Expansion and movement joint sealing in Wickham, Hampshire
Commercial sealant work in Wickham for contractors, FMs and building owners: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, with a fixed quote first.
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Need expansion joint sealing in Wickham?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Commercial clients in Wickham
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units 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.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Expansion joint sealing in Wickham, done properly
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Tyres load the edges, and de-icing salts and water work into any gap, so failed seals soon lead to leaks onto the level below and broken edges. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in, phasing bays so the car park can stay in use. If you have chipped joint edges on forklift routes and previous reseals laid over old sealant, we can put it right. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Wickham from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Around Wickham, most floor and movement joint jobs are single buildings or yards. Getting widths, depths and traffic details up front means one visit, not two.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Wickham (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Car park decks and ramps
Water coming through deck joints is the usual first sign. The old seal comes out, the edges are prepared and the joint resealed, and we’ll tell you if any edges need repairing first.
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, with a flexible sealant where movement is larger.
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing over a failed movement joint is a common shortcut. A bead laid on top of the failed one neither grips nor flexes properly and soon lets go. We cut out the old seal and prepare the faces every time. Small buildings around Wickham suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Wickham
- Fully insured
- A fixed quote before work starts
- CHAS accredited
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Brief car park operatives to protect joint lines during winter clearance
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
Keep wheels, feet and water off new joints until the sealant has cured. How long that takes depends on the product, the temperature and the depth of the joint and we will tell you when each bay or area can reopen. Keeping the area coned off until then avoids tyre marks and damage.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall, turning a sealant job into a repair job. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.
Common questions from Wickham clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Knowle Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Wickham off your patch?
Not at all. Wickham is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Why has the sealant in our expansion joints split?
The way it has failed normally tells us why: tearing down the centre means too much movement, and lifting off one side means poor adhesion. Broken edges are a third possibility.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
What timescale should we allow for resealing expansion joints?
Expect anything from part of a day to a couple of weeks, depending on joint lengths, widths and access. We’ll confirm when each area can be used again.
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, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Where floor joints take the most wear near Wickham
At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Wickham. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints. Central London is about 63 miles from Wickham. The South East has large numbers of industrial estates and warehouses along the motorway corridors.
Office parks like Knowle Village Business Park, 1.5 miles to the south-west of Wickham, have decks, ramps and clad elevations whose joints take movement every day. Across sites such as Grange Farm Business Park, 1.9 miles to the north-west of Wickham, floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working. Sites like Knowle Hospital (to the south-west of Wickham) carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Wickham is about 3 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. Our applicators travel to Wickham for work on movement joints. Wickham is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list for movement joints. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, about 8 miles away.
If you need expansion joint sealing in PO17, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on The Square, Station Road and Bridge Street or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. With the A32 and A334 nearby, Wickham is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Just outside Wickham, we also work in Shedfield (1 mile north-west), Shirrell Heath (2 miles north), Kingsmead (2 miles north-east), Woodend (2 miles north-east) and Mislingford (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Winchester (12 miles north-west), Gosport (7 miles south), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles east).
Near you in Wickham
In Wickham, that means premises near The Old House Hotel. The nearest railway station is Fareham station, roughly 3.2 miles south. A little further out are Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south) and Carron Row Farm Museum (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Wickham includes St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
Honest limits
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
On site: what to expect
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. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Wickham need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we will plan around them.
- We assess the joints on site or from photos, noting widths and how each has failed.
- A fixed quote names the sealant we propose and its movement class.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- We check each joint with you, confirm the cure time and sign off under our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Getting a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.