Expansion and movement joint sealing in Lower Burgate, Hampshire
Expansion joint sealing in Lower Burgate, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
Expansion joint sealing for Lower Burgate sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Expansion joint sealing in Lower Burgate, done properly
Width, depth and product all have to work together. The joint has to be wide enough for the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability, and depth is controlled using closed-cell backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints. For wider joints, the width-to-depth ratio is often around 2:1, as the manufacturer advises and the bead bonds to the sides, never the back. If you have expansion joints filled with dirt and stones and layers of sealant in a movement joint, we can put it right, on brickwork movement joints, car park decks and ramps and cladding panel joints alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Lower Burgate 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.
Around smaller places such as Lower Burgate, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Lower Burgate (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
Grit is the slow enemy of a joint seal. Grit trodden or driven into the joint works at the surface until it tears, especially on car park decks and warehouse floors. A routine sweep is the simplest protection.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall. A sound seal keeps the joint working.
What affects the price in Lower Burgate
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The total length or number of joints
- The product specified
- Joint width, depth and condition
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Why act early in Lower Burgate
Some quotes just add sealant over the old bead. A bead over the old seal can’t bond or flex. We cut out the old seal and prepare the faces every time. Around Lower Burgate, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why us?
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
FAQs: Lower Burgate
Can you work at a site such as Arch Farm Industrial Estate, by Lower Burgate?
Yes. Our area takes in Lower Burgate and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Arch Farm Industrial Estate included. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is Lower Burgate too far out for you?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
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 work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you guarantee expansion joint work?
The workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months from sign-off. Keeping joints clear of debris helps them last.
Can a joint be sealed if the edges are broken?
The edges have to be sound. Where they’ve broken up, we will tell you they need repairing first.
What sealant do you use in movement joints?
We choose a sealant with a movement capability that suits the joint as set out in BS EN ISO 11600. Where two different materials meet, a hybrid sealant can be the better choice.
Joints that move: notes for Lower Burgate
Lower Burgate is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint. Lower Burgate has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest.
Hospitals like Fordingbridge Hospital, 0.8 miles south of Lower Burgate, have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock. Schools like The Burgate School and Sixth Form often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Lower Burgate is in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Lower Burgate, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. Southampton is covered too, around 17 miles from Lower Burgate.
If you need expansion joint sealing in SP6, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Kingfisher Drive, Grebe Place and Salisbury Road. We also cover Tinkers Cross (1 mile west), Upper Burgate (1 mile north), Fordingbridge (1 mile south-west), Horseport (1 mile south) and Criddlestyle (1 mile south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lower Burgate
Recent enquiries here include premises near Fordingbridge Infant School and The George Inn, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (1 mile east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.8 miles south). The countryside around Lower Burgate includes Blashford Lakes.
When to bring in a specialist
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
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.
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On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For a building around Lower Burgate, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- First the joints are inspected, widths measured and the type of failure noted.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Phasing is agreed so decks, floors or entrances can stay in use where needed.
- We strip the old sealant or filler and prepare each face until it’s sound and dry.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- We check each joint with you, confirm the cure time and sign off under our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
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Common problems we fix in Lower Burgate
Most movement joint failures come down to the joint stretching further than the sealant can take. Cohesive failure, a split through the centre, usually means the joint or product wasn’t right for the movement. Resealing like for like often fails the same way unless width and product are reviewed.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Debris jammed in movement joints
Another example is Fordingbridge Business Park (1.2 miles south-west of Lower Burgate), where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Their public liability cover
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS