Expansion joint sealing in Sturry
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Sturry, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Need expansion joint sealing in Sturry?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Sturry
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied. If you have expansion joints filled with dirt and stones and brittle, chalky sealant on external joints, we can help. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Sturry? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Work in a smaller place like Sturry is normally one building at a time. Getting widths, depths and traffic details up front means one visit, not two.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Sturry (CT2)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Resealing is normally the answer, not replacing the element. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. We will flag where edges need repair before sealing. Small buildings around Sturry suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.
Why appoint us
- Colour agreed before work starts
- One number for every site we cover
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
General trades versus a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
On site: what to expect
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before the next one starts. Work in places the size of Sturry is planned as a single visit where we can. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take.
- Every joint is cleared of the failed seal and any grit packed into it.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, 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
What the job involves on each surface
Internal floor movement joints
Warehouse and retail floors have saw-cut induced joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. We use a sealant made for wheel loads and the expected movement with bays done in phases so the car park keeps running.
When to call us in Sturry
Sealant peeling cleanly off one side is an adhesion failure. Dusty, damp or contaminated faces, a missing primer and three-sided adhesion are the usual causes and it often shows on rushed work.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Canterbury Retail Park (1.1 miles south-west of Sturry): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time.
What your quote should include
- How joint depth will be controlled
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How they’ll work around occupants
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
Joints that move: notes for Sturry
Rainfall across the South East, Sturry included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint. The 3 miles around Sturry take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
University campuses such as Canterbury Christ Church University (2.5 miles south-west of Sturry) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints. Schools like Sturry Church of England Primary School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Sturry is about 3 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover Sturry and the rest of Kent, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places. For work in that direction, see our London page (54 miles or so).
If you need expansion joint sealing in CT2, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Streets here include High Street, Park View and Link Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. We also cover Broad Oak (1 mile west), Westbere (1 mile east), Calcott (1 mile north), Hersden (2 miles east) and Hicks Forstal (2 miles north) for movement joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (13 miles east) and Broadstairs (14 miles east).
Around Sturry
Recent enquiries here include premises near Frank Montgomery School, Chequer's Wood and Old Park and The Swan Inn and the streets around them. Sturry has its own railway station: Sturry station. Well-known places in the area include Canterbury Roman Museum (2.6 miles south-west) and St Martins Hospital (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Common questions from Sturry clients
Can you work at a site such as Buddy's Retail Park, by Sturry?
Yes. Our area takes in Sturry and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Buddy's Retail Park included. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Saint Martin's Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Why has the sealant in our expansion joints split?
Adhesion failure, cohesive failure, edge breakdown and UV ageing account for most cases. We diagnose which one it is before resealing since each needs a different fix.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Can you fit around our working hours?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.