Expansion and movement joint sealing in Emery Down, Hampshire
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Emery Down and across Hampshire. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
Expansion joint sealing near Emery Down
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Emery Down
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. Dealt with early, it stays a sealant job rather than a concrete or masonry repair. Most enquiries involve layers of sealant in a movement joint and chipped joint edges on forklift routes, on podiums and floor movement joints, cladding panel joints and car park decks and ramps. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Emery Down tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Smaller community and commercial buildings around Emery Down have their own movement joints in walls and floors. They tend to be overlooked until something leaks or cracks.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Emery Down (SO43)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Emery Down
Combining joint work with other maintenance reduces set-up costs. But joints already letting water in shouldn’t wait for a programme. Urgent joints now, the rest later, is often the sensible plan. Older rural buildings around Emery Down move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why clients in Emery Down choose us
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
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On site: what to expect
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Jobs in and around smaller places like Emery Down are normally planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
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When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Leaks coming from the membrane rather than the joint seal
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
FAQs: Emery Down
Does a site in Emery Down have to shut while its joints are sealed?
Typically not: we work in sections and hand each one back once it has cured. The phasing plan comes with the quote.
Is Emery Down too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
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 do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Is movement joint sealing guaranteed?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. If a joint we sealed fails inside the 12 months, let us know.
Can you work on car park ramps and decks?
Yes. Tell us how the car park is used and which areas must stay open, and we’ll plan the phasing around it.
Traffic, movement and joints around Emery Down
Rainfall across the South East, Emery Down included, is lower than in many parts of the UK. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, and where de-icing salt is spread in winter, open joints let it in.
For a school such as St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays. Sites like Ashurst Hospital, 3.1 miles north-east of Emery Down, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Emery Down is about 5 miles south-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Commercial clients in Emery Down use us for work on movement joints, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. Emery Down is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire for movement joints. There’s a separate page for Southampton, roughly 9 miles from Emery Down.
We take on movement joints across the SO43 postcode area, whatever the building. For a building on Garden Close, Northerwood Avenue and Silver Street or nearby, send details and we will quote for movement joints. If your building is just outside Emery Down, we cover Lyndhurst (1 mile east), Balmerlawn (3 miles south), Ashurst (4 miles north-east), Brockenhurst (4 miles south) and Colbury (4 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Eastleigh (12 miles north-east), Totton (5 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east), Lymington (8 miles south) and Romsey (10 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Emery Down
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Swan Inn. For rail, the closest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 2.9 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Ashurst Hospital (3.1 miles north-east) and National Dairy Museum (3.9 miles east). Open spaces near Emery Down include Copythorne Common.
Quoting for work in Emery Down
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- How accessible the joints are
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- When you need the work done
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- What the building is and how it’s used
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Different surfaces, different methods
Podium joints
On podiums, the joint can belong to a larger waterproofing detail. We reseal the joint where sealant is the specified fix.
Concrete and precast panel joints
Concrete edges can be weak or carry release agents that stop adhesion. Proper cleaning and primer where specified give a sound bond, so the new seal holds.
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.