Expansion joint sealing in Dumbiedykes
Expansion joint sealing for Dumbiedykes, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Need expansion joint sealing in Dumbiedykes?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Expansion joint sealing in Dumbiedykes
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in. Once the seal fails, rain reaches the cavity and the joint can no longer close. The old seal is cut away, backing rod goes in at depth, and a low-modulus masonry sealant is gunned and tooled, primed where the manufacturer specifies. If you’re dealing with joints where the bead has lost adhesion and chipped joint edges on forklift routes, we can put it right. Searching for sealant specialists in Dumbiedykes? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Older stone buildings in Scotland’s cities often have later extensions, with movement joints where old meets new. Those joints need a sealant with the right movement capability, sized to the gap.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant.
- Where
- Dumbiedykes (EH8, EH1, EH7)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in Dumbiedykes
A like-for-like reseal of a joint that keeps splitting rarely lasts. A higher movement class, or a design change by the engineer, may be needed. Scottish city buildings take plenty of rain, so a split or hardened joint lets water into the wall. Renewing them early protects the fabric.
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Fully insured
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Also in Dumbiedykes
Where floor joints take the most wear near Dumbiedykes
Dumbiedykes is within about 2 miles of the coast. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, and edges left open tend to break up faster. Less than 3 miles from Dumbiedykes there are at least three named estates and business parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
Hospitals like Astley Ainslie Hospital, 1.6 miles to the south-west of Dumbiedykes, have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock. Retail centres such as St. James Centre, 0.5 miles north-west of Dumbiedykes, have floors, service yards and car parks with joints under constant traffic.
Dumbiedykes is about 1 mile east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We send applicators to Dumbiedykes for movement joints. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Dumbiedykes.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout EH8, EH1 and EH7, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on High Street, Calton Road and Hutton Road or close by, we can quote for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Holyrood (1 mile north-west), Canongate (1 mile north), Buccleuch (1 mile south-west), Old Town (1 mile west) and Greenside (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Queensferry (9 miles west), Southhouse (3 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles north-west), Slateford (3 miles south-west) and Gracemount (3 miles south).
What’s near Dumbiedykes
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to St Cuthbert's Church, The World's End pub and Holyrood Park and the streets around them. Nearby too are Scottish Poetry Library (less than half a mile north), London Street Primary School (0.8 miles north-west) and St Trinnean's School (0.7 miles south-east). The closest station to Dumbiedykes is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 0.5 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Deaconess Hospital (under half a mile south-west) and Edinburgh Castle (0.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Dunsapie Loch and Salisbury Crags.
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Dumbiedykes?
When a bead pulls away from one face, it has lost adhesion. Poor preparation, a skipped primer, or sealant bonded to the back of the joint are typical reasons.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
Places like Meadowbank Shopping Park, 0.8 miles to the north-east of Dumbiedykes, put trolleys over floor joints inside and cars over slab joints outside.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
For managing agents and facilities managers
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Every joint is cleared of the failed seal and any grit packed into it.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Related advice
Dumbiedykes: questions and answers
Our building in Dumbiedykes is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Astley Ainslie Hospital, something you do?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
What will the job cost?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote and we will price it properly.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Can you work on car park ramps and decks?
Yes. Deck and ramp joints are resealed with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement, and phased work can be planned so parts of the car park stay in use.
What’s the quickest route to 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 photographs or drawings if you have them.
When can you be on site?
Give us your site hours and any access windows in your enquiry, and we will plan around them. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Looking after the joints
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Note which joints were done, when, and with what
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
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.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Precast concrete panel joints