South East England and London
Expansion Joint Sealing in Reading
For any site across Reading, we cover expansion joint sealing in all 17 towns and villages, with a fixed quote and a 12-month guarantee.
Expansion Joint Sealing across Reading
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Where we work in Reading
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.
Largest places
What else we do in Reading
- Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
Postcode districts
Expansion joint sealing in Reading: how it works
Joints in car park decks and ramps are among the hardest-working in any building. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. We work on car park decks and ramps, cladding panel joints and precast concrete panel joints, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are joints where the bead has lost adhesion and expansion joints split through the centre of the bead.
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- 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.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What affects the price in Reading
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What you get with us
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- CHAS accredited
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Around Reading
We work on buildings around Kendrick School, Eldon Square and Former Kennet Arms. Also close by are Coley Primary School (under half a mile north), University of Reading library (1.5 miles south-east), Eurospeak Language School (0.5 miles north) and All Nations Christian Centre (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Reading West station, about 0.7 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Beaumys Castle (5 miles south) and The Oracle (under half a mile north-east). For a walk, there’s Sonning Hill and Longwater.
Floors, slabs and movement joints across Reading
From Caversham, Norcot and Tilehurst to smaller places, Reading has buildings and slabs with movement joints that need resealing as they age. A failed joint lets in water and debris, and the edges spall soon after.
Around the motorway corridors of the South East, business parks and industrial estates are common, and Reading is part of the area we cover.
Reading: At places like Nimrod Industrial Estate, less than half a mile south-east of Reading, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. In a school such as Coley Primary School, movement joints in brick, block and hall floors tend to be forgotten until they leak.
When to bring in a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: 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. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Reading. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in and long before edges start to break. Should you spot a problem, you can phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and send a picture.
Unsupported floor joint edges spall under forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers, and the damage spreads along the joint. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.
Surface by surface
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 flagging broken edges along the way.
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Any access equipment needed
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Specification clauses that apply
- Any dates the work must fit around
- What the building is and how it’s used
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings if you’d rather talk the job through.
Questions about Reading
What guarantee do you give on joint sealing?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. Tell us right away if a joint we sealed gives trouble in that time.
Can the building stay open while you work?
In most cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
The specification comes first, then the joint’s movement and exposure. We name the proposed product in the quote, so you know what’s going in.
How do we ask for a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
What timescale should we allow for resealing expansion joints?
Expect anything from part of a day to a couple of weeks, depending on joint lengths, widths and access, with phasing where areas must stay open. Cure time before reopening is confirmed on the day.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.