Silverburn expansion joint sealing
Planning work on a movement joint in Silverburn? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing across Silverburn
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Silverburn
We have been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. Workmanship is backed by our 12-month guarantee. If you’re dealing with leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below and torn sealant in brick or block movement joints, we can help, on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and cladding panel joints alike. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Silverburn? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For outside joints near Silverburn, the Scottish weather sets the timetable: sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within its range, so dates have some give. Inside slabs aren’t affected and can be scheduled around the occupier.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Silverburn as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Silverburn (EH26)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Report split or peeling joint sealant early
- Brief car park operatives to protect joint lines during winter clearance
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. A periodic look picks up tears and lifting before water gets in, when they’re still cheap to deal with. If anything looks wrong, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with photographs.
Joints sealed at the same time generally fail around the same time. It pays to check every joint, not just the obvious one so you can prioritise and budget. We will tell you which movement joints need doing now and which can wait.
What sealant work can’t fix
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Structural movement beyond what the joints were designed for (that needs a structural engineer)
- Mechanical expansion joint covers, cover plates or proprietary joint systems (a specialist supplier’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Brickwork movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
Traffic, movement and joints around Silverburn
The east of Scotland, where Silverburn is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and winter road salt still work into open joints in car parks and yards. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges. The 3 miles around Silverburn take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
Estates like Eastfield Farm Industrial Estate (2.1 miles east of Silverburn) combine warehouse slabs, yards and loading bays, all with joints under wheels. Schools such as Penicuik High School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook. At places like Eastfield Industrial Estate (2.1 miles east of Silverburn), joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on.
Silverburn is about 2 miles west of Penicuik, in Midlothian. We cover commercial sites throughout Silverburn, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Silverburn is one of 34 places we cover in Midlothian. Edinburgh is covered too, some 8 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in EH26 are within our area for movement joints. For a building on Biggar Road and Hopelands Road or nearby, we can quote for movement joints. Close to Silverburn, our area also takes in Penicuik (2 miles east), Howgate (3 miles south-east), Milton Bridge (3 miles north-east), Bonaly (5 miles north) and Torphin (5 miles north). Bigger towns within reach include Bonnyrigg (7 miles north-east), Dalkeith (9 miles north-east), Loanhead (6 miles north-east), Gorebridge (9 miles east), Newtongrange (9 miles east) and Mayfield (10 miles east).
Around Silverburn
A little further out are Penicuik Paper Heritage Museum (2.1 miles east) and Brunston Castle (1.3 miles south). The countryside around Silverburn includes Scald Law.
Surface by surface
Internal floor movement joints
Warehouse and retail floors have saw-cut induced joints and construction joints. A semi-rigid filler is common in trafficked industrial floors, with a flexible sealant where movement is larger.
Joints between different materials
Some mixed-material joints suit a hybrid sealant. We pick the product for the materials and the movement, and confirm it in the quote.
Questions about Silverburn
Can you work at a site such as Eastfield Farm Industrial Estate, by Silverburn?
Yes. Our area takes in Silverburn and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Eastfield Farm Industrial Estate included. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Would you work within a site like Rosslynlee Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
What guarantee do you give on joint sealing?
Our workmanship on movement joints carries a 12-month guarantee. Damage from later works or traffic loads outside the joint’s design isn’t a workmanship fault.
What timescale should we allow for resealing expansion joints?
Expect a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases and phased work can stretch that to suit your site. Cure time before reopening is confirmed on the day.
Is colour matching possible?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
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. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Silverburn. We will confirm the plan with the fixed quote.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- The failed seal is removed and both faces are cleaned until sound and dry, and we tell you if any edges need repairing first.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
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Why act early in Silverburn
Resealing is normally the answer, not replacing the element. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. If the edges have broken up, we’ll tell you they need repairing first. Around smaller places like Silverburn, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Colours confirmed for the specified product
- One contact handling all your sites
- Constructionline member
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Owners, agents and contractors
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.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.