Expansion and movement joint sealing in Parkhead, Edinburgh
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors across Parkhead, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
Expansion joint sealing for Parkhead sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Cost factors for movement joints
These are the things that shape the price:
- Access and working height
- The total length or number of joints
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Whether the work must be split into stages
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Details that help us quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Access details, including height
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The product your specification calls for
- Any dates the work must fit around
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Expansion joint sealing in Parkhead, done properly
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Tyres load the edges, and de-icing salts and water work into any gap; water dripping through to the deck below is often the first sign. We reseal deck and ramp joints with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement and the work can be phased so parts of the car park stay open. Most enquiries involve debris jammed in movement joints and sealant pulling off the joint face, across cladding panel joints, car park decks and ramps and podiums and floor movement joints. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Parkhead is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Industrial estates around Scotland’s cities hold warehouses, trade units and distribution sheds, whose floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic daily. We work in phases with a product suited to the traffic, so operations carry on.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Parkhead (EH14, EH11)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Parkhead clients
Does your area include sites such as Hailes Park Industrial Estate, near Parkhead?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Parkhead, Hailes Park Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Do we have to stop operations in Parkhead while the joints are sealed?
Rarely. Work is phased around your operations. Tell us which hours and entrances we can use and we’ll plan from there.
How long will the joint resealing take?
It usually takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases. Timings are set out in the quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
Movement capability matters most, classified under BS EN ISO 11600. Hybrid or MS polymer products suit some mixed-material joints.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Parkhead
Parkhead is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. Parkhead 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.
In a school such as Merchiston Castle School, movement joints in brick, block and hall floors tend to be forgotten until they leak. Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Edinburgh West Retail Park (0.6 miles north-east of Parkhead): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time.
Parkhead is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Anywhere in EH14, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 174 places in Edinburgh, large and small.
Anyone looking for expansion joint sealing in EH14 and EH11 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Buildings on Redhall Road, New Mart Road and Longstone Road are within our area for movement joints. Being close to the A71, Parkhead is easy to get to with materials and equipment. We also cover Longstone (1 mile south-west), Redhall (1 mile south-east), Kingsknowe (1 mile south), Chesser (1 mile north-east) and Saughton (1 mile north-west) for movement joints. Bigger towns within reach include Leith (5 miles north-east), Bonnington (4 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east), Bellevue (4 miles north-east) and Silvermills (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Parkhead
We work on buildings around Cross Keys Tavern, Balgreen Primary School and Saughton Park. There’s a railway station in Parkhead itself: Kingsknowe station. A little further out are War Poets Collection (1.2 miles west) and Merchiston Tower (1.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Craiglockhart Hill and Duddingston Loch.
How a job runs
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Work on a big city site in Scotland usually involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we’ll work to them.
- We assess the joints on site or from photos, noting widths and how each has failed.
- A fixed quote names the sealant we propose and its movement class.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Parkhead?
Sometimes the sealant holds but the substrate breaks away. If the edge of the joint is friable, the bond fails with it so edge repair has to come before resealing.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Arrises breaking up along floor joints
- Weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
A campus such as Edinburgh Napier University (to the east of Parkhead) has long runs of movement joint in its buildings, decks and paving.
What to look for in a quote
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Proof of insurance
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Different surfaces, different methods
Joints between different materials
Hybrid or MS polymer sealants bond to many substrates. We pick the product for the materials and the movement, and confirm it in the quote.
Podium joints
Podium decks are exposed and often trafficked. We choose a product that copes with feet, wheels and weather.
What else we do in Parkhead
Building owners, agents and FMs in Parkhead
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Parkhead. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.