Expansion and movement joint sealing in Selham, West Sussex
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Selham? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Torn sealant in brick or block movement joints
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Selham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
General trades versus a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Selham
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in. Failed sealant here lets rain into the wall and can leave the joint full of debris. The old seal is cut away, backing rod goes in at depth, and a low-modulus masonry sealant is gunned and tooled, primed where the manufacturer specifies. Site teams most often ask us about joints where the bead has lost adhesion and spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks, across podiums and floor movement joints, brickwork movement joints and precast concrete panel joints. Searching for sealant specialists in Selham? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Jobs around smaller places like Selham are planned so the whole job is done in one visit. Note joint widths and the traffic that uses them, and we’ll take it from there.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Selham as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Selham (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
Is Selham too far out for you?
No. Places such as Selham are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Midhurst Community 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 do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What’s the difference between an expansion joint and a movement joint?
Put simply, it’s a planned break in a wall, slab or deck so the materials can move. Expansion joint is a name often used for the same thing and both need a flexible seal.
Can you seal joints in cold or wet weather?
Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range. Cold, damp or frosty mornings can stop work outside, so we plan with the forecast in mind.
Honest limits
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Damaged metal nosings or cover plates over a joint
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Selham
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
How a job runs
In a busy building, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. If others near Selham need work, visits can be combined. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- 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, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Getting a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
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Nearby places to Selham
What else we do in Selham
Commercial clients in Selham
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
What happens if it’s left?
A torn seal left alone normally gets worse. Grit and water fill the gap and the material either side breaks up. Acting at the first split keeps the cost down. Around Selham, 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.
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Selham
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Public liability insurance in place
- One contact handling all your sites
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
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
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Specification clauses that apply
- The postcode of the building
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
Expansion joint sealing around Selham: how the place shapes the job
Selham is about 44 miles from central London. The roads out of London are lined with trade parks and distribution sheds, and their floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic all day. Selham is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. 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.
On industrial estates such as Hampers Common Industrial Estate, 3 miles to the east of Selham, saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic. Large sites such as Midhurst Community Hospital (2.9 miles west of Selham) have car parks, service roads and long elevations with movement joints in brick and panels.
Selham is about 8 miles south of Haslemere, in West Sussex. Looking for expansion joint sealing in Selham? We can help. We work across 373 places in West Sussex, large and small. Portsmouth is covered too, some 21 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in GU28 are within our area for movement joints. We also cover South Ambersham (1 mile west), River (2 miles north), Tillington (2 miles north-east), Upperton (2 miles north-east) and Rotherbridge (2 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Bognor Regis (13 miles south), Chichester (11 miles south-west), Littlehampton (13 miles south-east), Rustington (14 miles south-east), Storrington (11 miles east) and Billingshurst (10 miles east).
Near you in Selham
Other landmarks nearby include Midhurst Community Hospital (2.9 miles west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Graffham Common.