Expansion Joint Sealing in Longside
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Longside and across Aberdeenshire. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Expansion joint sealing in Longside
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
FAQs: Longside
Is Longside too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Longside are covered as much as the big towns. We work across every Scottish council area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Will you take on work at estates like Thunderton Industrial Estate, close to Longside?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Longside, Thunderton Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
How long will the joint resealing take?
It usually takes a few hours to several weeks, depending on how many metres of joint there are and how much old sealant or filler needs removing. We confirm the timescale with the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. 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 seal car park deck joints?
Yes. Tell us how the car park is used and which areas must stay open, and we will plan the phasing around it.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
About our expansion joint sealing in Longside
Joint design counts for as much as the sealant itself. Joint width must suit the movement and the movement class of the sealant while depth is limited by backing rod or, in shallow joints, a bond-breaker. For wider joints, the width-to-depth ratio is often around 2:1, as the manufacturer advises. Site teams most often ask us about arrises breaking up along floor joints and layers of sealant in a movement joint, on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and precast concrete panel joints. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Longside it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around smaller Scottish places like Longside, slabs needing attention are often in agricultural buildings, workshops, schools and hotels. Concrete slabs and yards there take vehicles and weather.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Longside (AB42)
- Wider area
- Aberdeenshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Expansion joint sealing in Longside: the local picture
The east of Scotland, where Longside is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
A healthcare site such as Ugie Hospital (5.6 miles east of Longside) depends on car parks, ramps and service yards whose joints take traffic all day.
Longside is about 5 miles west of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire. Looking for expansion joint sealing in Longside? We can help, as we do across Aberdeenshire. Our Aberdeenshire coverage takes in 179 places, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Aberdeen, about 26 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in AB42 are within our area for movement joints. If your site is on Market Hill, Main Street and Station Road or close by, we can quote for movement joints. Nearby places we also cover include Mintlaw (2 miles west), Rora (3 miles north-east), Downiehills (3 miles east), Old Deer (4 miles west) and Fetterangus (4 miles north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Peterhead (5 miles east), Fraserburgh (12 miles north), Ellon (11 miles south-west), Roanheads (6 miles east), Clerkhill (5 miles east) and Port Henry (6 miles east).
Landmarks near Longside
Nearby you will also find Inverugie Castle (4.2 miles east) and Carnegie Inverurie Museum (1.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Longside includes Hill of Aldie and Pitfour Lake.
Cost factors for movement joints
Before we quote, we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Access and working height
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Phasing around occupants
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The product your specification calls for
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Commercial clients in Longside
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
What the job involves on each surface
Concrete and precast panel joints
Precast panels often have surface residues that sealant won’t bond to. Proper cleaning and primer where specified give a sound bond and check the edges for soundness as we go.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. We clear the joint fully before sealing.
Nearby places to Longside
What else we do in Longside
Signs you need expansion joint sealing in Longside
When a bead pulls away from one face, it has lost adhesion. Poor preparation, a skipped primer, or sealant bonded to the back of the joint are typical reasons and it often shows on rushed work.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
On industrial estates such as Thunderton Industrial Estate, 2.3 miles to the east of Longside, saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic.
What to look for in a quote
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For work around Longside, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photos 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.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take.
- 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.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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General trades versus a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.