Expansion joint sealing in Craigmore
Work needed on a movement joint in Craigmore? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
Expansion joint sealing in Craigmore
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Expansion joint sealing in Craigmore, done properly
Joints in car park decks and ramps are among the hardest-working in any building. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side, so failed seals soon lead to leaks onto the level below and broken edges. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. Site teams most often ask us about expansion joints split through the centre of the bead and water getting into the wall through a failed joint, on cladding panel joints, blockwork control joints and precast concrete panel joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Craigmore first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Around smaller Scottish places like Craigmore, slabs needing attention are often in agricultural buildings, workshops, schools and hotels. Concrete slabs and yards there take vehicles and weather.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Argyll and Bute. If an installation problem shows up, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Craigmore (PA20)
- Wider area
- Argyll and Bute
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Traffic, movement and joints around Craigmore
Craigmore lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, and edges left open tend to break up faster. The west of Scotland, where Craigmore is, gets more rain than the east. Open joints in car parks and yards let in more water than in drier areas. External sealing is booked for dry spells, with some give in the dates.
For an estate such as Victoria Hospital, 1.3 miles to the south-west of Craigmore, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time. On a site such as Bute Business Park, 1.5 miles to the south-west of Craigmore, the movement joints are in car park slabs, paving and building elevations.
Craigmore is about 12 miles south-west of Greenock, in Argyll and Bute. We cover commercial sites throughout Craigmore. Our Argyll and Bute coverage takes in 124 places, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Glasgow, about 29 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: PA20. Streets here include Wellpark Road, Albany Road and Eastlands Road. Close to Craigmore, our area also takes in Rothesay (1 mile west), Ardbeg (1 mile north-west), Port Bannatyne (2 miles north-west), Toward (3 miles north-east) and Innellan (4 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Dunoon (9 miles north-east), An Tairbeart (15 miles west) and Sandbank (10 miles north). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead, so include the location in your enquiry.
What’s near Craigmore
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Golfers Bar. Nearby you’ll also find Victoria Hospital (1.3 miles south-west) and Rockhill Castle (under half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Kames Hill and Loch Ascog.
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Bute Business Park, near Craigmore?
Yes, sites like Bute Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Craigmore. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is Craigmore too far out for you?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across every Scottish council area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
How long will the joint resealing take?
It normally takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases. We’ll confirm when each area can be used again.
Maintenance after handover
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
Keep wheels, feet and water off new joints until the sealant has cured. The time varies with product, conditions and joint depth and we’ll tell you when each bay or area can reopen. Keeping the area coned off until then avoids tyre marks and damage.
A failed deck joint lets water straight through to the level below. Salty water dripping through stains soffits and lands on parked vehicles. Resealing early limits the damage.
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. For work around Craigmore, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We assess the joints on site or from photographs, noting widths and how each has failed.
- A fixed quote names the sealant we propose and its movement class.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Getting a fixed quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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Should maintenance staff do it?
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Access and working height
- How much there is to seal
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The postcode of the building
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Different surfaces, different methods
Concrete and precast panel joints
Joints between precast panels open and close with temperature and loading. We use a sealant classed for the movement, laid over backing to depth.
Internal floor movement joints
Forklift and pallet-truck wheels break unsupported joint edges. The right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement protects them, and tell you if edges need repairing first.
What else we do in Craigmore
Common problems we fix in Craigmore
Repeated failure often traces back to the wrong product. A stiff or general-purpose sealant across a joint with large movement won’t cope. BS EN ISO 11600 classifies building sealants by movement capability, and specifications often refer to it.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
Schools such as Rothesay Academy have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
What to look for in a quote
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area