Old Craighall expansion joint sealing
We carry out expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Old Craighall and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
Expansion joint sealing in Old Craighall
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Cost factors for movement joints
What shapes the price:
- Phasing around occupants
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Distance, for remote addresses
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Sending details for a quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- The postcode of the building
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The product your specification calls for
- The type of building and who uses it
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Expansion joint sealing in Old Craighall
Mastic Doctor has sealed movement joints since 2005. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, CSCS-carded applicators and five million pounds of public liability insurance. Workmanship is backed by our 12-month guarantee. The enquiries we see most involve weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes and spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks, across precast concrete panel joints, brickwork movement joints and cladding panel joints. Whoever orders the work in Old Craighall, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Travel to smaller places like Old Craighall is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Photos, approximate widths and what uses the floor help us bring the right materials.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Old Craighall (EH21)
- Region
- East Lothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Expansion joint sealing around Old Craighall: points for this area
Old Craighall sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. Coastal yards and decks give their joints salt and wet weather to deal with, not just wheels, so it pays to keep them sealed. Old Craighall is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Sealing them before winter limits the damage.
Another example is Inveresk Industrial Estate, 1.1 miles north of Old Craighall, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers. Hospitals like Shawfair Park Hospital (1.5 miles south-west of Old Craighall) have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
Old Craighall is about 1 mile south of Musselburgh, in East Lothian. We cover Old Craighall, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across East Lothian, 48 places are covered, including Old Craighall. For work in that direction, see our Edinburgh page (6 miles or so).
We take on movement joints across the EH21 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on Queen Margaret University Way, Old Craighall Road and Milne Meadows or close by, send details and we’ll quote for movement joints. Close to Old Craighall, our area also takes in Millerhill (1 mile south-west), Shawfair (1 mile west), Whitecraig (1 mile east), Newton Village (1 mile south-west) and Newcraighall (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Haddington (11 miles east), Tranent (5 miles east), Prestonpans (4 miles north-east), Cockenzie and Port Seton (5 miles north-east), Longniddry (7 miles north-east) and Gullane (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Old Craighall
For rail, the closest station is Musselburgh station, about 0.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Musselburgh Doll Museum (1.4 miles north) and Dalkeith Palace (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and Whinny Hill.
General trades versus a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Surface by surface
Cladding panel joints
We confirm what access is in place before pricing. Close-up photos help us judge the joints.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Masonry faces are often porous, dusty or crumbly. Faces are prepared and primed wherever the sealant maker calls for it, then seal and tool the joint.
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Old Craighall?
When a bead pulls away from one face, it has lost adhesion. Poor preparation, a skipped primer, or sealant bonded to the back of the joint are typical reasons and it often shows on rushed work.
Look out for the following:
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
For an occupier at a site such as Inveresk Mills Industrial Park, which lies north of Old Craighall, the joints at loading doors and dock levellers normally see the hardest wear.
What your quote should include
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
Questions about Old Craighall
Does the sea air around Old Craighall change the choice of sealant?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Will you take on work at estates like Inveresk Mills Industrial Park, close to Old Craighall?
Yes. Our area takes in Old Craighall and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Inveresk Mills Industrial Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
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.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
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 unless the specification names something else.
Towns and villages near Old Craighall
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Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes a short visit for a handful of joints, or several days or more for a car park deck or long runs of facade joints, and we clear our waste as we work. Jobs near Old Craighall are often grouped with others in the same area, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We start with photos, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Why act early in Old Craighall
Re-sealing with the same product that failed is often a false economy. If the joint is too narrow or the product wrong for the movement, it needs a different approach, and we’ll say so before quoting. Around smaller places like Old Craighall, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Early resealing prevents it.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why us?
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.