Old Pentland expansion joint sealing
Need expansion joint sealing in Old Pentland? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
Expansion joint sealing for Old Pentland sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Concrete and precast panel joints
Concrete edges can be weak or carry release agents that stop adhesion. Proper cleaning and primer where specified give a sound bond, so the new seal holds.
Internal floor movement joints
Forklift and pallet-truck wheels break unsupported joint edges. The right filler or sealant for the traffic and movement protects them, and tell you if edges need repairing first.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Old Pentland
A movement joint only works while its seal does. Once it fails, water, grit and debris get in. Dealt with early, it stays a sealant job rather than a concrete or masonry repair. We work on car park decks and ramps, blockwork control joints and podiums and floor movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are rain penetration at brick or block movement joints and joints where the bead has lost adhesion. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Old Pentland it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
For outside joints near Old Pentland, the Scottish weather sets the timetable: dry faces and the right temperature are essential, so dates have some give. Inside slabs aren’t affected and can be scheduled around the occupier.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Place
- Old Pentland (EH20, EH10)
- Wider area
- Midlothian
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.
Questions about Old Pentland
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Straiton Retail Park, near Old Pentland, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Old Pentland, Straiton Retail Park among them, are all within reach. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Is Old Pentland in your area?
Yes. We take on work across Old Pentland.
How long does movement joint sealing take?
It typically 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. Cure time before reopening is confirmed on the day.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Why it’s worth doing now in Old Pentland
Sealing over a failed movement joint is a common shortcut. A bead laid on top of the failed one neither grips nor flexes properly, so it fails quickly. Full removal and preparation is in every quote. For buildings near Old Pentland, dealing with all the failing joints at once saves return trips. Send photos and we’ll quote for everything together.
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you are working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why appoint us
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- One contact handling all your sites
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
Signs you need expansion joint sealing in Old Pentland
Three-sided adhesion is a common cause of early failure. Bonded on three faces, it can’t stretch evenly when the joint opens so backing is set before sealing.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
University campuses such as University of Edinburgh - Easter Bush Campus (to the south-west of Old Pentland) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
What to look for in a quote
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
What else we do in Old Pentland
Expansion joint sealing around Old Pentland: how the place shapes the job
The 3 miles around Old Pentland take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints. Being in the east of Scotland, Old Pentland gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges.
For a school such as Gracemount High School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays. Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Pentland Industrial Park (0.7 miles south-east of Old Pentland): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time.
Old Pentland is about 3 miles west of Bonnyrigg, in Midlothian. Looking for expansion joint sealing in Old Pentland? We can help. Our Midlothian coverage takes in 34 places.
Business premises anywhere in EH20 and EH10 are within our area. Just outside Old Pentland, we also work in Hillend (1 mile west), Bilston (1 mile south), Loanhead (1 mile east), Burdiehouse (1 mile north-east) and Roslin (2 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Bonnyrigg (3 miles east), Dalkeith (5 miles east), Penicuik (4 miles south-west), Gorebridge (6 miles south-east), Newtongrange (5 miles east) and Mayfield (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Old Pentland
The nearest railway station is Slateford station, about 3.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north) and Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Old Pentland includes Caerketton Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
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 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. Jobs near Old Pentland are often grouped with others in the same area. Let us know if your dates have any give.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- Next, we fix a price and confirm the sealant we propose for the movement.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Point out any areas we must not close
Getting a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.