Expansion joint sealing in Old Shoreham
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Old Shoreham? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing for Old Shoreham sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Old Shoreham
Floor movement joints in warehouses, retail and public buildings carry wheeled traffic. Unsupported edges break up under wheels. We’ll tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing, and phased work keeps areas in use. If you’re dealing with chipped joint edges on forklift routes and water getting into the wall through a failed joint, we can help. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Old Shoreham tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
In and around smaller places like Old Shoreham, the concrete floors we see are often in converted farm buildings, small workshops and storage units. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Old Shoreham (BN43)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Why deal with it now?
Closing a car park for a reseal is rarely an option. Phased work by bay or zone lets the rest stay in use without shutting the whole car park. Tell us what has to stay open and we’ll plan around it. Around Old Shoreham, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What you get with us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- One number for every site we cover
- Public liability insurance in place
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and insurance.
Different surfaces, different methods
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. We clear the joint fully before sealing.
Car park decks and ramps
Car park joints are some of the hardest-working joints in any building. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in, phased so parts of the car park stay open.
Expansion joint sealing around Old Shoreham: what changes locally
Old Shoreham lies within about 1 mile of the sea. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Old Shoreham has at least three named business or industrial parks inside a 3-mile radius. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints.
Sites like Southlands Hospital, 1.4 miles to the east of Old Shoreham, carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints. At places like Grange Industrial Estate, 2.1 miles to the east of Old Shoreham, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. For a school such as Swiss Gardens Primary School, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Old Shoreham is about 1 mile west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Old Shoreham use us for work on movement joints. Old Shoreham is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex. Brighton is covered too, some 7 miles away.
We take on movement joints across the BN43 postcode area, whatever the building. Nearby places we also cover include Shoreham-by-Sea (1 mile east), Adur (1 mile north), Kingston by Sea (2 miles east), Southwick (2 miles east) and Castle Town (3 miles north) for movement joints. Bigger towns within reach include Worthing (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (14 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles west), Rustington (10 miles west) and Storrington (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Old Shoreham
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Sir Robert Woodard Academy and The Amsterdam pub, among other places. The closest station to Old Shoreham is Shoreham-By-Sea station, about 0.7 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Southlands Hospital (1.4 miles east) and Old Castle (4.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Lancing Ring and Adur Estuary RSPB Reserve.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
Our process
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For work around Old Shoreham, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out any areas we must not close
Ask for a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Cost factors for movement joints
These are the things that shape the price:
- Any access equipment needed
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Working within restricted access windows
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- The product your specification calls for
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any dates the work must fit around
For a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
Questions we’re asked in Old Shoreham
Does a coastal location like Old Shoreham affect which sealant is used?
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.
Is a smaller place like Old Shoreham outside your area?
No. Places such as Old Shoreham are covered as much as the big towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.
Why has the sealant in our expansion joints split?
Adhesion failure, cohesive failure, edge breakdown and UV ageing account for most cases. Working out the cause comes first.
What sealant do you use in movement joints?
Whatever suits the joint and the specification. We name the proposed product in the quote, so you know what’s going in.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.