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Expansion Joint Sealing in Dundee
For any site across Dundee, we cover expansion joint sealing in all 28 towns and villages, with a fixed quote and a 12-month guarantee.
Expansion Joint Sealing across Dundee
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing in every part of Dundee
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quote.
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Other services in Dundee
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Construction and new-build mastic
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Expansion joint sealing in Dundee: how it works
Mastic Doctor has sealed movement joints since 2005. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, CSCS-carded applicators and five million pounds of public liability insurance. Each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee on the workmanship. Site teams most often ask us about spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and sealant pulling off the joint face, across brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and cladding panel joints.
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- 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.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
Pricing in Dundee
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why clients in Dundee choose us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- One number for every site we cover
- CHAS accredited
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Local landmarks in Dundee
Recent enquiries here include premises near St Roque's Library, Scottish School of Contemporary Dance and Dudhope Park and the streets around them. Nearby too are 'The Clep' Public House (0.5 miles north-east) and Lawside Academy (1.2 miles north-west). For rail, the closest station is Dundee station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Dudhope Castle (0.7 miles south) and McManus Gallery (0.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Balgay Hill and Trottick Mill Ponds.
Expansion joint sealing across Dundee: the area picture
Movement joints in brick, cladding panels and concrete appear on buildings all over Dundee, from schools to offices and car parks. When they fail, water and grit get in and the edges start to break.
Tenements in Scotland’s cities are often managed by property factors, with shared repairs agreed by the owners, so mastic work on shared parts may come through the factor. Dundee includes coastal places, where facades, frames and external slabs take more weather than inland. We take that exposure into account when choosing the product.
Dundee: A healthcare site such as Kings Cross Hospital (less than half a mile north-west of Dundee) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day. Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Gallagher Retail Park (1 mile south-east of Dundee): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time.
Leave it or put it right?
On a car park, resealing joints in phases keeps the deck open. Phased work by bay or zone lets the rest stay in use. Tell us what has to stay open and we will plan around it.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
How the job changes by surface
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in, phased so parts of the car park stay open.
Concrete and precast panel joints
Joints between precast panels open and close with temperature and loading. The sealant needs the right movement capability and a controlled depth.
General trades versus a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Lifting the blade at each joint avoids tearing the bead, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall and the reseal becomes an edge repair as well. A sound seal keeps the joint working.
Signs you need expansion joint sealing
Three-sided adhesion is a common cause of early failure. Sealant fixed to the base and sides can’t flex, so it tears so backing is set before sealing.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Your questions answered
How do I request a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Why do our movement joints keep failing?
The way it has failed usually tells us why: a split through the middle points to over-stretching, while peeling from one face points to preparation or primer. Broken edges are a third possibility.
Do you reseal car park expansion joints?
Yes. Let us know the opening hours and which levels or bays have to stay available.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
The edges have to be sound. If they’re damaged, we will say so before any sealing.