Expansion Joint Sealing in Ingliston
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Ingliston and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Joints packed with grit and debris
Need expansion joint sealing in Ingliston?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Ingliston
We’ve been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. Each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee on the workmanship. If you’re dealing with joints where the bead has lost adhesion and expansion joints split through the centre of the bead, we can help. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Ingliston first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Around smaller Scottish places like Ingliston, slabs needing attention are often in agricultural buildings, workshops, schools and hotels. Concrete slabs and yards there take vehicles and weather.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Ingliston (EH28, EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Ingliston can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Edinburgh.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients 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.
What the job involves on each surface
Brickwork and blockwork joints
A brick movement joint full of old mortar or debris can’t close. We clear the joint fully before sealing.
Internal floor movement joints
Warehouse and retail floors have saw-cut induced joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
What affects the price in Ingliston
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- The size and state of each joint
- How much existing material needs removing
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Details that help us quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Where the site is, with the postcode
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking a few hours to several weeks, depending on how many metres of joint there are and how much old sealant or filler needs removing. Where we can, we combine work around Ingliston with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
Related advice
Where floor joints take the most wear near Ingliston
Being in the east of Scotland, Ingliston gets less rain than the west coast. Cold winters and gritting are hard on any yard or deck joint left open. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage. Less than 3 miles from Ingliston there are at least three named estates and business parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
At places like Roddinglaw Business Park (1.3 miles south-east of Ingliston), joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. A healthcare site such as Linburn Centre (3.2 miles south-west of Ingliston) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day. On industrial estates such as Lochend Industrial Estate (1.1 miles west of Ingliston), saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic.
Ingliston is about 6 miles west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We cover commercial sites throughout Ingliston. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, Ingliston among them. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page (6 miles or so).
Commercial sites across EH28 and EH12 are covered for movement joints. Streets here include Ingliston Road, Glasgow Road and Fairview Road. Sites close to Ingliston are covered too, including Ratho Station (1 mile west), Ratho (1 mile south), Gogar (1 mile east), Lennie (2 miles north-east) and West Craigs (2 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (6 miles east), Leith (8 miles east), Bonnington (8 miles east), Greenside (7 miles east), Broughton (7 miles east) and Bellevue (7 miles east).
What’s near Ingliston
In Ingliston, that means premises near The Turnhouse pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Gateway station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Linburn Centre (3.2 miles south-west) and ICE Scotland Museum (2.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Dundas Loch and Corstorphine Hill.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Damaged edges make the floor rough and wear wheels faster and the broken length grows with every pass. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.
Also near Ingliston
Also in Ingliston
Why deal with it now?
Spot repairs can be useful on a tight budget. But if the rest of the run is the same age and product, it’s typically not far behind and repeated access costs add up. We can price a patch and a full reseal side by side. Around smaller places like Ingliston, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Ingliston
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
- A fixed quote before work starts
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Common questions from Ingliston clients
Is Ingliston too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Every Scottish council area is within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work at a site such as Lochend Industrial Estate, by Ingliston?
Yes, sites like Lochend Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Ingliston. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What causes movement joint sealant to fail?
The common causes are poor preparation, three-sided adhesion, the wrong movement class and weathering. Working out the cause comes first, because the fix differs.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Usually, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.