What it costs
A price per job, published, with the silicone in it
The price card
Every figure includes VAT and includes the silicone. No call out charge, no materials line, no charge for stripping out what is already there.
- Bath reseal
- £95
- The joint round the bath stripped out, cleaned back, dried and resealed. Includes the wall joint and the ends, and the panel edge where there is one.
- Shower reseal
- £95
- Tray or shower base joint, the internal corners and the foot of the screen or the enclosure frame. Cubicles and walk-ins are the same price.
- Bath and shower together
- £150
- Both on one visit. Cheaper than the two on their own because the strip out, the set up and the drying time overlap.
- Basin or shower screen added
- + £25
- Added to any of the above while the kit is already out. Covers a basin to wall joint, a separate screen, or a splashback run.
- Kitchen worktop or sink
- £95 on its own
- Worktop to wall, the upstand run and round an inset sink. Add it to a bathroom booking for £35 instead.
- Whole bathroom
- £185
- Bath, shower, basin, screen and any tiled splashback runs, all stripped and resealed on one visit. The usual end of tenancy job.
The minimum
The minimum, and the hourly rate behind it
The minimum charge is £95. A single joint on its own still means a van, a strip out, a clean down and the drying time, so a smaller job does not cost meaningfully less to do.
Awkward or extra work runs at £60 an hour after the first hour: a bath that has been sealed four times over and needs three layers taking off, a tiled bath surround with a shelf built into it, or a joint that has moved because the bath is not supported. You are told before that clock starts, not after.
If a job turns out to need something that is not sealing at all, you are told before any money changes hands rather than after.
Included
What is in the price
- 01
The silicone
A sanitary grade silicone with a fungicide in it, in white or clear as the room needs. Materials are in the price and are not a separate line.
- 02
Stripping out the old joint
Every bit of it, not a bead run over the top. That is the part that takes the time and it is included rather than charged as extra.
- 03
Cleaning and drying the joint
Residue removed, the surfaces cleaned with a solvent wipe and the joint dried out properly, because silicone will not hold on a damp or greasy edge.
- 04
Masking and tooling
Both sides taped, the bead run, tooled to a clean concave finish and the tape pulled while it is still wet. That is what makes the line straight.
- 05
Clearing up
Floor sheeted before anything starts, old silicone bagged and taken away, and the room left wiped down.
- 06
Before and after photographs
Taken on every job as a matter of course and emailed over. On letting work they are often what settles a checkout question months later.
Guidance
Where most jobs land
- One bath, sealed once, five years old
- £95. Around an hour on site.
- Shower tray and screen in a cubicle
- £95. The corners take longer than the tray run does.
- Bath and a separate shower in the same room
- £150 together rather than two separate visits.
- Kitchen worktop, upstand and sink
- £95 on its own, or £35 added to a bathroom booking on the same visit.
- Whole bathroom before a tenancy changes
- £185 for the lot, photographed before and after.
- A bath sealed over four times by four people
- £95 plus £60 an hour after the first hour for the extra stripping out. Send a photograph and you get told in advance.
Not included
What is not in the price
Tiling, grouting and re-grouting. A failed grout line and a failed sealant line look similar and are not the same repair. If the grout is the problem you get told, with what it would take to put right.
Plumbing. A leaking waste, a dripping tap or a bath that moves because it is not supported underneath are all causes of a failed joint that resealing will not fix. Sealing over a leak buys a few weeks and then it comes back.
Replacing a bath panel, a screen seal, a shower door gasket or a tile. Those are parts, and they get pointed out and priced separately rather than absorbed.
Mould in the room itself. If black spotting is on the ceiling and the walls as well as the joint, the room has a ventilation problem and a new bead will not solve it.
Money
Questions about the price
Is the silicone included in the price?
Yes, and so is taking the old joint out. There is no materials line, no call out charge and no charge for stripping out what somebody else left behind. The number on the card is the number you pay.
Is VAT included?
Yes. Every figure on this site includes VAT. Hembury Contracting is VAT registered, so £95 means £95, with nothing added afterwards.
What is the minimum charge?
£95. A single joint still means a van, a strip out, a clean down and a drying day, so a smaller job does not cost meaningfully less to do than a standard one.
When would it cost more than the card?
When the removal is unusually long: a bath sealed four times over, three different materials in one joint, or a fitting that has to come out to reach the joint at all. That runs at £60 an hour after the first hour, and you are told before the clock starts, not on the invoice.
Do you take a deposit?
Not on a standard reseal. It is payable on completion once you have looked at the work. Larger bookings and multiple properties for an agent are invoiced in the usual way.
Is it cheaper to do the bath and the shower together?
Yes. Separately they are £95 each; together they are £150. The saving is real rather than a discount: one visit, one set up and one drying day instead of two of each.
Get a price
Book a reseal with Exeter Silicone Services
Send a photograph of the joint and say which fittings need doing. Back comes the price off the published card and the next free slot. Ringing is quicker if you want a date fixed today.
- Bath or shower
- £95
- Both on one visit
- £150
- Whole bathroom
- £185
VAT and silicone included. Minimum charge £95.