Expansion and movement joint sealing in Old Town, East Sussex
Planning work on a movement joint in Old Town? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Old Town
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
FAQs: Old Town
Can you work at a site such as Courtlands Road Industrial Estate, by Old Town?
Yes, sites like Courtlands Road Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Old Town. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Eastbourne District General Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Do you guarantee expansion joint work?
The workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months from sign-off, and we’re fully insured for public liability. Keeping joints clear of debris helps them last.
Are expansion joints and movement joints the same thing?
The terms overlap a great deal. A movement joint allows for expansion, contraction, shrinkage and loading.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote and we’ll price it properly.
About our expansion joint sealing in Old Town
For movement joints in Old Town, photographs and approximate lengths are the best start. We’ll come and look where photos don’t show enough before issuing a fixed quote. To discuss the joints first, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. If you have expansion joints filled with dirt and stones and water dripping through deck or ramp joints, we can put it right, whatever the surface. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Old Town, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Rural business units around smaller places such as Old Town often have new slabs laid inside older buildings. Saw-cut and construction joints in those floors need the right filler or sealant for the forklifts and trolleys that use them.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in East Sussex. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Location
- Old Town (BN21, BN20, BN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What affects the price in Old Town
Before we quote, we look at:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Working within restricted access windows
- The size and state of each joint
- Travel to remote or island sites
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Before you send an enquiry
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
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, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Expansion joint sealing in Old Town: the local picture
Old Town sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Old Town sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Even so, yard and car park joints are only sealed when they’re dry and clean, and winter de-icing salt on car parks and ramps works into any open joint.
Sites like Eastbourne District General Hospital (to the north of Old Town) carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints. Retail centres such as Hampden Park Retail Park, 1.8 miles to the north-east of Old Town, have floors, service yards and car parks with joints under constant traffic.
Old Town is about 1 mile south-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. We cover Old Town, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across East Sussex, 308 places are covered, including Old Town. Brighton is covered too, around 18 miles from Old Town.
If you need expansion joint sealing in BN21, BN20 and BN22, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Love Lane, Mill Road and Greys Road or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. Close to Old Town, our area also takes in Upperton (1 mile east), Meads (1 mile south), Eastbourne (1 mile north-east), Holywell (1 mile south) and Ratton Village (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Hastings (15 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles north-east), Seaford (7 miles west), Lewes (13 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north) and St Leonards (14 miles north-east).
Around Old Town
Recent enquiries here include premises near Motcombe Infants' School, Gildrege Park and WMG Academy for Young Engineers, among other places. Old Town’s nearest station is Eastbourne station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastbourne District General Hospital (1 mile north) and Pevensey Castle (4.4 miles north-east). Not far away are Combe Hill.
How a job runs
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work usually takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases. Work in places the size of Old Town is planned as a single visit where we can. Clear photos and measurements help us bring the right products.
- We assess the joints on site or from photos, noting widths and how each has failed.
- You receive a fixed quote stating the product and the movement it is rated for.
- Where areas have to stay open, we agree a phased sequence before starting.
- The failed seal is cut out and both joint faces cleaned back to sound material.
- Depth is controlled with backing, the faces are primed where the maker calls for it, then the bead is laid and tooled.
- We check each joint with you, confirm the cure time and sign off under our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
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Work for main contractors and building owners
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
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What we’re called out for in Old Town
Most movement joint failures come down to the joint stretching further than the sealant can take. A joint that’s too narrow for the movement, or a product with the wrong movement class, will split through the middle. The same product in the same joint tends to fail again.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
University campuses such as University of Brighton Eastbourne Campus (to the south of Old Town) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Proof of insurance
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How joint depth will be controlled
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Old Town
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Cladding panel joints
Why it’s worth doing now in Old Town
A failed joint seal doesn’t mean the slab, panel or wall needs replacing. Where the edges are sound, cutting out and resealing is enough. We will flag where edges need repair before sealing. Small buildings around Old Town suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Catching it early means a reseal rather than repairs.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Why appoint us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Colour agreed before work starts
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.