Expansion and movement joint sealing in South Street, Kent
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in South Street. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Expansion joint sealing in South Street
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
About our expansion joint sealing in South Street
We’ve been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. Each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee on the workmanship. If you’re dealing with expansion joints split through the centre of the bead and sealant pulling off the joint face, we can help. Most enquiries from South Street start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
In and around smaller places like South Street, the concrete floors we see are often in converted farm buildings, small workshops and storage units. Joints in those slabs take vehicles, trolleys and foot traffic, and need a filler or sealant to match.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- South Street (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near South Street
What else we do in South Street
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Jobs in and around smaller places like South Street are normally planned as a single visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Move anything stored against the joints
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
Questions we are asked in South Street
Does a site in South Street have to shut while its joints are sealed?
In most cases the site keeps working. Joints are done in phases, a bay, aisle or deck at a time. We agree the sequence and timings with you before we start.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
What’s the difference between an expansion joint and a movement joint?
They’re closely related. Both let materials grow and shrink with temperature, moisture and load, and the seal across it keeps water and debris out.
Surface by surface
Cladding panel joints
Cladding panels move more than masonry as they heat and cool. A sealant with the right movement class is chosen in a colour confirmed for that product.
Joints between different materials
Some mixed-material joints suit a hybrid sealant. We pick the product for the materials and the movement.
Common problems we fix in South Street
Sun, rain and frost age external movement joints. In time the bead chalks, stiffens and cracks, so it can’t follow the movement any more.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
For a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Comparing quotes
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
Leave it or put it right?
Closing a car park for a reseal is rarely an option. Work can be planned so parts of the deck stay open, compared with a full closure. We agree phasing with you before work starts. Older rural buildings around South Street 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.
A quote for movement joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
Debris does more harm to joint sealant than most people realise. Stones pressed into the bead by wheels or feet can puncture it, especially on car park decks and warehouse floors. Regular sweeping keeps joint lines clear.
On a multi-storey car park, a failed joint normally shows up as a leak onto the deck underneath. That water often carries de-icing salts with it. Sealing the joint promptly stops it at source.
Where floor joints take the most wear near South Street
At about 47 miles from central London, South Street is within reach of the capital. Warehousing clusters around the motorways that ring and radiate from London; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. Outside joints in yards and car parks still have to be dry before sealing, while winter salting gets into any joint left open.
Hospital campuses such as Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (to the east of South Street) grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old.
South Street is about 3 miles south-east of Preston, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout South Street. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 47 miles from South Street.
We take on movement joints across the ME13 postcode area. For a building on North Lane and South Street or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Sites close to South Street are covered too, including Crouch (1 mile north-west), Oversland (1 mile east), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-west), Hickmans Green (1 mile north-east) and Winterbourne (1 mile east). A short drive away, we cover Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (10 miles north-east).
What’s near South Street
Recent enquiries here include premises near Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Sondes Arms, among other places. There’s a railway station in South Street itself: Selling station. A little further out are Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.7 miles east) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.