Expansion Joint Sealing in Currie
Commercial sealant work in Currie for contractors, FMs and building owners: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, quoted at a fixed price.
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
Expansion joint sealing for Currie sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Expansion joint sealing in Currie
A movement joint only works while its seal does. When the sealant splits or lets go, the gap fills with dirt and water. Resealing at the first signs of failure is far cheaper than repairing the material either side. Most enquiries involve water dripping through deck or ramp joints and expansion joints filled with dirt and stones, on car park decks and ramps, brickwork movement joints and podiums and floor movement joints. Searching for sealant specialists in Currie? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For floor or movement joints around smaller places like Currie, we plan to finish in one visit where we can. Send photographs, joint widths and details of the traffic first.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than 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
- Currie (EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Where we can, we combine work around Currie with other jobs nearby. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- Closed-cell backing rod is set to depth, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Quotes
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
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Work for main contractors and building owners
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Currie can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Edinburgh.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Questions about Currie
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Craiglockhart Hydropathic, something you do?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Is Currie off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Broken arrises have to be put right before resealing, and we will point out where that’s the case. A bead on a broken edge soon lets go.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Do you use silicone or polyurethane in movement joints?
We choose a sealant with a movement capability that suits the joint, classified under BS EN ISO 11600. Where two different materials meet, a hybrid sealant can be the better choice.
What’s the difference between an expansion joint and a movement joint?
The terms overlap a great deal. Both let materials grow and shrink with temperature, moisture and load, and the seal across it keeps water and debris out.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Currie
The east of Scotland, where Currie is, gets less rain than the west. Cold winters and gritting are hard on any yard or deck joint left open. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. Currie has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Pentland Gait Office Park (1.6 miles north of Currie): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. Retail sites such as Westside Plaza Shopping Centre (1.6 miles north-east of Currie) have car park, service yard and shop floor joints under constant traffic.
Currie is about 5 miles south-west of West Coates, in Edinburgh. Any commercial site in Currie is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Currie.
We take on movement joints across the EH14 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Bryce Road, Palmer Road and Tweedie Lane are within our area for movement joints. If your building is just outside Currie, we cover Curriehill (1 mile north-west), Juniper Green (1 mile north-east), Torphin (1 mile east), Balerno (1 mile south-west) and Baberton (1 mile north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (8 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (6 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).
What’s near Currie
Recent enquiries here include premises near Malleny Park and Juniper Green Parish Church. Currie’s nearest station is Curriehill station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Bavelaw Castle (3.2 miles south) and Craiglockhart Hydropathic (3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Currie include Warklaw Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What happens if it’s left?
Doing joint resealing alongside other planned works can save on access. Leaking joints need sealing now, as damage continues meanwhile. Urgent joints now, the rest later, is often the sensible plan. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, so it’s worth renewing joints around Currie before they leak.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
When something else is needed
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
Towns and villages near Currie
What else we do in Currie
What we are called out for in Currie
Sealant peeling cleanly off one side is an adhesion failure. Poor preparation, a skipped primer, or sealant bonded to the back of the joint are typical reasons and it often shows on rushed work.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
A healthcare site such as Craiglockhart Hydropathic, 3 miles north-east of Currie, depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Different surfaces, different methods
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. We clear the joint fully before sealing.
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.