Expansion and movement joint sealing in Durford Wood, Hampshire
Planning work on a movement joint in Durford Wood? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
Expansion joint sealing for Durford Wood sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- How accessible the joints are
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Location, for remote and island sites
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Details that help us quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any dates the work must fit around
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Durford Wood
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in that most people only notice when the sealant has gone. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied. We work on podiums and floor movement joints, car park decks and ramps and blockwork control joints, and what we’re called in for most is water dripping through deck or ramp joints and rain penetration at brick or block movement joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Durford Wood first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Smaller community and commercial buildings around Durford Wood have their own movement joints in walls and floors. They’re easily forgotten until water gets in or an edge breaks.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Durford Wood (GU33, GU31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
What we can’t put right
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Durford Wood
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For work around Durford Wood, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Durford Wood: questions and answers
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Petersfield Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is Durford Wood too far out for you?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How long does movement joint sealing take?
It typically 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. Cure time before reopening is confirmed on the day.
How much does the work cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. With photographs or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm them with the quote.
Is movement joint sealing guaranteed?
The 12-month guarantee applies to the workmanship. Tell us right away if a joint we sealed gives trouble in that time.
Expansion joint sealing around Durford Wood: what changes locally
Less than 3 miles from Durford Wood there are two named estates and business parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest. Durford Wood is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint.
If you manage units on an estate such as Upper Adhurst Industrial Park, which lies south-west of Durford Wood, the floor joints under forklifts and pallet trucks and the slab joints in the yard are the ones to watch. At places like Ham Barn Business Park (2.1 miles north of Durford Wood), joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. Hospitals like Petersfield Hospital, 2.8 miles to the south-west of Durford Wood, have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
Durford Wood is about 3 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Durford Wood can call on us for movement joints. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, roughly 17 miles from Durford Wood.
Commercial sites across GU33 and GU31 are covered. If your site is on Stodham Lane and Pruetts Lane or close by, we can quote for movement joints. We also cover West Liss (1 mile north), Hill Brow (1 mile east), Liss (1 mile north), The Mint (2 miles north-east) and Liss Forest (2 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Havant (12 miles south), Horndean (10 miles south-west), Alton (9 miles north-west), Waterlooville (12 miles south-west), Petersfield (3 miles south-west) and Purbrook (13 miles south-west).
Around Durford Wood
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Whistle Stop pub, among other places. Durford Wood’s nearest station is Liss station, about 1 mile north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bear Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Durford Wood includes Wheatham Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk South.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Looking after the joints
For the best life from the joints:
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
Keep wheels, feet and water off new joints until the sealant has cured. The time varies with product, conditions and joint depth, and we confirm it for each area before we leave. Barriers left in place until then protect the finish.
On a multi-storey car park, a failed joint typically 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. Resealing early limits the damage.