Expansion and movement joint sealing in Old Alresford, Hampshire
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Old Alresford. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
Expansion joint sealing for Old Alresford sites
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 Old Alresford, done properly
Brickwork and blockwork walls have vertical movement joints at intervals, and they’re easy to miss until the sealant fails. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal comes out, backing goes in and a sealant with the right movement class is applied, primed where the manufacturer specifies. We work on blockwork control joints, precast concrete panel joints and podiums and floor movement joints, and what we are called in for most is layers of sealant in a movement joint and sealant peeling off one face of the joint. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Old Alresford? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For a site near Old Alresford, measurements and photos up front mean one trip where possible. Note joint widths and the traffic that uses them, and we will take it from there.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Old Alresford as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Old Alresford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Nearby places to Old Alresford
What else we do in Old Alresford
Signs you need expansion joint sealing in Old Alresford
When the movement exceeds the sealant’s capability, the bead tears. Cohesive failure, a split through the centre, normally means the joint or product wasn’t right for the movement. The same product in the same joint tends to fail again, so we check width and movement before quoting.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
For floors and slabs around Old Alresford, the product is chosen for the traffic and the movement at each joint.
Comparing quotes
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Why act early in Old Alresford
Leaving a failed movement joint rarely stays a small problem. Water and debris get in, the joint jams and the edges spall and the job grows to repairs as well as sealing. Acting at the first split keeps the cost down. Older rural buildings around Old Alresford move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Old Alresford
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Public liability insurance in place
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- One number for every site we cover
Common questions from Old Alresford clients
Does a site in Old Alresford have to shut while its joints are sealed?
Rarely. Work is phased around your operations. The phasing plan comes with the quote.
Which documents can you supply for work in Old Alresford?
Whatever your site asks for, from RAMS to CSCS details, is confirmed when we quote. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with £5m public liability insurance and CSCS-carded applicators.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
What happens if it rains on the day?
Sealing onto a damp surface leads to adhesion failure. We agree a revised date with you.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
It depends on the movement, exposure and traffic. Facades often take a low-modulus silicone; floors and decks usually need a polyurethane.
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. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
How the job changes by surface
Joints between different materials
Different materials meeting at a joint rarely move in step. The product must bond to both substrates and cope with the movement priming where the maker calls for it.
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. A sealant suited to both traffic and exposure is used.
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For work around Old Alresford, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First the joints are inspected, widths measured and the type of failure noted.
- A fixed quote names the sealant we propose and its movement class.
- Phasing is agreed so decks, floors or entrances can stay in use where needed.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Backing rod or bond-breaker sets the depth, primer goes on where specified, and the sealant is applied and tooled.
- Finished joints are inspected, the cure time confirmed and the 12-month guarantee applies.
What we need from you
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Quotes
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Inspect movement joints alongside other routine building checks
- Note which joints were done, when, and with what
On car parks, winter clearance can damage deck joint sealant. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal.
On a multi-storey car park, a failed joint typically shows up as a leak onto the deck underneath. Salty water dripping through stains soffits and lands on parked vehicles and it can affect the structure over time. Sealing the joint promptly stops it at source.
Expansion joint sealing in Old Alresford: the local picture
At about 54 miles from central London, Old Alresford is within reach of the capital. Distribution warehouses and industrial estates are common around the motorway corridors that serve the capital, and their floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic all day. Old Alresford 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, while winter salting gets into any joint left open.
Schools such as Perins School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
Old Alresford is about 7 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Old Alresford for movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Old Alresford is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page.
Postcode districts covered here: SO24. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Kiln Lane, Colden Lane and The Brook and the roads nearby. If your building is just outside Old Alresford, we cover Bighton (1 mile east), Northington (2 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west), Brown Candover (3 miles north) and Upper Wield (4 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (7 miles south-west), Eastleigh (12 miles south-west), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
What’s near Old Alresford
In Old Alresford, that means premises near The Globe Inn, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Barton Castle (3.1 miles north-east).