Little Holbury expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Little Holbury and across Hampshire. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Expansion joint sealing near Little Holbury
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Surface by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Forklift and pallet-truck wheels break unsupported joint edges. The right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement protects them flagging broken arrises before sealing.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Long brick and block elevations have movement joints at intervals. We use a sealant rated for the movement, normally low-modulus.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Little Holbury
Floor movement joints in warehouses, retail and public buildings carry wheeled traffic. Without a sound filler, joint edges chip and spall under load, so the right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement matters. We’ll tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing, and phased work keeps areas in use. If you have torn sealant in brick or block movement joints and water getting into the wall through a failed joint, we can put it right. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Little Holbury, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
For a site near Little Holbury, measurements and photos up front mean one trip where possible. Note joint widths and the traffic that uses them, and we will take it from there.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant.
- Location
- Little Holbury (SO45)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself usually takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases, and we clear our waste as we work. For a building around Little Holbury, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- 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.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Cost factors for movement joints
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Location, for remote and island sites
- How much existing material needs removing
- The product specified
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Specification clauses that apply
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
What else we do in Little Holbury
Expansion joint sealing around Little Holbury: how the place shapes the job
With the shore within about 2 miles, Little Holbury counts as a coastal location. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, so it pays to keep them sealed. Less than 3 miles from Little Holbury there are two named estates and business parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
Hospital campuses such as Hythe Hospital (to the north of Little Holbury) grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old. Schools such as Manor Church of England Infant School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook. Another example is Hardley Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles to the north-west of Little Holbury, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers.
Little Holbury is about 2 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Little Holbury, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, large and small. Sites around Southampton have their own page, roughly 6 miles from Little Holbury.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in SO45 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on Southbourne Avenue, Manor Road and Westbourne Avenue or nearby, send details and we will quote for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Holbury (1 mile south-east), Hardley (1 mile north), Roughdown (1 mile south), Blackfield (1 mile south-east) and Frostlane (2 miles north) for movement joints. Further afield, our area takes in Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (8 miles east), Totton (8 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Little Holbury
In Little Holbury, that means premises near The New Forest Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Little Holbury is Netley station, about 3.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (2.9 miles west) and Netley Castle (3.3 miles north). Not far away are Mercury Marshes.
Honest limits
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
Maintenance after handover
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
Grit is the slow enemy of a joint seal. Grit trodden or driven into the joint works at the surface until it tears and decks and floors suffer most. Regular sweeping keeps joint lines clear.
When one joint fails, others of the same age are rarely far behind. It pays to check every joint, not just the obvious one. We will tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.
Little Holbury: questions and answers
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Hythe Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Little Holbury, such as Glenmore Business Park?
Yes, sites like Glenmore Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Little Holbury. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Commercial clients in Little Holbury
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.