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Expansion Joint Sealing in West Sussex

Expansion joint sealing in all 373 towns and villages of West Sussex, done properly, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.

Book expansion joint sealing in West Sussex

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

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Expansion joint sealing across West Sussex

Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and call or email us for a quote.

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Our expansion joint sealing service in West Sussex

A movement joint only works while its seal does. Once it fails, water, grit and debris get in; the joint jams, its edges take the load and the arrises spall. Resealing at the first signs of failure is far cheaper than repairing the material either side. Most enquiries involve rain penetration at brick or block movement joints and movement joints with split or torn sealant, on cladding panel joints, podiums and floor movement joints and car park decks and ramps.

At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area.

The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
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, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.

What affects the price in West Sussex

Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.

Why clients in West Sussex choose us

Specification-led, product-correct work
CHAS accredited
Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
Standard and matched colours in many product ranges

Quotes

Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.

Around Crawley

Around Crawley, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, St Wilfrid's Catholic School and Tilgate Park and the streets around them. Also close by are The George Hotel (under half a mile north), Three Bridges Junior School (less than half a mile south-east) and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (under half a mile south-east). There’s a railway station in Crawley itself: Crawley station. Well-known places in the area include Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and County Mall (less than half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Crawley include Tilgate Lake.

Floors, slabs and movement joints across West Sussex

Sites across West Sussex rarely stop for joint work, so we work in phases and hand areas back as they cure.

All of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and much of the South East is within easy reach of the capital, and every job in West Sussex starts with access, parking and site rules. West Sussex includes coastal places, where facades, frames and external slabs take more weather than inland. We take that exposure into account when choosing the product.

Crawley: Centres like County Mall (to the north-east of Crawley) have mall floors and service decks whose joints carry steady traffic. Across sites such as Crompton Fields Business Park (1.2 miles north of Crawley), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.

Quoting for work in West Sussex

Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:

Distance, for remote addresses
Joint width, depth and condition
How much there is to seal
Whether the work must be split into stages

The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.

What to include in your enquiry

To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:

Anything awkward about access or site hours
Any specification or named product
Any dates the work must fit around
The type of building and who uses it

Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.

When it isn’t the sealant

Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:

Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer

Common problems we fix in West Sussex

Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. Weak or crumbling concrete, brick or render edges give the sealant nothing sound to grip so edge repair has to come before resealing.

It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:

Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
Movement joints with split or torn sealant
Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks

Maintenance after handover

Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:

Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant

On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Lifting the blade at each joint avoids tearing the bead.

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. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.

Building owners, agents and FMs in West Sussex

We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. West Sussex can form part of a wider programme.

Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.

Questions about West Sussex

How do I request a quote?

You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Include photos or drawings if you have them.

Can a joint be sealed if the edges are broken?

Broken arrises have to be put right before resealing. Sealing over them leads to early failure.

Can one quote cover more than one building?

Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.

Does the weather affect the work?

It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.

How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?

Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.

What about RAMS and site documents?

Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.