Expansion Joint Sealing in New Aberdeen
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors throughout New Aberdeen and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- Joints packed with grit and debris
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in New Aberdeen
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our expansion joint sealing in New Aberdeen
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 while depth is limited by backing rod or, in shallow joints, a bond-breaker. For wider joints, many sealant makers recommend a width-to-depth ratio, often around 2:1 and the bead bonds to the sides, never the back. The enquiries we see most involve spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and expansion joints split through the centre of the bead, across brickwork movement joints, podiums and floor movement joints and precast concrete panel joints. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in New Aberdeen it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Older stone buildings in Scotland’s cities often have later extensions, with movement joints where old meets new. Those joints need a sealant with the right movement capability, sized to the gap.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- New Aberdeen (AB11, AB24, AB25)
- Region
- Aberdeen
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Pass on the site’s contractor rules when you get in touch.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
What affects the price in New Aberdeen
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Joint width, depth and condition
- How much there is to seal
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Your programme or deadline
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
What else we do in New Aberdeen
Surface by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Floor joints include saw-cut joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors and a flexible sealant where the joint moves more.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. Everything is raked out before backing and sealant go in, and tell you if the joint looks too narrow for the movement.
When to call us in New Aberdeen
Three-sided adhesion is a common cause of early failure. Sealant fixed to the base and sides can’t flex, so it tears, which is why depth control matters.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
A campus such as Robert Gordon University, under half a mile west of New Aberdeen, has long runs of movement joint in its buildings, decks and paving.
What your quote should include
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Expansion joint sealing around New Aberdeen: how the place shapes the job
New Aberdeen lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so it pays to keep them sealed. New Aberdeen is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Sealing them before winter limits the damage.
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Links Street Industrial Estate (less than half a mile east of New Aberdeen): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. Retail sites such as Beach Retail Park Substation, less than half a mile to the north-east of New Aberdeen, have car park, service yard and shop floor joints under constant traffic.
New Aberdeen is about 1 mile east of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen. We cover commercial sites throughout New Aberdeen, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 40 places in Aberdeen, from busy centres to rural villages.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in AB11, AB24 and AB25 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Streets here include Shoe Lane, Shore Lane and Water Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. New Aberdeen sits on or close to the A956, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. We also cover Footdee (1 mile east), Torry (1 mile south-east), Balnagask (1 mile south-east), Tullos (2 miles south) and Altens (2 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Dyce (5 miles north-west), Cults (4 miles south-west), Craigiebuckler (3 miles west), Danestone (3 miles north-west), Mastrick (3 miles west) and Bucksburn (4 miles north-west). As one of the bigger centres in Aberdeen, New Aberdeen has a broad mix of commercial, public and industrial buildings, and we cover them all.
Around New Aberdeen
In New Aberdeen, that means premises near Library, Union Terrace Gardens and Gilcomstoun Primary School, among other places. Also close by are The Archibald Simpson pub (under half a mile north-west) and North East of Scotland Music School (0.5 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in New Aberdeen itself: Aberdeen station. Other landmarks nearby include Aberdeen Castle (less than half a mile north-east) and Tolbooth Museum (less than half a mile west). Open spaces near New Aberdeen include Gallows Hill and Lower Lake.
Questions we’re asked in New Aberdeen
Is Beach Retail Park Substation, near New Aberdeen, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around New Aberdeen, Beach Retail Park Substation among them, are all within reach. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can being near the sea in New Aberdeen affect the sealant we need?
It can, yes: buildings near the sea take more wind-driven rain, and salt in the air nearer the shore. We check the specified product suits the exposure and pay close attention to preparation.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
What sealant do you use in movement joints?
The specification comes first, then the joint’s movement and exposure. We name the proposed product in the quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. 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. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit before quoting.
Keeping the joints sound
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
- Sweep decks, ramps and floors so grit doesn’t collect in the joints
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
In warehouses, forklift and pallet-truck routes take the most wear. Avoid standing heavy loads or racking legs on the joints and flag chipped arrises before they spread.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall, turning a sealant job into a repair job. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.