Expansion Joint Sealing in North Leith
Expansion joint sealing for North Leith, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
Need expansion joint sealing in North Leith?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Your questions answered
Would you work within a site like Western General Hospital (Edinburgh)?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Our building in North Leith is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. Product choice and preparation matter more, and sea-facing elevations are worth inspecting more often.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
Can you quote from photos?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
How long does movement joint sealing take?
Expect a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases and phased work can stretch that to suit your site. We will confirm when each area can be used again.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
The joint has to be dry, and the air and surface temperature inside the product’s limits. Frost, rain and condensation on steel or concrete can hold up external work.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in North Leith
For movement joints in North Leith, photographs and approximate lengths are the best start. We’ll come and look where photos don’t show enough, then send a fixed quote that names the sealant. To discuss the joints first, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. If you have water getting into the wall through a failed joint and joints packed with grit and debris, we can help, on car park decks and ramps, cladding panel joints and blockwork control joints alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in North Leith first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Older stone buildings in Scotland’s cities often have later extensions, with movement joints where old meets new. They need the right movement class and correct width and depth to last.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will come back to it.
- Location
- North Leith (EH6, EH7, EH5)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Combining joint work with other maintenance reduces set-up costs. Leaking joints need sealing now. We can split the scope into urgent and planned. In a Scottish city, access often needs scaffold, permits or factor approval, so it makes sense to renew every failing joint while it’s in place.
A quote for movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Coloured sealants to suit the setting, where available
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Nearby places to North Leith
What else we do in North Leith
How the job changes by surface
Joints between different materials
Junctions between brick and render, or concrete and cladding, move independently. We choose a sealant that grips both faces.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
A brick movement joint full of old mortar or debris can’t close. Everything is raked out before backing and sealant go in.
When to call us in North Leith
Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it so edge repair has to come before resealing.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
For an estate such as Western General Hospital (Edinburgh) (2.3 miles south-west of North Leith), the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time.
What your quote should include
- Their public liability cover
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. City jobs in North Leith usually need parking and loading planned. Tenement closes, shared stairs and factor approvals may also be involved.
- 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.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is set to depth, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints.
- 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
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Agree which areas must stay open
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Related advice
Expansion joint sealing around North Leith: what changes locally
North Leith is within about 1 mile of the coast. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, so it pays to keep them sealed. Being in the east of Scotland, North Leith gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them.
University campuses such as University of Edinburgh - Holyrood Campus, 1.8 miles to the south of North Leith, have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints. On industrial estates such as South Fort Trade Park, less than half a mile south of North Leith, saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic.
North Leith is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in North Leith can call on us for movement joints, as part of our coverage of Edinburgh. North Leith is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for movement joints.
Postcode districts covered here: EH6, EH7 and EH5 for movement joints. Streets here include Fyfe Lane, Haig Lane and Mill Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Bonnington (1 mile south), Timber Bush (1 mile east), Victoria Park (1 mile west), Leith (1 mile north-east) and Newhaven (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in West Coates (3 miles south-west), Sciennes (3 miles south), Merchiston (3 miles south), Newington (3 miles south), Queensferry (8 miles west) and Burgh Muir (3 miles south).
Around North Leith
Around North Leith, our work takes us to commercial buildings near McDonald Road Library, Taylor Gardens and The Annfield Bar. Nearby too are Leith Academy (0.8 miles south-east) and London Street Primary School (1.1 miles south). The closest station to North Leith is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 1.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Ocean Terminal (under half a mile north) and Leith Hospital (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dunsapie Loch and The New Leaf Co-op.
Aftercare for building managers
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Record the sealant used and the date in the O&M file
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
Every joint we seal is backed by a 12-month guarantee on workmanship. Record which product went into which joints in the building file so future maintenance isn’t guesswork.
External wall joints that fail let rain into the masonry and cavity. The first sign is often a damp patch indoors. Resealing promptly prevents internal damage.
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps