Greendykes expansion joint sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Greendykes and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
Need expansion joint sealing in Greendykes?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our expansion joint sealing in Greendykes
If you need expansion joint sealing in Greendykes, start with photos and joint lengths. Send them through our quote form, and we’ll arrange a site visit if needed, then send a fixed quote that names the sealant. To discuss the joints first, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Site teams most often ask us about expansion joints split through the centre of the bead and layers of sealant in a movement joint, across cladding panel joints, precast concrete panel joints and car park decks and ramps. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Greendykes, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Scotland’s cities have multi-storey car parks, shopping centres, university and hospital estates, all with movement joints in decks, floors and walls. Failed joints let water in, and repeated frost then works on the edges.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Greendykes (EH16, EH15, EH22)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing over a failed movement joint is a common shortcut. A bead laid on top of the failed one neither grips nor flexes properly, so it fails quickly. Full removal and preparation is in every quote. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- A fixed quote before work starts
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Common questions from Greendykes clients
Does the sea air around Greendykes change the choice of sealant?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Can you work at a site such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, by Greendykes?
Yes, sites like Craigmillar Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of Greendykes. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
What’s the difference between an expansion joint and a movement joint?
It’s a deliberate gap that lets the structure move without cracking. Many people call it an expansion joint.
Can you seal joints in cold or wet weather?
A wet joint can’t be sealed properly. We agree a revised date with you.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Avoid parking heavy plant or pallets on joint lines
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
Every joint we seal is backed by a 12-month guarantee on workmanship. Record which product went into which joints in the building file so future maintenance isn’t guesswork.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Damaged edges make the floor rough and wear wheels faster. Sealing early protects the edges.
What the job involves on each surface
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. We reseal the joint where sealant is the specified fix, and tell you if the problem looks like the waterproofing below.
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
Towns and villages near Greendykes
What else we do in Greendykes
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
Expansion joint sealing in Greendykes: the local picture
Greendykes is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Greendykes. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
For estates staff at a university like University of Edinburgh - Little France Campus, 0.7 miles south-west of Greendykes, building and paving joints are part of the planned maintenance list. Retail sites such as Craigmillar Shopping Centre, less than half a mile north-west of Greendykes, have car park, service yard and shop floor joints under constant traffic. Schools such as Castlebrae Community High School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Greendykes is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Greendykes, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Greendykes among them.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout EH16, EH15 and EH22, whatever the building. Buildings on Hay Avenue, Aspen Road and Friary Road are within our area for movement joints. Being close to the A6095, Greendykes is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Greendykes are covered too, including The Wisp (1 mile south-east), Niddrie Mains (1 mile north-east), Niddrie (1 mile east), Craigmillar (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (4 miles north-west), Bonnington (4 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles north-west), Broughton (3 miles north-west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
Around Greendykes
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Craigmillar Castle Park, Duddingston Kirk and Portobello Library, among other places. The nearest railway station is Brunstane station, about 1.3 miles north-east. A little further out are Morita Museum of Fine Art (1.8 miles west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (1.5 miles west). Open spaces near Greendykes include Duddingston Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
When to bring in 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. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
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.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a short visit for a handful of joints, or several days or more for a car park deck or long runs of facade joints, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. City jobs in Greendykes typically need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.