Expansion Joint Sealing in Boswall
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors throughout Boswall and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
Need expansion joint sealing in Boswall?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Boswall
Internal floor joints take trolleys, pallet trucks and forklifts. Without a sound filler, joint edges chip and spall under load so the product has to suit both the traffic and the movement. We will tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing and phasing can keep areas working. Most enquiries involve torn sealant in brick or block movement joints and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed, across precast concrete panel joints, car park decks and ramps and cladding panel joints. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Boswall? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
In Scottish cities, where newer extensions meet older stone buildings, movement joints take the difference. They need the right movement class and correct width and depth to last.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Boswall as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Boswall (EH5, EH3, EH4)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Boswall clients
Can you work on a hospital site such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can being near the sea in Boswall affect the sealant we need?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Spalled edges need repairing before a new seal will last, and we’ll point out where that’s the case. A bead on a broken edge soon lets go.
Can you seal joints in cold or wet weather?
Outside work depends on conditions. Indoor joints can typically carry on regardless.
Why do our movement joints keep failing?
The common causes are poor preparation, three-sided adhesion, the wrong movement class and weathering. We diagnose which one it is before resealing.
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. Internal work is rarely affected.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit before quoting.
Warehouse floors and decks around Boswall
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Boswall. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Boswall is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them.
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Granton Retail Park (0.6 miles north-west of Boswall): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. For buildings at a park such as Broompark Business Park (0.6 miles north-west of Boswall), brick and panel movement joints are easy to forget until one leaks. Schools like Broughton High School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Boswall is about 1 mile north-west of Bellevue, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Boswall for work on movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
We take on movement joints across the EH5, EH3 and EH4 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Ferry Road, Wardie Road and Granton Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Access to Boswall is via the A903 among other routes. Nearby places we also cover include Granton (1 mile west), Goldenacre (1 mile south-east), Inverleith (1 mile south), Trinity (1 mile east) and Pilton (1 mile west) for movement joints. Bigger towns within reach include Sciennes (3 miles south-east), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south-east), Queensferry (7 miles west), Burgh Muir (3 miles south-east) and Lochend (3 miles south-east).
Around Boswall
We work on buildings around Starbank Park, Trinity Academy and Old Chain Pier pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Newhaven Heritage Museum (1 mile east) and Western General Hospital (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
Towns and villages near Boswall
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How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Phasing around occupants
- How accessible the joints are
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
Commercial clients in Boswall
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- 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
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Quotes
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Treat a small split as a warning, not a cosmetic issue
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Keep racking feet and heavy point loads off joint lines.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. Inspecting the whole run is worth the effort. We can suggest an order, worst joints first.
How the job changes by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors, with a flexible sealant where movement is larger.
Podium joints
On podiums, the joint can belong to a larger waterproofing detail. We reseal the joint where sealant is the specified fix.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints