Expansion Joint Sealing in Craigour
Expansion joint sealing in Craigour, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
Expansion joint sealing for Craigour sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Commercial clients in Craigour
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
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.
Expansion joint sealing in Craigour
The seal is what lets a movement joint do its job. Once it fails, water, grit and debris get in, the joint can’t close properly and its edges begin to crumble. Resealing at the first signs of failure is far cheaper than repairing the material either side. Site teams most often ask us about joints where the bead has lost adhesion and damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed, on brickwork movement joints, podiums and floor movement joints and car park decks and ramps. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Craigour first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
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.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Craigour (EH17, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Nearby places to Craigour
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Do you need expansion joint sealing in Craigour?
Most movement joint failures come down to the joint stretching further than the sealant can take. A joint that’s too narrow for the movement, or a product with the wrong movement class, will split through the middle. Resealing like for like often fails the same way.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Retail parks like Craigmillar Shopping Centre (to the north of Craigour) have long runs of car park and yard joints taking daily traffic.
What your quote should include
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Joints that move: notes for Craigour
Craigour lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Being in the east of Scotland, Craigour gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges.
University campuses such as University of Edinburgh Bioquarter (less than half a mile north-east of Craigour) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints. Hospital campuses such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, under half a mile to the north of Craigour, grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old.
Craigour is about 3 miles north-west of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. Commercial clients in Craigour can call on us for movement joints. Craigour is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for movement joints.
Business premises anywhere in EH17 and EH16 are within our area. For a building on Gilmerton Road, Craigour Avenue and Ferniehill Road or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. Main routes into Craigour include the A772. If your building is just outside Craigour, we cover Moredun (1 mile south-east), Fernieside (1 mile south-east), Little France (1 mile north), Ferniehill (1 mile south-east) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Craigour
Around Craigour, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Drum Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, roughly 1.8 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Natural History Collections (1.5 miles north-west) and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (0.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Nether Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Should maintenance staff do it?
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 easy to get wrong without experience.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Why deal with it now?
A like-for-like reseal of a joint that keeps splitting rarely lasts. If the joint is too narrow or the product wrong for the movement, it needs a different approach, and we will say so before quoting. Failed sealant in a shared building in Craigour can affect more than one owner. Fixing it promptly keeps repairs small.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in Craigour choose us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- CHAS accredited contractor
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Craigour, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- 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.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with what you know.
Related advice
What sealant work can’t fix
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
Questions we are asked in Craigour
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Royal Hospital for Children and Young People?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Can you work at a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, by Craigour?
Yes, sites like Craigmillar Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Craigour. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
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 a short visit for a handful of joints, or several days or more for a car park deck or long runs of facade joints.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Do you reseal car park expansion joints?
Yes. We use a sealant designed for wheel loads and the expected movement with bays phased so the car park keeps operating.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.