Expansion and movement joint sealing in Lerwick, Shetland Islands
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Lerwick and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
Expansion joint sealing in Lerwick
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 in Lerwick, done properly
Buildings and slabs are never completely still: temperature, moisture, shrinkage and loading all make materials grow and shrink. Movement joints are where that movement is absorbed, and the sealant in them keeps water and debris out. We seal and reseal movement joints in walls, panels, decks and floors on sites in Lerwick. Site teams most often ask us about sealant pulling off the joint face and layers of sealant in a movement joint, across cladding panel joints, blockwork control joints and podiums and floor movement joints. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Lerwick it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Travel to smaller places like Lerwick is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Send photographs, joint widths and details of the traffic first.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Lerwick (ZE1)
- Region
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Surface by surface
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal, and tell you if the problem looks like the waterproofing below.
Joints between different materials
Junctions between brick and render, or concrete and cladding, move independently. The product must bond to both substrates and cope with the movement.
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Lerwick?
On trafficked joints, wheels and salts do the damage. Wheel loads stress the sealant and the arrises, while grit and salts work into any gap. A sealant that isn’t trafficable won’t last there.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
A healthcare site such as Gilbert Bain Hospital (to the south of Lerwick) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
What your quote should include
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
After the work
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
Our workmanship on movement joints carries a 12-month guarantee. 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 and the broken length grows with every pass. Sealing early protects the edges.
Our process
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For work around Lerwick, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Request a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with what you know.
Advice
Questions about Lerwick
Do you cover business parks and estates near Lerwick, such as North Ness Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Lerwick and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as North Ness Business Park included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Gilbert Bain Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Are expansion joints and movement joints the same thing?
It’s a deliberate gap that lets the structure move without cracking. Expansion joint is a name often used for the same thing and both need a flexible seal.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
Outside work depends on conditions because a damp or frozen joint won’t take a proper bond. Indoor joints can usually carry on regardless.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
Movement capability matters most, classified under BS EN ISO 11600. Hybrid or MS polymer products suit some mixed-material joints.
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?
Usually, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use.
Commercial clients in Lerwick
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Lerwick can form part of a wider programme.
Joints that move: notes for Lerwick
Lerwick sits close to the coast, within about 1 mile. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Being in the east of Scotland, Lerwick gets less rain than the west coast. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Sealing them before winter limits the damage.
Parks like North Ness Business Park (to the north-east of Lerwick) combine paved areas, car parks and building elevations, each with joints that move. For a school such as Anderson High School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Lerwick is in the Shetland Islands. Lerwick sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Lerwick is one of 63 places in the Shetland Islands on our list for movement joints.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in ZE1 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on High Street, Market Street and Church Road or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. Access to Lerwick is via the A969 and A970. Just outside Lerwick, we also work in Sound (1 mile south-west), Gremista (1 mile north), Heogan (1 mile north-east), Grindiscol (2 miles south-east) and Gunnista (2 miles north-east). Lerwick is one of the busier places in the Shetland Islands, and we take on movement joints for its commercial and public buildings. Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so mention the location when you speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Near you in Lerwick
Around Lerwick, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Gilbertson Park and Grand Hotel and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Gilbert Bain Hospital (less than half a mile south) and Shetland Museum (less than half a mile north-east). The countryside around Lerwick includes Setter Hill and Clickimin Loch.
Places near Lerwick
Other services in Lerwick
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.