Expansion Joint Sealing in Ferniehill
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors throughout Ferniehill and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
Expansion joint sealing for Ferniehill sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Ferniehill
Width, depth and product all have to work together. Joint width must suit the movement and the movement class of the sealant, and depth is controlled using closed-cell backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints. For wider joints, many sealant makers recommend a width-to-depth ratio, often around 2:1 and the bead bonds to the sides, never the back. If you’re dealing with expansion joints filled with dirt and stones and rain penetration at brick or block movement joints, we can help, on brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and podiums and floor movement joints alike. Searching for sealant specialists in Ferniehill? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
In Scottish cities, where newer extensions meet older stone buildings, movement joints take the difference. Those joints need a sealant with the right movement capability, sized to the gap.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Ferniehill (EH17, EH16, EH22)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Ferniehill?
Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. Weak or crumbling concrete, brick or render edges give the sealant nothing sound to grip, so we tell you if the edges need repairing first.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Across sites such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, 1.6 miles north of Ferniehill, floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
What your quote should include
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Towns and villages near Ferniehill
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Ferniehill: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Ferniehill, such as Scotway Business Centre?
Yes. Our area takes in Ferniehill and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Scotway Business Centre included. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Must our site in Ferniehill stop work while the joints are done?
Usually not: we work in sections and hand each one back once it has cured. We agree the sequence and timings with you before we start.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
How long before the joints can be used?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
What hours do you work?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
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. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Different surfaces, different methods
Cladding panel joints
Access to cladding joints is agreed before the price is fixed. Close-up photos help us judge the joints, or we visit if they don’t show enough.
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Ferniehill
The east of Scotland, where Ferniehill is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. Less than 3 miles from Ferniehill there are at least three named estates and business parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
Campuses like University of Edinburgh Bioquarter (to the north of Ferniehill) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet. Schools like Liberton High School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Ferniehill is about 3 miles north of Bonnyrigg, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Ferniehill, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, from busy centres to rural villages.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in EH17, EH16 and EH22 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on Drum Avenue, Brosie Road and Hyvot Avenue or nearby, send details and we will quote for movement joints. Main routes into Ferniehill include the A772. Nearby places we also cover include Fernieside (1 mile north), Gilmerton (1 mile south), Moredun (1 mile north-west), Craigour (1 mile north-west) and Ellen's Glen (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north-west), Greenside (4 miles north-west), Broughton (4 miles north-west) and Bellevue (4 miles north-west).
Around Ferniehill
In Ferniehill, that means premises near Drum Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawfair station, about 1.6 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.8 miles north-west) and Ellen's Glen House (0.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Nether Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Keeping the joints sound
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Avoid parking heavy plant or pallets on joint lines
- Brief car park operatives to protect joint lines during winter clearance
Every joint we seal is backed by a 12-month guarantee on workmanship. Record which product went into which joints in the building file.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. Inspecting the whole run is worth the effort, so the work can be planned rather than rushed. We can suggest an order, worst joints first.
Work for main contractors and building owners
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.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
From enquiry to sign-off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Ferniehill, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Quotes
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 call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.