Expansion Joint Sealing in Aberdeen
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Aberdeen, by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Aberdeen
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Different surfaces, different methods
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Vertical movement joints in brick and block walls let the masonry grow and shrink. They take a low-modulus sealant with a movement class to suit.
Cladding panel joints
Metal and composite panels shift considerably as temperatures change. A sealant with the right movement class is chosen.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Aberdeen
Internal floor joints take trolleys, pallet trucks and forklifts. Without a sound filler, joint edges chip and spall under load, so the right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement matters. If the arrises are already broken, we will say so before sealing and phasing can keep areas working. Site teams most often ask us about movement joints with split or torn sealant and rain penetration at brick or block movement joints, on podiums and floor movement joints, car park decks and ramps and brickwork movement joints. Most enquiries from Aberdeen start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Industrial estates around Scotland’s cities hold warehouses, trade units and distribution sheds, whose floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic daily. We work in phases with a product suited to the traffic, so operations carry on.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will come back to it.
Expansion joint sealing in Aberdeen: the local picture
Aberdeen lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Aberdeen has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
Another example is Kittybrewster Shopping Centre, which lies north of Aberdeen, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. A healthcare site such as Royal Cornhill Hospital, less than half a mile to the east of Aberdeen, depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
Aberdeen is in Scotland. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Aberdeen can call on us for movement joints. We work across 40 places in Aberdeen.
Commercial sites across AB21, AB24, AB15 and AB12 are covered for movement joints. For a building on Skene Square, Rosemount Square and Cattofield Square or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. Access to Aberdeen is via the A92 and A93. Close to Aberdeen, our area also takes in Rosemount (1 mile south), Berryden (1 mile north-east), Cornhill (1 mile north-west), Midstocket (1 mile south-west) and Queen's Cross (1 mile south). Bigger towns within reach include Dyce (4 miles north-west), Cults (3 miles south-west), Cove Bay (4 miles south), Bucksburn (3 miles north-west), Peterculter (7 miles south-west) and Kingswells (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Aberdeen
We work on buildings around Gilcomstoun Primary School, North East of Scotland Music School and Victoria Park. You will also find Library (1 mile north-east) and Triple Kirks pub (0.8 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is Aberdeen station, about 1.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Marischal Museum (1 mile east) and Bon Accord Centre (0.9 miles south-east). Not far away are Gallows Hill and Rubislaw Quarry.
Keeping the joints sound
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
Debris does more harm to joint sealant than most people realise. Stones pressed into the bead by wheels or feet can puncture it. Regular sweeping keeps joint lines clear.
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. A sound seal keeps the joint working.
From enquiry to sign-off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Point out any areas we must not close
Request a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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When to call us in Aberdeen
Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it.
Look out for the following:
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- New sealant over old, now failing
In a school such as Aberdeen Grammar School, movement joints in brick, block and hall floors tend to be forgotten until they leak.
What your quote should include
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Proof of insurance
General trades versus a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Places near Aberdeen
Also in Aberdeen
Your questions answered
Would you work within a site like Royal Cornhill Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can you work at a site such as Berryden Retail Park, by Aberdeen?
Yes. We cover Aberdeen and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Berryden Retail Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you cover Aberdeen?
Yes. Aberdeen falls within our area, and you can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to get started.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
What hours do you work?
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.
Can you seal car park deck joints?
Yes. We use a sealant designed for wheel loads and the expected movement, and phased work can be planned so parts of the car park stay in use.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints