Expansion and movement joint sealing in Riccarton, Edinburgh
Expansion joint sealing for Riccarton, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
Expansion joint sealing in Riccarton
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Riccarton?
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.
Things that normally lead to an enquiry:
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
Across sites such as Hermiston Gait Retail Park (0.9 miles north-east of Riccarton), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working.
Comparing quotes
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Expansion joint sealing in Riccarton
Mastic Doctor has sealed movement joints since 2005, for main contractors, FMs, managing agents and building owners. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, CSCS-carded applicators and five million pounds of public liability insurance. Workmanship is backed by our 12-month guarantee. Site teams most often ask us about weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes and chipped joint edges on forklift routes, across podiums and floor movement joints, brickwork movement joints and cladding panel joints. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Riccarton, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Travel to smaller places like Riccarton is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Photos, approximate widths and what uses the floor help us bring the right materials.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Where
- Riccarton (EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- 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
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
Also in Riccarton
General trades versus a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
FAQs: Riccarton
Can you work at a site such as Pentland Gait Office Park, by Riccarton?
Yes. We cover Riccarton and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Pentland Gait Office Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Spire Murrayfield Hospital, something you do?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Do the joint edges need to be sound before sealing?
The edges have to be sound. Where they’ve broken up, we’ll tell you they need repairing first, so the new seal has something to grip.
Can you work on car park ramps and decks?
Yes. Let us know the opening hours and which levels or bays have to stay available and we’ll plan around them.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
Do you use silicone or polyurethane in movement joints?
It depends on the movement, exposure and traffic. Low-modulus neutral-cure silicone suits many facade joints, while polyurethane is common in trafficked floor and deck joints unless the specification names something else.
Our process
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. For work around Riccarton, we aim for one trip, which is why we ask for photographs and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- 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
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Traffic, movement and joints around Riccarton
Being in the east of Scotland, Riccarton gets less rain than the west coast. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Riccarton. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints.
Campuses like Heriot-Watt University (under half a mile south-west of Riccarton) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet. On a site such as Pentland Gait Office Park, 0.8 miles to the east of Riccarton, the movement joints are in car park slabs, paving and building elevations.
Riccarton is about 5 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH14 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Edinburgh, 174 places are covered, including Riccarton.
If you need expansion joint sealing in EH14, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your site is on Research Avenue North, Hermiston Walk and Calder Road or close by, we can quote for movement joints. Close to Riccarton, our area also takes in Hermiston (1 mile north), Warriston (1 mile south-west), Gogar (1 mile north), Maybury (2 miles north) and West Craigs (2 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Edinburgh (5 miles north-east), Leith (7 miles north-east), Bonnington (7 miles north-east), Greenside (6 miles north-east), Broughton (6 miles north-east) and Bellevue (6 miles north-east).
Near you in Riccarton
Riccarton’s nearest station is Edinburgh Park station, roughly 1 mile north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Corstorphine Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Craigcrook Castle (3.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Warklaw Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
After the work
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
- Clear dirt from joint lines during routine cleaning
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
Every joint we seal is backed by a 12-month guarantee on workmanship. Record which product went into which joints in the building file.
An open joint fills with grit, and a joint full of grit can’t close. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.
Why deal with it now?
A torn seal left alone usually gets worse. Water and debris get in, the joint jams and the edges spall, so a reseal turns into an edge repair as well. Resealing early keeps the work to sealant. Around smaller places like Riccarton, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, so a failed joint has time to cause damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- One number for every site we cover
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.