal doesn’t mean the slab, panel or wall needs replacing. Where the edges are sound, cutting out and resealing is enough. If the edges have broken up, we will tell you they need repairing first. Over time, UV, weather and movement wear any sealant out. Replacing it before it fails keeps water out.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why us?
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
Questions about Lordswood
Can you work at a site such as Lordswood Industrial Estate, by Lordswood?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Lordswood, Lordswood Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a hospital such as Spire Alexandra Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Why do our movement joints keep failing?
Adhesion failure, cohesive failure, edge breakdown and UV ageing account for most cases. Working out the cause comes first, because the fix differs.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, which many sites require.
Places near Lordswood
Also in Lordswood
Different surfaces, different methods
Cladding panel joints
Access to cladding joints is agreed before the price is fixed. Close-up photographs help us judge the joints or a site visit fills the gaps.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Masonry faces are often porous, dusty or crumbly. Faces are prepared and primed wherever the sealant maker calls for it, then seal and tool the joint.
Joints that move: notes for Lordswood
Central London is about 30 miles from Lordswood. Warehousing clusters around the motorways that ring and radiate from London. The 3 miles around Lordswood take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints.
For estates staff at a university like University for the Creative Arts - Rochester (3.3 miles north-west of Lordswood), building and paving joints are part of the planned maintenance list. For an occupier at a site such as Lordswood Industrial Estate, which lies south of Lordswood, the joints at loading doors and dock levellers usually see the hardest wear. In a school such as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, movement joints in brick, block and hall floors tend to be forgotten until they leak.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Any commercial site in Lordswood is covered. Across Medway, 54 places are covered, Lordswood among them. There’s a separate page for London, about 30 miles away.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout ME5 and ME7, whatever the building. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road and the roads nearby. Close to Lordswood, our area also takes in Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Lordswood ranks among the main centres of Medway, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings.
Near you in Lordswood
Around Lordswood, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub, among other places. The closest station to Lordswood is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints