Expansion Joint Sealing in Longstone
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Longstone, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
Expansion joint sealing in Longstone
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 Longstone, done properly
Every structure moves a little, all the time: they expand in the heat, shrink as they dry, and shift under load. Movement joints are where that movement is absorbed and the seal across each one keeps out water and grit. We seal and reseal movement joints in walls, panels, decks and floors on sites in Longstone. We work on cladding panel joints, brickwork movement joints and car park decks and ramps, and what we’re called in for most is arrises breaking up along floor joints and previous reseals laid over old sealant. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Longstone first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
In Scottish cities, where newer extensions meet older stone buildings, movement joints take the difference. They need the right movement class and correct width and depth to last.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Longstone (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Warehouse floors and decks around Longstone
Being in the east of Scotland, Longstone gets less rain than the west coast. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them. Longstone has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
For a school such as Merchiston Castle School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays. At places like Dumbryden Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles to the south-west of Longstone, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
Longstone is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH14, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Longstone is one of 174 places in Edinburgh on our list for movement joints.
We take on movement joints across the EH14, EH11 and EH13 postcode area. For a building on Redhall Road, New Mart Road and Dumbryden Road or nearby, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Being close to the A71, Longstone is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Longstone, our area also takes in Parkhead (1 mile north-east), Redhall (1 mile east), Kingsknowe (1 mile south), Saughton (1 mile north-west) and Chesser (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Longstone
We work on buildings around Saughton Park, Balgreen Primary School and Firrhill High School, among other places. Longstone has its own railway station: Kingsknowe station. Other landmarks nearby include Craiglockhart Hydropathic (0.9 miles south-east) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (2.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Craiglockhart Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Quoting for work in Longstone
Before we quote, we look at:
- How accessible the joints are
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The product your specification calls for
- Access details, including height
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
What else we do in Longstone
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
If you are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Car park decks and ramps
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
Our process
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Work on a big city site in Scotland typically involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- 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, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- Every joint is cleared of the failed seal and any grit packed into it.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
Read more
What happens if it’s left?
A torn seal left alone usually gets worse. Water and debris get in, the joint jams and the edges spall, so a reseal turns into an edge repair as well. Acting at the first split keeps the cost down. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited
- One number for every site we cover
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Fully insured
Work for main contractors and building owners
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Your questions answered
Must our site in Longstone stop work while the joints are done?
In most cases the site keeps working. Joints are done in phases, a bay, aisle or deck at a time. Tell us which hours and entrances we can use and we’ll plan from there.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you work in Longstone?
Yes. We cover Longstone, and the simplest way to start is to call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How long before the joints can be used?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
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.
Signs you need expansion joint sealing in Longstone
Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
For estates staff at a university like Edinburgh Napier University, less than half a mile to the north-east of Longstone, building and paving joints are part of the planned maintenance list.
What to look for in a quote
- The named product and why it was chosen
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS