Expansion joint sealing in Bents
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Bents? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Bents
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Bents
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 is cut away, backing rod goes in at depth, and a low-modulus masonry sealant is gunned and tooled, primed where the manufacturer specifies. If you are dealing with movement joints with split or torn sealant and joints where the bead has lost adhesion, we can put it right, on brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and cladding panel joints alike. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Bents it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
For floor or movement joints around smaller places like Bents, we plan to finish in one visit where we can. Send photos, joint widths and details of the traffic first.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Bents (EH47)
- Wider area
- West Lothian
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before the next one starts. For work around Bents, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Related advice
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Bents: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Bents, such as Mosshall Industrial Estate?
Yes, sites like Mosshall Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Bents. To start, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a smaller place like Bents outside your area?
No. Places such as Bents are covered as much as the big towns. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, tell us and we will confirm them with the quote.
Do the joint edges need to be sound before sealing?
Sealant needs sound faces to bond to, so we’ll tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing. We flag it at the quote stage where we can see it.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
In most cases, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use, with each area protected and signed.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Will you just go over the old 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.
Cost factors for movement joints
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How accessible the joints are
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Specification clauses that apply
- The site address and postcode
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Surface by surface
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. A sealant suited to both traffic and exposure is used.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Brick and block edges need careful preparation. Faces are prepared and primed wherever the sealant maker calls for it before the bead goes in.
What else we do in Bents
What we are called out for in Bents
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.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
Hospitals like Tippethill Hospital (2.9 miles north-west of Bents) have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
What to look for in a quote
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Who will actually carry out the work
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Bents
Bents is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Cold winters and gritting are hard on any yard or deck joint left open. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them. The 3 miles around Bents take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
On industrial estates such as Mosshall Industrial Estate, 1.9 miles north of Bents, saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic. Across sites such as J4M8 Distribution Park, 2.6 miles to the north of Bents, floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
Bents is about 4 miles south of Bathgate, in West Lothian. Our applicators travel to Bents for work on movement joints. Our West Lothian coverage takes in 55 places. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page (18 miles or so).
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in EH47 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Main Street, Meadow Drive and Knowe Park Road are within our area for movement joints. Just outside Bents, we also work in Stoneyburn (1 mile north-east), Loganlea (1 mile east), Addiebrownhill (1 mile east), Breich (1 mile south-west) and Addiewell (1 mile east). Further afield, our area takes in Livingston (6 miles north-east), Bathgate (4 miles north), Linlithgow (9 miles north), East Calder (8 miles north-east), Broxburn (9 miles north-east) and Armadale (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Bents
The closest station to Bents is Addiewell station, roughly 1.4 miles east. A little further out are Bathgate Castle (3.6 miles north) and Tippethill House Hospital (2.9 miles north-west).