Expansion and movement joint sealing in Ashey, Isle of Wight
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Ashey? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Joints packed with grit and debris
Need expansion joint sealing in Ashey?
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 Ashey, done properly
Brickwork and blockwork walls have vertical movement joints at intervals. Once the seal fails, rain reaches the cavity and the joint can no longer close. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied. Most enquiries involve leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below and spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks, across brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and car park decks and ramps. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Ashey is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Around smaller places such as Ashey, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Joints in those slabs take vehicles, trolleys and foot traffic, and need a filler or sealant to match.
Work we carry out in the Isle of Wight comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Ashey (PO33)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- The size and state of each joint
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Phasing around occupants
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What to include in your enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The site address and postcode
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Ashey: questions and answers
Will you take on work at estates like Ryde Business Park, close to Ashey?
Yes. Our area takes in Ashey and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Ryde Business Park included. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can being near the sea in Ashey affect the sealant we need?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
What we are called out for in Ashey
The edges of the material can fail rather than the sealant. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it, so we tell you if the edges need repairing first.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Large sites such as Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (to the south of Ashey) have car parks, service roads and long elevations with movement joints in brick and panels.
What to look for in a quote
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How they’ll work around occupants
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Should maintenance staff do it?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
How a job runs
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. If others near Ashey need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- Closed-cell backing rod is set to depth, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Ashey
The sea is no more than about 3 miles from Ashey. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, so it pays to keep them sealed. The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK. Outside joints in yards and car parks still have to be dry before sealing, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint.
Another example is Langbridge Business Centre, 2.3 miles south-west of Ashey, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. Schools like Ryde Academy often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Ashey is about 2 miles south-west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. We cover Ashey, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 125 places across the Isle of Wight fall within our area, Ashey among them. For work in that direction, see our Portsmouth page (9 miles or so).
Business premises anywhere in PO33 are within our area for movement joints. Close to Ashey, our area also takes in Adgestone (2 miles south-east), Brading (2 miles south-east), Morton (2 miles south-east), Alverstone Garden Village (2 miles south) and Yarbridge (2 miles south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Newport (5 miles west), Cowes (7 miles north-west), Sandown (3 miles south), Shanklin (5 miles south), Ventnor (7 miles south) and East Cowes (6 miles north-west). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Ashey
The nearest railway station is Smallbrook Junction station, about 1.5 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Sandown Castle (3.3 miles south-east) and Cothey Bottom Heritage Centre (2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Brading Down.
Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Brief car park operatives to protect joint lines during winter clearance
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
Snow ploughs and scrapers catch on joint lines. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal and a look at the joints after winter catches any damage.
Unsupported floor joint edges spall under forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers. Sealing early protects the edges.
Other services in Ashey
Surface by surface
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal.
Internal floor movement joints
Warehouse and retail floors have saw-cut induced joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.