Expansion and movement joint sealing in Curriehill, Edinburgh
Sealant work in Curriehill for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, with a fixed quote first.
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
Expansion joint sealing for Curriehill sites
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 Curriehill
The seal is what lets a movement joint do its job. When the sealant splits or lets go, the gap fills with dirt and water; the joint jams, its edges take the load and the arrises spall. Dealt with early, it stays a sealant job rather than a concrete or masonry repair. If you’re dealing with water getting into the wall through a failed joint and debris jammed in movement joints, we can put it right, on blockwork control joints, cladding panel joints and precast concrete panel joints alike. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Curriehill it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Weather windows decide external joint work around a place like Curriehill: sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within its range, so dates have some give. Internal floors can be done whenever suits the site.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Curriehill (EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Keep racking legs and heavy point loads off floor joints
Snow ploughs and scrapers catch on joint lines. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
On a multi-storey car park, a failed joint normally shows up as a leak onto the deck underneath. That water often carries de-icing salts with it, which is bad news for the concrete and the people parking below. Sealing the joint promptly stops it at source.
Different surfaces, different methods
Joints between different materials
Different materials meeting at a joint rarely move in step. The product must bond to both substrates and cope with the movement.
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal and flag it if the membrane looks like the source.
FAQs: Curriehill
Would you work within a site like Craiglockhart Hydropathic?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you work at a site such as Pentland Gait Office Park, by Curriehill?
Yes. Our area takes in Curriehill and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Pentland Gait Office Park included. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
Do the joint edges need to be sound before sealing?
A bond is only as strong as the material behind it, so we will tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing. Where it’s visible beforehand, we’ll say so when we quote.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, with the work itself typically taking a few hours to several weeks, depending on how many metres of joint there are and how much old sealant or filler needs removing. Where we can, we combine work around Curriehill with other jobs nearby. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- 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.
- Phasing is agreed so decks, floors or entrances can stay in use where needed.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- Finished joints are inspected, the cure time confirmed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Traffic, movement and joints around Curriehill
Curriehill is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Cold winters and gritting are hard on any yard or deck joint left open. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. Less than 3 miles from Curriehill there are at least three named estates and business parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
Campuses like Heriot-Watt University, 0.8 miles to the north of Curriehill, mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet. At places like Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, 1.7 miles north-east of Curriehill, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. Office parks like Pentland Gait Office Park, 1.5 miles north-east of Curriehill, have decks, ramps and clad elevations whose joints take movement every day.
Curriehill is about 5 miles south-west of West End, in Edinburgh. Across the EH14 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Edinburgh coverage takes in 174 places.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in EH14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your site is on Bryce Road, Palmer Road and Dolphin Road or close by, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Just outside Curriehill, we also work in Currie (1 mile south-east), Warriston (1 mile north-west), Riccarton (1 mile north), Balerno (1 mile south-west) and Juniper Green (1 mile east). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (8 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (7 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).
Around Curriehill
In Curriehill, that means premises near Malleny Park. Curriehill has its own railway station: Curriehill station. Other landmarks nearby include The Gyle Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north) and Heriot Watt University Museum (0.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s The New Leaf Co-op and Warklaw Hill.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
Quoting for work in Curriehill
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Phasing around occupants
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Any access equipment needed
- How much there is to seal
A quote for movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The site address and postcode
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Commercial clients in Curriehill
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Curriehill can sit alongside others in a wider programme.