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Washroom Sealing in Medway
Washroom sealing in all 54 towns and villages of Medway, done properly, quoted before any work starts and a 12-month guarantee.
Washroom Sealing across Medway
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Washroom sealing across Medway
Sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or send details for a fixed quote.
Biggest towns in Medway
Other services in Medway
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Construction and new-build mastic
Postcodes in Medway
How washroom sealing works in Medway
Our washroom work covers offices, hotels, schools and colleges, leisure centres and gyms, clinics and care homes, along with staff kitchens and tea points. Product and method follow how hard each area is used and cleaned. Site teams most often ask us about failed sealant in a tea point or staff kitchen and panel joints letting water behind, on kitchens and tea points, accessible toilets and changing rooms and showers, trays and wet room floors.
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself typically takes half a day to a day per washroom, depending on the number of fittings, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go.
- First, the phasing is agreed so facilities stay open.
- Leaks, loose panels or damp are pointed out first.
- Old sealant is stripped and the faces prepared.
- We reseal with the grade suited to each area.
- We give you a reopening time for every room.
How we quote
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Constructionline member
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Landmarks near Gillingham
In Gillingham, that means premises near The Robert Napier School, Featherby Junior School and The Robert Napier School. Nearby too are Holy Trinity Church (under half a mile north-east), The Star pub (0.6 miles west) and Ambley Wood (0.8 miles south). The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). Not far away are Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.
Washrooms and wet areas in Medway
Across Medway, hospitality kitchens and toilets need sealed joints that clean easily. Sanitary and hygienic sealants go in, food-safe where food could come into contact with it.
All of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and much of the South East is within easy reach of the capital, so jobs in Medway are planned with access, loading and parking in mind. In the parts of Medway near the sea, the elevations facing the weather are where sealant gives up first.
Gillingham: Colleges such as MidKent College Gillingham Campus (to the north-west of Gillingham) have toilets, changing rooms and catering kitchens that can be resealed around term dates. Staff changing rooms and patient toilets at places like Medway Maritime Hospital (to the west of Gillingham) need cleanable, sound silicone.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Medway
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Medway can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Medway.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Quoting for work in Medway
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How much there is to seal
- How accessible the joints are
- The size and state of each joint
Pricing washrooms and wet areas depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- The type of building and who uses it
- The site address and postcode
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any specification or named product
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
General trades versus a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
When it isn’t the sealant
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- A room that stays damp because ventilation isn’t working
- Failed tanking beneath a wet-room floor or behind tiles
- Swollen or delaminated boards behind panels or vanity tops
Looking after the joints
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. We suggest:
- Note failing joints building by building
- Share your site rules when you send details
- Avoid scourers and harsh descalers on silicone
- Respect the cure time before reopening each room
Include sealant joints in your planned maintenance checks. Look for black spotting, cracks, peeling edges and gaps at the busiest fittings and photograph anything new.
Boards behind panels and vanity tops can swell when water gets past a failed joint. Once that happens, a reseal won’t fix them.
FAQs: Medway
Do you need to remove the old sealant?
The failed bead is always removed. Fresh silicone can’t key to an old bead so a bead over the top fails quickly.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Will all the toilets be closed at once?
The work is phased so there are always facilities open. We work through the building a room or section at a time. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
What do you charge?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
What guarantee comes with washroom resealing?
A 12-month guarantee covers the work. It applies to our workmanship, not to plumbing leaks or damp from poor ventilation.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.