Expansion Joint Sealing in Great Burgh
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Great Burgh. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Expansion joint sealing for Great Burgh sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Great Burgh
Joint design counts for as much as the sealant itself. 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. Site teams most often ask us about movement joints with split or torn sealant and sealant peeling off one face of the joint, across cladding panel joints, brickwork movement joints and car park decks and ramps. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Great Burgh tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Rural business units around smaller places such as Great Burgh often have new slabs laid inside older buildings. Saw-cut and construction joints in those floors need the right filler or sealant for the forklifts and trolleys that use them.
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
- Great Burgh (KT18, KT17, KT20)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Great Burgh
Is Great Burgh 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. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Epsom General Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Are expansion joints and movement joints the same thing?
They’re closely related. Both let materials grow and shrink with temperature, moisture and load.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
Normally the joint is moving more than the sealant can take. We review the joint design as well as the sealant before pricing so the same failure isn’t repeated.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
How do I request a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Changing the joint layout or spacing of a structure
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
Keeping the joints sound
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Avoid parking heavy plant or pallets on joint lines
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
In warehouses, forklift and pallet-truck routes take the most wear. Keep racking feet and heavy point loads off joint lines.
On a multi-storey car park, a failed joint usually shows up as a leak onto the deck underneath. That water often carries de-icing salts with it and it can affect the structure over time. Resealing early limits the damage.
Places near Great Burgh
What else we do in Great Burgh
Work for main contractors and building owners
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Great Burgh. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Our process
Before we leave any area, 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. For a site in Great Burgh, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- 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.
- We strip the old sealant or filler and prepare each face until it’s sound and dry.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Advice
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Great Burgh?
When a bead pulls away from one face, it has lost adhesion. Dusty, damp or contaminated faces, a missing primer and three-sided adhesion are the usual causes and it often shows on rushed work.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
Warehouse floors on estates like Eclipse Industrial Estate, 2.4 miles north-west of Great Burgh, carry pallet trucks and forklifts over every saw-cut joint.
What to look for in a quote
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Cost factors for movement joints
Before we quote, we look at:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Any access equipment needed
- Which sealant the job calls for
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Specification clauses that apply
- Where the site is, with the postcode
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Traffic, movement and joints around Great Burgh
Two named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Great Burgh. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment. Central London is about 14 miles from Great Burgh. Distribution warehouses and industrial estates are common around the motorway corridors that serve the capital; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift.
Hospitals like Epsom General Hospital, 2 miles north-west of Great Burgh, have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock. University campuses such as University for the Creative Arts - Epsom (1.8 miles north-west of Great Burgh) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
Great Burgh is about 2 miles south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. If you are looking for expansion joint sealing in Great Burgh, we can help. Great Burgh is one of 379 places in Surrey on our list for movement joints. Our London page has more on work in that area, about 14 miles away.
Commercial sites across KT18, KT17 and KT20 are covered. If your site is on Upland Drive, Upland Way and Downland Way or close by, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Great Burgh sits on or close to the B290 and B2221, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. We also cover Tattenham Corner (1 mile west), Burgh Heath (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north-west), Nork (1 mile north-east) and Langley Vale (1 mile west) for movement joints. Further afield, our area takes in Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (15 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles south).
Near you in Great Burgh
We work on buildings around Merland Rise Recreational Ground, Aberdour School and The Beacon School, among other places. Great Burgh has its own railway station: Tattenham Corner station. Well-known places in the area include The Ashley Centre (2.1 miles north-west) and Cockney Museum (3.7 miles north). The countryside around Great Burgh includes Cuddington Meadows and Colley Hill.