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Expansion Joint Sealing in Orkney Islands

We cover 51 towns and villages across the Orkney Islands for expansion joint sealing, with failed joints always cut out and a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship.

Need expansion joint sealing in Orkney Islands?

Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.

Send your details 01277 525 020

Expansion joint sealing across the Orkney Islands

Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and send details for a fixed quote.

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Our expansion joint sealing service in the Orkney Islands

We cover the full range of movement joints: brickwork and blockwork joints, precast and cladding panel joints, concrete joints, car park decks and ramps, podiums and floor movement joints. The product depends on the movement, the weather and anything that runs over it. We work on cladding panel joints, precast concrete panel joints and blockwork control joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are sealant peeling off one face of the joint and arrises breaking up along floor joints.

Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out.

We assess the joints on site or from photographs, noting widths and how each has failed.
You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
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.
Depth is controlled with backing, the faces are primed where the maker calls for it, then the bead is laid and tooled.
We check each joint with you, confirm the cure time and sign off under our 12-month guarantee.

How we quote

The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.

Why choose Mastic Doctor

Failed material removed, not covered up
RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
Constructionline member
Fully insured, including public liability cover

Quotes

To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Our quote form is another easy route.

Near you in Kirkwall

In Kirkwall, that means premises near Orkney Library and Archive, Kirkwall Grammar School and Paterson Church, among other places. Nearby you will also find Balfour Hospital (0.5 miles south-west) and Bishop's Palace (under half a mile south-west). Not far away are Gallow Ha' and Loomi Shun.

Floors, slabs and movement joints across the Orkney Islands

Industrial estates, business parks and retail parks around Kirkwall, Stromness and Finstown and elsewhere in the Orkney Islands typically have floor and slab joints under daily traffic. Each joint needs a product suited to what runs over it and how much it moves.

Across the Orkney Islands, outside sealant work is planned around the weather, with a little give in the programme for wet or frosty days. The Orkney Islands includes coastal places, where facades, frames and external slabs take more weather than inland. We take that exposure into account when choosing the product.

Kirkwall: Hospitals like Balfour Hospital (0.5 miles south-west of Kirkwall) have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock. For a school such as Kirkwall Grammar School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.

Surface by surface

Brickwork and blockwork joints

A brick movement joint full of old mortar or debris can’t close. Everything is raked out before backing and sealant go in and flag any joint that seems undersized.

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 will tell you if any edges need repairing first.

Building owners, agents and FMs in the Orkney Islands

Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.

Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.

Common problems we fix in the Orkney Islands

With no backing rod or bond-breaker in place, sealant grips the base of the joint too. Sealant fixed to the base and sides can’t flex, so it tears so backing is set before sealing.

Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:

New sealant over old, now failing
Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
Joints where the bead has lost adhesion

Looking after the joints

Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:

Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
Keep racking legs and heavy point loads off floor joints
Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time

Fresh joint sealant needs its full cure time before it takes traffic or water. How long that takes depends on the product, the temperature and the depth of the joint. Keeping the area coned off until then avoids tyre marks and damage.

An open joint fills with grit, and a joint full of grit can’t close. 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.

Should maintenance staff do it?

Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.

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.

Common questions from the Orkney Islands clients

Will your applicators have CSCS cards?

Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.

Can you handle several sites?

Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.

How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?

Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.

Which product is best for expansion joints?

We choose a sealant with a movement capability that suits the joint as set out in BS EN ISO 11600. Where two different materials meet, a hybrid sealant can be the better choice.

Do you offer coloured sealant?

In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.

How do you choose the sealant?

The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.

What guarantee do you give on joint sealing?

The 12-month guarantee applies to the workmanship. If a joint we sealed fails inside the 12 months, let us know.