Monifieth expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Monifieth. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
Expansion joint sealing across Monifieth
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 Monifieth, done properly
For movement joints in Monifieth, photos and approximate lengths are the best start. Send them through our quote form, and we will arrange a site visit if needed before issuing a fixed quote. You can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to talk the joints through. Site teams most often ask us about sealant peeling off one face of the joint and car park joints leaking onto vehicles below, on car park decks and ramps, precast concrete panel joints and brickwork movement joints. Searching for sealant specialists in Monifieth? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Weather windows decide external joint work around a place like Monifieth: sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within its range, so dates have some give. Internal floors can be done whenever suits the site.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Monifieth (DD5)
- Wider area
- Angus
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally 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, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Monifieth. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Common questions from Monifieth clients
Does the sea air around Monifieth change the choice of sealant?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Is Monifieth too far out for you?
No. Places such as Monifieth are covered as much as the big towns. Our area covers all of Scotland, cities, towns and islands alike. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Can a joint be sealed if the edges are broken?
Sound edges are essential. If they’re damaged, we’ll say so before any sealing so you’re not paying for a bead that won’t hold.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
Warehouse floors and decks around Monifieth
With the shore within about 1 mile, Monifieth counts as a coastal location. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so it pays to keep them sealed. Monifieth 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.
Large sites such as Ashludie Hospital (less than half a mile north-east of Monifieth) have car parks, service roads and long elevations with movement joints in brick and panels. Warehouse floors on estates like West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, 2.2 miles to the west of Monifieth, carry pallet trucks and forklifts over every saw-cut joint. At places like Michelin Scotland Innovation Park, 2.6 miles west of Monifieth, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
Monifieth is about 2 miles east of Broughty Ferry, in Angus. Commercial clients in Monifieth can call on us for movement joints, as part of our coverage of Angus. Our Angus coverage takes in 65 places, from busy centres to rural villages. We also cover Dundee, some 6 miles away.
If you need expansion joint sealing in DD5, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on High Street, Cortachy Circle and Ethiebeaton Terrace or nearby, send details and we will quote for movement joints. Main routes into Monifieth include the A930 and B962, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Just outside Monifieth, we also work in Barnhill (1 mile south-west), Broughty Ferry (2 miles west), Drumsturdy (2 miles north), Newbigging (2 miles north) and Kingennie (2 miles north-west). A short drive away, we cover Arbroath (10 miles north-east), Forfar (11 miles north), Carnoustie (4 miles east), Kirriemuir (15 miles north-west), Hunter's Town (4 miles east) and Gardynebourg (4 miles east). Among the larger centres in Angus is Monifieth, and we take on movement joints for its commercial and public buildings.
Around Monifieth
We work on buildings around Monifieth High School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Monifieth itself: Monifieth station. Well-known places in the area include Ardestie Castle (1 mile north-east) and Ashludie Hospital (less than half a mile north-east).
What the job involves on each surface
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.
Cladding panel joints
We confirm what access is in place before pricing. Close-up photographs help us judge the joints, or we visit if they don’t show enough.
Why it’s worth doing now in Monifieth
Resealing is normally the answer, not replacing the element. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. We’ll flag where edges need repair before sealing. Around smaller places like Monifieth, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Early resealing prevents it.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
What you get with us
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Quoting for work in Monifieth
To price the job, we consider:
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether the work must be split into stages
A quote for movement joints depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Looking after the joints
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Keep racking legs and heavy point loads off floor joints
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Avoid standing heavy loads or racking legs on the joints and flag chipped arrises before they spread.
External wall joints that fail let rain into the masonry and cavity. The first sign is often a damp patch indoors. Catching it early keeps the water outside.