Boarhunt expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Boarhunt, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Expansion joint sealing in Boarhunt
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Cost factors for movement joints
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The size and state of each joint
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Sending details for a quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The product your specification calls for
- Access details, including height
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Where the site is, with the postcode
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
About our expansion joint sealing in Boarhunt
Every structure moves a little, all the time: they expand in the heat, shrink as they dry, and shift under load. Movement joints are where that movement is absorbed. We seal and reseal movement joints in walls, panels, decks and floors on sites in Boarhunt. We work on precast concrete panel joints, blockwork control joints and brickwork movement joints, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are arrises breaking up along floor joints and weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes. Searching for sealant specialists in Boarhunt? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Halls, schools and small commercial buildings near places like Boarhunt have movement joints in brick, block and concrete too. They tend to be overlooked until something leaks or cracks.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Boarhunt (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Jobs in and around smaller places like Boarhunt are typically planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- 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.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- 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
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Getting a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.
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Questions we’re asked in Boarhunt
Can you work at a site such as Spurlings Industrial Estate, by Boarhunt?
Yes, sites like Spurlings Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Boarhunt. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is a hospital such as Knowle Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
What timescale should we allow for resealing expansion joints?
That depends on joint lengths, widths, access and how much old sealant or filler needs removing. Typically it takes anything from part of a day to a couple of weeks, depending on joint lengths, widths and access.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
The way it has failed typically tells us why: a split through the middle points to over-stretching, while peeling from one face points to preparation or primer. Sometimes the edge material itself has failed.
What else we do in Boarhunt
How the job changes by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. Trafficked floor joints often get a semi-rigid filler, with a flexible sealant where movement is larger.
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in.
Keeping the joints sound
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
Add every elevation, deck and floor joint to your inspection round. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in, when they’re still cheap to deal with. Should you spot a problem, you can ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and send a picture.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall and the reseal becomes an edge repair as well. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.
Warehouse floors and decks around Boarhunt
Boarhunt lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Boarhunt is about 63 miles from central London. The South East has large numbers of industrial estates and warehouses along the motorway corridors; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift.
Schools like Cams Hill School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly. Sites like Knowle Hospital, 2.9 miles west of Boarhunt, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints. At places like Fareham Industrial Park, which lies west of Boarhunt, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
Boarhunt is about 3 miles north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Boarhunt. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, including Boarhunt.
We take on movement joints across the PO17 postcode area. Close to Boarhunt, our area also takes in Southwick (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile west), Wallington (2 miles south-west), North Boarhunt (2 miles north) and Fareham Common (2 miles south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Winchester (15 miles north-west), Gosport (5 miles south), Havant (7 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south-west) and Horndean (6 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Boarhunt
The nearest railway station is Portchester station, about 1.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Fareham Shopping Centre (2 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (2.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Boarhunt
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.