Great Hollands expansion joint sealing
Need expansion joint sealing in Great Hollands? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Great Hollands
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Great Hollands
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
About our expansion joint sealing in Great Hollands
A movement joint only works while its seal does. When the sealant splits or lets go, the gap fills with dirt and water; the joint jams, its edges take the load and the arrises spall. Resealing at the first signs of failure is far cheaper than repairing the material either side. We work on blockwork control joints, brickwork movement joints and podiums and floor movement joints, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are rain penetration at brick or block movement joints and leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Great Hollands it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around places the size of Great Hollands, joints that need sealing tend to be in rural business units, farm buildings put to commercial use, schools and community buildings. Concrete floors and yards in these buildings move and crack like any others.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Great Hollands (RG12, RG40)
- Region
- Bracknell Forest
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Great Hollands
Is a smaller place like Great Hollands outside your area?
Not at all. Great Hollands is within our area. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Broadmoor Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
Typically the joint is moving more than the sealant can take. That’s why we check width, depth and movement class before quoting.
Do the joint edges need to be sound before sealing?
A bond is only as strong as the material behind it, so broken or crumbling edges have to be repaired first. Where it’s visible beforehand, we will say so when we quote.
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On site: what to expect
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before the next one starts. What matters most for a job in Great Hollands is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photographs of each area. You will then get a fixed price for the work.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
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 a schedule or drawings with what you know.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Great Hollands
The edges of the material can fail rather than the sealant. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
For an estate such as Broadmoor Hospital, 2.1 miles to the south of Great Hollands, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time.
What your quote should include
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Proof of insurance
Why deal with it now?
A torn seal left alone typically gets worse. Water and debris get in, the joint jams and the edges spall. Acting at the first split keeps the cost down. Over time, UV, weather and movement wear any sealant out. Replacing it before it fails keeps water out.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- A fixed quote before work starts
Take a look at our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
Joints that move: notes for Great Hollands
Great Hollands is about 30 miles from central London. The South East has large numbers of industrial estates and warehouses along the motorway corridors; their floors carry heavy traffic every shift. Great Hollands 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.
Another example is Bracknell Enterprise Centre, which lies north of Great Hollands, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. For an occupier at a site such as Longshot Lane Industrial Estate (1 mile north of Great Hollands), the joints at loading doors and dock levellers typically see the hardest wear.
Great Hollands is about 1 mile south-west of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. We send applicators to Great Hollands for movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Bracknell Forest coverage takes in 48 places, large and small. Reading is covered too, some 10 miles away.
Commercial sites across RG12 and RG40 are covered. For a building on Gull Lane, Mill Lane and Cuckoo Lane or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Access to Great Hollands is via the A3095. Sites close to Great Hollands are covered too, including Hanworth (1 mile south-east), Wooden Hill (1 mile south), Home Farm (1 mile south-west), Birch Hill (1 mile south-east) and Crown Wood (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Sandhurst (4 miles south), North Ascot (4 miles east), Whitegrove (3 miles north-east), College Town (4 miles south), Little Sandhurst (4 miles south-west) and Warfield Park (3 miles north-east). Great Hollands ranks among the main centres of Bracknell Forest, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Landmarks near Great Hollands
We work on buildings around Golden Retriever pub, Easthampstead Park Community School and The Brakenhale School. For rail, the closest station is Bracknell station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Lexicon (1.5 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Great Hollands includes Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
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.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Damaged edges make the floor rough and wear wheels faster, and the damage spreads along the joint. Sealing early protects the edges.