Burdiehouse expansion joint sealing
Expansion joint sealing in Burdiehouse, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
Expansion joint sealing near Burdiehouse
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
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.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Burdiehouse
Floor movement joints in warehouses, retail and public buildings carry wheeled traffic. Unsupported edges break up under wheels so the product has to suit both the traffic and the movement. We’ll tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing and phasing can keep areas working. We work on precast concrete panel joints, blockwork control joints and brickwork movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are debris jammed in movement joints and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Burdiehouse? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Scotland’s cities have multi-storey car parks, shopping centres, university and hospital estates, all with movement joints in decks, floors and walls. Failed joints let water in, and repeated frost then works on the edges.
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.
- Location
- Burdiehouse (EH17, EH16, EH20)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Masonry faces are often porous, dusty or crumbly. Faces are prepared and primed wherever the sealant maker calls for it, then seal and tool the joint.
Podium joints
On podiums, the joint can belong to a larger waterproofing detail. We reseal the joint where sealant is the specified fix, and tell you if the problem looks like the waterproofing below.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. University, hospital and office estates in Scotland’s cities have their own permits, inductions and sign-in rules. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- First the joints are inspected, widths measured and the type of failure noted.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- We strip the old sealant or filler and prepare each face until it’s sound and dry.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- We check each joint with you, confirm the cure time and sign off under our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
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When something else is needed
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Leaks coming from the membrane rather than the joint seal
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
What else we do in Burdiehouse
Questions about Burdiehouse
Must our site in Burdiehouse stop work while the joints are done?
In most cases the site keeps working. Joints are done in phases, a bay, aisle or deck at a time. The phasing plan comes with the quote.
Will you take on work at estates like Eldin Industrial Estate, close to Burdiehouse?
Yes, sites like Eldin Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Burdiehouse. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
It depends on how the sealant has let go: 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.
Can weather delay the job?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
What happens if it’s left?
Combining joint work with other maintenance reduces set-up costs. But joints already letting water in shouldn’t wait for a programme. We can split the scope into urgent and planned. Getting access arranged for a building in Burdiehouse takes time, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Why clients in Burdiehouse choose us
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Clear, fixed quotes
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Warehouse floors and decks around Burdiehouse
Burdiehouse has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest. The east of Scotland, where Burdiehouse is, gets less rain than the west. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
Across sites such as Edgefield Industrial Estate, 1 mile south of Burdiehouse, floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working. Campuses like University of Edinburgh Bioquarter (to the north-east of Burdiehouse) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet. Schools like Gracemount High School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Burdiehouse is about 4 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Burdiehouse use us for work on movement joints. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout EH17, EH16 and EH20, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on Tor Lane, Shale Road and Mansion Lane or close by, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Loanhead (1 mile south), Old Pentland (1 mile south-west), Hillend (2 miles south-west), Lasswade (2 miles south-east) and Bilston (2 miles south-west) for movement joints. A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (6 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (5 miles north).
Around Burdiehouse
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Drum Park and Liberton Parish Church, among other places. The closest station to Burdiehouse is Shawfair station, about 3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Liberton Hospital (0.8 miles north) and Craigmillar Castle (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near Burdiehouse include Blackford Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in and long before edges start to break. Should you spot a problem, you can ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and send a picture.
Rain gets into walls through torn brick and block movement joints. It can surface inside as damp a long way from the joint. Catching it early keeps the water outside.