Expansion Joint Sealing in Old Hawkinge
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Old Hawkinge, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Old Hawkinge
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Our process
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For a building around Old Hawkinge, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- 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.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Advice
Expansion joint sealing in Old Hawkinge
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in, and they’re easy to miss until the sealant fails. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal is cut away, backing rod goes in at depth, and a low-modulus masonry sealant is gunned and tooled. We work on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and cladding panel joints, and what we’re called in for most is arrises breaking up along floor joints and sealant pulling off the joint face. For commercial sealant work in Old Hawkinge, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Jobs around smaller places like Old Hawkinge are planned so the whole job is done in one visit, with the right materials on hand. Tell us the joint widths if you can, and what drives or walks over them.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Place
- Old Hawkinge (CT18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Old Hawkinge
Old Hawkinge sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. 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 where de-icing salt is spread in winter, open joints let it in.
Sites like Royal Victoria Hospital, 2.1 miles to the south of Old Hawkinge, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints. Across sites such as Highfield Industrial Estate, which lies south of Old Hawkinge, floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working. Retail parks like West Park Farm North Retail Park, 1.5 miles to the south-west of Old Hawkinge, have long runs of car park and yard joints taking daily traffic.
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. We cover Old Hawkinge, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. We work across 931 places in Kent, from busy centres to rural villages. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area.
If you need expansion joint sealing in CT18, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Standen Lane and Church Hill are within our area. Close to Old Hawkinge, our area also takes in Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
Near you in Old Hawkinge
We work on buildings around East Cliff and Warren Country Park and White Horse pub. Old Hawkinge’s nearest station is Folkestone Central station, about 2.3 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Old Hawkinge include Sugar Loaf Hill.
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Phasing around occupants
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Joint width, depth and condition
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any specification or named product
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Honest limits
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Old Hawkinge
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
What else we do in Old Hawkinge
Different surfaces, different methods
Brickwork and blockwork joints
A brick movement joint full of old mortar or debris can’t close. Everything is raked out before backing and sealant go in.
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. A sealant suited to both traffic and exposure is used.
Questions about Old Hawkinge
Can you work on a hospital site such as Royal Victoria Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can being near the sea in Old Hawkinge affect the sealant we need?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Can you fit around our working hours?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we will plan around them. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in, when they’re still cheap to deal with. Should you spot a problem, you can phone 01277 525 020 or email us and send a picture.
Unsupported floor joint edges spall under forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers and the broken length grows with every pass. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.