Expansion and movement joint sealing in Ashurst, Hampshire
Work needed on a movement joint in Ashurst? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Expansion joint sealing near Ashurst
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Ashurst
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in that most people only notice when the sealant has gone. 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. If you’re dealing with hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades and car park joints leaking onto vehicles below, we can put it right, on blockwork control joints, precast concrete panel joints and brickwork movement joints alike. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Ashurst it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Smaller community and commercial buildings around Ashurst have their own movement joints in walls and floors. They’re easily forgotten until water gets in or an edge breaks.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Where
- Ashurst (SO40)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Questions about Ashurst
Is a smaller place like Ashurst outside your area?
Not at all. Ashurst is within our area. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Does the sea air around Ashurst change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Can you seal car park deck joints?
Yes. Tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts make these some of the hardest joints to keep sealed, and we’ll tell you if any edges need repairing first.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
The specification comes first, then the joint’s movement and exposure. The quote states the sealant and its movement class, so you know what’s going in.
How a job runs
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, with the work itself normally taking a few hours to several weeks, depending on how many metres of joint there are and how much old sealant or filler needs removing. If others near Ashurst need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- 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.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Request a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to discuss it first.
Advice
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Ashurst
The sea is no more than about 3 miles from Ashurst. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, so it pays to keep them sealed. Ashurst sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External slab and deck joints still need a dry, clean joint to seal, and where de-icing salt is spread in winter, open joints let it in.
Retail centres such as Totton Shopping Centre (to the north-east of Ashurst) have floors, service yards and car parks with joints under constant traffic. Across sites such as Hounsdown Business Park (1.2 miles east of Ashurst), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
Ashurst is about 2 miles south of Totton, in Hampshire. Ashurst sits inside our coverage and the rest of Hampshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Ashurst is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. Our Southampton page has more on work in that area.
We take on movement joints across the SO40 postcode area, whatever the building. If your site is on Ash Grove, Cecil Avenue and Dene Road or close by, we can quote for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Colbury (1 mile east), Lyndhurst (3 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (5 miles south) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west) for movement joints. A short drive away, we cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Around Ashurst
Recent enquiries here include premises near Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn. Ashurst’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Ashurst Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and National Dairy Museum (0.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.
Surface by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Wheeled traffic chips floor joint edges that aren’t supported. The right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement protects them flagging broken arrises before sealing.
Joints between different materials
Different materials meeting at a joint rarely move in step. We choose a sealant that grips both faces.
When to call us in Ashurst
When a bead pulls away from one face, it has lost adhesion. Dusty, damp or contaminated faces, a missing primer and three-sided adhesion are the usual causes and it often shows on rushed work.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
A healthcare site such as Tatchbury Mount Hospital, 2.3 miles to the north of Ashurst, depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
What your quote should include
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Towns and villages near Ashurst
Also in Ashurst
Aftercare for building managers
For the best life from the joints:
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Keep racking feet and heavy point loads off joint lines, and report any chipped edges early.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. 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.
When to bring in a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.