Expansion Joint Sealing in Magdalene
Work needed on a movement joint in Magdalene? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Magdalene
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Joints that move: notes for Magdalene
Magdalene is within about 1 mile of the coast. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Magdalene is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
Hospital campuses such as Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France), 1.6 miles to the south-west of Magdalene, grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old. For a school such as Portobello High School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Magdalene is about 2 miles west of Musselburgh, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to Magdalene for work on movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 174 places across Edinburgh fall within our area, including Magdalene.
Commercial sites across EH15 and EH16 are covered for movement joints. Streets here include Hope Lane, Milton Road and Durham Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. You will find Magdalene on or near the A6106, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. We also cover South Portobello (1 mile north), Bingham (1 mile south-west), Niddrie Mains (1 mile south-west), Brunstane (1 mile north-east) and Niddrie (1 mile south). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles west), Leith (3 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles west), Broughton (3 miles west) and Bellevue (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Magdalene
We work on buildings around Abercorn Park, Portobello Library and 47 Figgate Lane pub. Magdalene’s nearest station is Brunstane station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (1.6 miles south-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Whinny Hill and Duddingston Loch.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Magdalene
A movement joint only works while its seal does. Once it fails, water, grit and debris get in, the joint can’t close properly and its edges begin to crumble. Resealing at the first signs of failure is far cheaper than repairing the material either side. If you have leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below and hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades, we can help, whatever the surface. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Magdalene, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
In Scotland’s cities, buildings from car parks and malls to university and hospital estates rely on movement joints. When the sealant goes, water and grit get in, and a Scottish winter makes it worse.
Work we carry out in Edinburgh comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll come back to it.
- Location
- Magdalene (EH15, EH16)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in Magdalene
Doing joint resealing alongside other planned works can save on access. But joints already letting water in shouldn’t wait for a programme, as damage continues meanwhile. We can split the scope into urgent and planned. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so deal with all failing joints while access is up.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why us?
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- RAL and finish matching where the product range allows
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Different surfaces, different methods
Internal floor movement joints
Wheeled traffic chips floor joint edges that aren’t supported. We match the product to the traffic and the movement flagging broken arrises before sealing.
Joints between different materials
Some mixed-material joints suit a hybrid sealant. The choice depends on the substrates and how much the joint moves, and confirm it in the quote.
Work for main contractors and building owners
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Magdalene can form part of a wider programme.
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.
What we’re called out for in Magdalene
Some joints were never sealed with the right product. A stiff or general-purpose sealant across a joint with large movement won’t cope. BS EN ISO 11600 classifies building sealants by movement capability.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Debris jammed in movement joints
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
Across sites such as Eastern Industrial Estate (0.8 miles south-east of Magdalene), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
What your quote should include
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Proof of insurance
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Questions we are asked in Magdalene
Can you work on a hospital site such as Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Does the sea air around Magdalene change the choice of sealant?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over with a description of the work.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Is Magdalene in your area?
Yes. We cover Magdalene and the rest of Edinburgh. To discuss a job, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
How a job runs
Inspect, seal, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- 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
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
When something else is needed
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Leaks coming from the membrane rather than the joint seal
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints