Gorseness expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Gorseness and across the Orkney Islands. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Expansion joint sealing in Gorseness
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Joints that move: notes for Gorseness
Gorseness is within about 1 mile of the coast. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Work on Gorseness has to fit the ferry timetable and the forecast. Send joint sizes and details of the traffic so the right materials come on the crossing.
Around Gorseness, each joint gets a filler or sealant matched to what crosses it and how much it moves.
Gorseness is about 6 miles north of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Our applicators travel to Gorseness for work on movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 51 places across the Orkney Islands fall within our area, Gorseness among them.
Business premises anywhere in KW17 are within our area for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Isbister (2 miles south-west), Tingwall (2 miles north-west), Norseman (2 miles south-west), Settiscarth (3 miles west) and Balfour (5 miles south-east) for movement joints. Where a site is remote or on an island, we plan travel and materials carefully, so the full address helps from the start.
Local landmarks in Gorseness
A little further out are Langskaill House (1.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Trumland RSPB reserve and Loch of Brockan.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Gorseness
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side, so failed seals soon lead to leaks onto the level below and broken edges. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. The enquiries we see most involve previous reseals laid over old sealant and torn sealant in brick or block movement joints, on cladding panel joints, precast concrete panel joints and brickwork movement joints. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Gorseness first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Around smaller Scottish places like Gorseness, slabs needing attention are often in agricultural buildings, workshops, schools and hotels. Concrete slabs and yards there take vehicles and weather.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Gorseness (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
When to call us in Gorseness
The edges of the material can fail rather than the sealant. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it so edge repair has to come before resealing.
Look out for the following:
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
A joint near Gorseness that has lost its sealant lets in water and grit, and the edges suffer next; we’ll tell you if the edges need repairing first.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
What affects the price in Gorseness
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- How accessible the joints are
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- How much there is to seal
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- When you need the work done
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Questions about Gorseness
Is Gorseness inside the area you cover, given it’s on an island?
Yes, Gorseness is within the area we cover. We work across every Scottish council area. Ferry times and the weather set the plan, so we ask for photographs and a full list first.
Do we have to stop operations in Gorseness while the joints are sealed?
Normally 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 long before the joints can be used?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
Movement capability matters most as set out in BS EN ISO 11600. Where two different materials meet, a hybrid sealant can be the better choice.
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.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Our process
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Jobs near Gorseness are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We assess the joints on site or from photographs, noting widths and how each has failed.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Phasing is agreed so decks, floors or entrances can stay in use where needed.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Depth is controlled with backing, the faces are primed where the maker calls for it, then the bead is laid and tooled.
- Finished joints are inspected, the cure time confirmed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
Grit is the slow enemy of a joint seal. Stones pressed into the bead by wheels or feet can puncture it. A routine sweep is the simplest protection.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The arrises crack and break away under the load and the reseal becomes an edge repair as well. A sound seal keeps the joint working.
What else we do in Gorseness
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.