Redhall expansion joint sealing
Expansion joint sealing for Redhall, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Expansion joint sealing near Redhall
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
General trades versus a specialist
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 easy to get wrong without experience.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Expansion joint sealing in Redhall
Our movement joint work takes in walls, panels, decks and floors: brickwork and blockwork joints, precast and cladding panel joints, concrete joints, car park decks and ramps, podiums and floor movement joints. Every one calls for a sealant picked for its movement, exposure and traffic and we name it in the quote. We work on podiums and floor movement joints, blockwork control joints and brickwork movement joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are movement joints with split or torn sealant and water dripping through deck or ramp joints. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Redhall it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In Scotland’s cities, buildings from car parks and malls to university and hospital estates rely on movement joints. When the sealant goes, water and grit get in, and a Scottish winter makes it worse.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: 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
- Redhall (EH14, EH11, EH13)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What else we do in Redhall
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Work on a big city site in Scotland normally involves inductions and permits. Tell us the rules and we will work to them.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- Old sealant and filler are cut out and the joint faces cleaned back to sound material, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Ask for a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Common questions from Redhall clients
Do we have to stop operations in Redhall while the joints are sealed?
In the majority of cases the site keeps working. Joints are done in phases, a bay, aisle or deck at a time. We agree the sequence and timings with you before we start.
Can you work at a site such as Hailes Park Industrial Estate, by Redhall?
Yes. Our area takes in Redhall and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Hailes Park Industrial Estate included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Can you send site paperwork?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Do you use silicone or polyurethane in movement joints?
Whatever suits the joint and the specification. We name the proposed product in the quote.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Why act early in Redhall
Patching the worst lengths of a joint can make sense short term. The remaining sealant is often close to failing too, and a second visit means paying for access again. We can price a patch and a full reseal side by side. In a tenement or shared city building, water from a failed joint can reach other owners’ property, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Why clients in Redhall choose us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Colour agreed before work starts
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or how we’re accredited.
Joints that move: notes for Redhall
Less than 3 miles from Redhall there are at least three named estates and business parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic. Being in the east of Scotland, Redhall gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
Large sites such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 1.5 miles to the north of Redhall, have car parks, service roads and long elevations with movement joints in brick and panels. On industrial estates such as Hailes Park Industrial Estate (0.6 miles west of Redhall), saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic.
Redhall is about 2 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Redhall sits inside our coverage and the rest of Edinburgh, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Redhall is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for movement joints.
Postcode districts covered here: EH14, EH11 and EH13 for movement joints. Streets here include Redhall Road, New Mart Road and Katesmill Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Redhall sits on or close to the A71, useful when we plan access and materials. If your building is just outside Redhall, we cover Parkhead (1 mile north-west), Longstone (1 mile west), Kingsknowe (1 mile south-west), Chesser (1 mile north-east) and Saughton (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in 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).
Near you in Redhall
We work on buildings around Balgreen Primary School, Cross Keys Tavern and Saughton Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Redhall itself: Kingsknowe station. Nearby you’ll also find Merchiston Tower (1.8 miles north-east) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (2.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
Common problems we fix in Redhall
Car park decks and floors face loads that walls never see. Tyres and wheels press on the edges and the sealant, while de-icing salts and grit attack the seal. The product has to be suited to the traffic.
Clients normally get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
Schools like Merchiston Castle School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly.
Before you book anyone
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Avoid parking heavy plant or pallets on joint lines
- Keep product details with the building records for the next reseal
Add every elevation, deck and floor joint to your inspection round. Early splits and edges starting to lift show up on a routine check and long before edges start to break. Should you spot a problem, you can phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and send a picture.
When one joint fails, others of the same age are rarely far behind. Inspecting the whole run is worth the effort, so the work can be planned rather than rushed. We’ll tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Concrete or masonry repairs along the arrises
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Precast concrete panel joints