Expansion joint sealing in Inverness
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors throughout Inverness and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Expansion joint sealing near Inverness
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Inverness
Brickwork and blockwork walls have vertical movement joints at intervals. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied, primed where the manufacturer specifies. If you have previous reseals laid over old sealant and sealant pulling off the joint face, we can help. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Inverness from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
In Inverness, as across Scotland, outside joints in car parks, ramps and walls take rain, frost and road salt. External joints are sealed on dry days warm enough for the product, so we plan with some flexibility.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application.
- Location
- Inverness (IV2, IV3, IV1)
- Region
- Highland
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
- Treat a small split as a warning, not a cosmetic issue
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
Debris does more harm to joint sealant than most people realise. Grit trodden or driven into the joint works at the surface until it tears and decks and floors suffer most. A routine sweep is the simplest protection.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. It pays to check every joint, not just the obvious one so you can prioritise and budget. We will tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.
Joints that move: notes for Inverness
Inverness sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. The 3 miles around Inverness take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
For a centre such as Eastgate Shopping Centre, which lies north of Inverness, the service yard and car park joints typically need attention first. University campuses such as University of the Highlands & Islands, less than half a mile north-west of Inverness, have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
Inverness (Gaelic: Inbhir Nis) is in Highland. Any commercial site in Inverness is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 256 places across Highland fall within our area, Inverness among them.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout IV2, IV3 and IV1. Buildings on High Street, Market Brae and Falcon Square are within our area. Being close to the A9 and A82, Inverness is straightforward for us to reach. Sites close to Inverness are covered too, including Ballifeary (1 mile west), Crown (1 mile north-east), Hilton (1 mile south-east), Millburn (1 mile north-east) and Lochardil (1 mile south). Nearby towns on our patch include Nairn (15 miles north-east), Cradlehall (3 miles east), Dingwall (12 miles north-west), Muir of Ord (9 miles west), Fortrose (8 miles north-east) and Conon Bridge (10 miles north-west). Inverness is one of the busier places in Highland, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area. For island and remote sites, travel and materials need planning ahead.
Landmarks near Inverness
Around Inverness, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Cavell Gardens and Maple Court Hotel. Inverness’s nearest station is Inverness station, roughly 0.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Inverness Castle (0.5 miles north) and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (0.5 miles north). The countryside around Inverness includes Tomnahurich.
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.
When to call us in Inverness
Sealant peeling cleanly off one side is an adhesion failure. Poor preparation, a skipped primer, or sealant bonded to the back of the joint are typical reasons and it often shows on rushed work.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Hospital campuses such as Royal Northern Infirmary, under half a mile to the west of Inverness, grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old.
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Quoting for work in Inverness
To price the job, we consider:
- Working within restricted access windows
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- When you need the work done
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
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 will fill any gaps with a visit.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. In a Scottish town such as Inverness, outside work is planned around the weather and inside work around the occupants. Send photos or drawings and we will quote and plan to suit.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Common questions from Inverness clients
Can being near the sea in Inverness affect the sealant we need?
It can. Coastal exposure works external joints harder than inland weather. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Royal Northern Infirmary?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Why has the sealant in our expansion joints split?
The way it has failed normally tells us why: a split through the middle points to over-stretching, while peeling from one face points to preparation or primer. Sometimes the edge material itself has failed.
Do you use silicone or polyurethane in movement joints?
Whatever suits the joint and the specification. We name the proposed product in the quote, so you know what’s going in.
What hours do you work?
We’re 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.
What sealant work can’t fix
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Changing the joint layout or spacing of a structure
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Inverness
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints