Expansion joint sealing in East Lavant
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in East Lavant and across West Sussex. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
Expansion joint sealing near East Lavant
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in East Lavant
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
About our expansion joint sealing in East Lavant
If you need expansion joint sealing in East Lavant, start with photos and joint lengths. We’ll come and look where photographs don’t show enough before issuing a fixed quote. To discuss the joints first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. We work on precast concrete panel joints, brickwork movement joints and car park decks and ramps, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are torn sealant in brick or block movement joints and debris jammed in movement joints. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in East Lavant from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Halls, schools and small commercial buildings near places like East Lavant have movement joints in brick, block and concrete too. They tend to be overlooked until something leaks or cracks.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll come back to it.
- Where
- East Lavant (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in East Lavant
The 3 miles around East Lavant take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest. East Lavant sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, while winter salting gets into any joint left open.
For a store at a site such as Summersdale Retail Park, 0.7 miles to the south-west of East Lavant, the service yard and goods-in area are where joints break down first. For a school such as Lavant CofE Primary School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays. Campuses like University of Chichester (to the south of East Lavant) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet.
East Lavant is about 2 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO18, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 373 places in West Sussex, from busy centres to rural villages. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area.
We take on movement joints across the PO18 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Pook Lane, Fordwater Road and Shop Lane are within our area. Just outside East Lavant, we also work in Mid Lavant (1 mile north-west), Westerton (2 miles south-east), Westhampnett (2 miles south-east), Waterbeach (2 miles east) and Maudlin (2 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Bognor Regis (7 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Rustington (12 miles east), Storrington (15 miles east) and Angmering (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in East Lavant
We work on buildings around The Royal Oak Public House and Bishop Luffa School and the streets around them. East Lavant’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 2.5 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (2 miles south) and The Chichester City Museum (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
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.
Also near East Lavant
Also in East Lavant
Why act early in East Lavant
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’ll tell you honestly. Halls, stores and units around places like East Lavant may not be checked every day, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
Pricing movement joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you’re working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in East Lavant
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- A fixed quote before work starts
Read what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Maintenance after handover
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Treat a small split as a warning, not a cosmetic issue
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
Snow ploughs and scrapers catch on joint lines. Lifting the blade at each joint avoids tearing the bead, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. It pays to check every joint, not just the obvious one so you can prioritise and budget. We can suggest an order, worst joints first.
How the job changes by surface
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. Everything is raked out before backing and sealant go in, and tell you if the joint looks too narrow for the movement.
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal, and tell you if the problem looks like the waterproofing below.
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Rural sites near East Lavant may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- Every joint is cleared of the failed seal and any grit packed into it.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
Questions about East Lavant
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, something you do?
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 Summersdale Retail Park, near East Lavant, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around East Lavant, Summersdale Retail Park among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
Sound edges are essential. If they’re damaged, we’ll say so before any sealing, so the new seal has something to grip.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.