Expansion Joint Sealing in Invergordon
Planning work on a movement joint in Invergordon? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Expansion joint sealing across Invergordon
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Joints that move: notes for Invergordon
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Invergordon. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, so it pays to keep them sealed. Less than 3 miles from Invergordon there are at least three named estates and business parks. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints.
On industrial estates such as Castle Avenue Industrial Estate (under half a mile north-east of Invergordon), saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic. At places like High Street Invergordon Industrial Estate, under half a mile to the south-west of Invergordon, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
Invergordon is about 13 miles north-west of Nairn, in Highland. If you’re looking for expansion joint sealing in Invergordon, we can help. 256 places across Highland fall within our area, including Invergordon.
We cover the IV18 postcode districts for movement joints. Among the streets we cover are High Street, David Sutherland Court and Castle Avenue, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Main routes into Invergordon include the B817, useful when we plan access and materials. We also cover Saltburn (1 mile north-east), Dalmore (3 miles west), Alness (3 miles west), Barbaraville (3 miles north-east) and Kilmuir (4 miles north-east) for movement joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Nairn (13 miles south-east), Cradlehall (15 miles south), Tain (9 miles north-east), Merkinch (15 miles south), Dingwall (11 miles south-west) and Dornoch (14 miles north). Where a site is remote or on an island, travel and materials need planning ahead.
What’s near Invergordon
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Commercial Bar. There’s a railway station in Invergordon itself: Invergordon station. A little further out are Invergordon Castle (0.6 miles north-west) and County Community Hospital (0.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Loch Achnacloich and Udale Bay RSPB reserve.
About our expansion joint sealing in Invergordon
Buildings and slabs are never completely still: temperature, moisture, shrinkage and loading all make materials grow and shrink. Expansion and movement joints are built in so the structure can move without cracking. We seal and reseal movement joints in walls, panels, decks and floors for buildings in Invergordon. If you have joints packed with grit and debris and new sealant over old, now failing, we can help. Whoever orders the work in Invergordon, the brief is typically the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Travel to smaller places like Invergordon is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Send photos, joint widths and details of the traffic first.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Invergordon (IV18)
- Region
- Highland
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Invergordon can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Highland.
What sets the cost
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How accessible the joints are
- Working within restricted access windows
- The product specified
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- When you need the work done
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
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Questions about Invergordon
Does your area include sites such as Castle Avenue Industrial Estate, near Invergordon?
Yes, sites like Castle Avenue Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Invergordon. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is a hospital such as Invergordon County Community Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Maintenance after handover
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Treat a small split as a warning, not a cosmetic issue
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Keep racking feet and heavy point loads off joint lines and flag chipped arrises before they spread.
Unsupported floor joint edges spall under forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers, and the damage spreads along the joint. Sealing early protects the edges.
Why deal with it now?
Patching the worst lengths of a joint can make sense short term. But if the rest of the run is the same age and product, it’s normally not far behind, and a second visit means paying for access again. We can price a patch and a full reseal side by side. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Invergordon, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why appoint us
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
See our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Invergordon. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We assess the joints on site or from photos, noting widths and how each has failed.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- Finished joints are inspected, the cure time confirmed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
Before we start on site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Ask for a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Related advice
When to call us in Invergordon
Car park decks and floors face loads that walls never see. Tyres and wheels press on the edges and the sealant, while grit and salts work into any gap. The product has to be suited to the traffic.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
Sites like Invergordon County Community Hospital, 0.7 miles to the east of Invergordon, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
What to look for in a quote
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?