Expansion joint sealing in Soho
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Soho. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Layers of sealant in a movement joint
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Soho
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What sets the cost
These are the things that shape the price:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Phasing around occupants
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- When you need the work done
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Access details, including height
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Soho
We’ve been sealing expansion and movement joints for over 20 years, for main contractors, FMs, managing agents and building owners. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, we’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and we carry five million pounds of public liability insurance. Workmanship is backed by our 12-month guarantee. The enquiries we see most involve water dripping through deck or ramp joints and weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes, on podiums and floor movement joints, precast concrete panel joints and blockwork control joints. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Soho, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Areas such as a loading bay or car park deck in Soho typically have to stay in use. We work through joints a section at a time, closing small areas in turn.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Soho 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
- Soho (W1F, W1T, W1D)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Soho
Other services in Soho
After the work
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Put movement joints on the planned maintenance inspection round
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
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 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with photos.
An open joint fills with grit, and a joint full of grit can’t close. The arrises crack and break away under the load and the reseal becomes an edge repair as well. A sound seal keeps the joint working.
How the job changes by surface
Concrete and precast panel joints
Precast and concrete panel joints move daily. We use a sealant classed for the movement, laid over backing to depth.
Car park decks and ramps
Car park joints are some of the hardest-working joints in any building. A trafficable sealant suited to the movement goes in.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Soho
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
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.
Questions about Soho
Does your area include sites such as Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate, near Soho?
Yes, sites like Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Soho. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Are expansion joints and movement joints the same thing?
The general name is movement joint, and expansion joint is one common type. In everyday use the two names are often swapped and the way they’re sealed is similar.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
The specification comes first, then the joint’s movement and exposure. We name the proposed product in the quote so there are no surprises.
When can you be on site?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we’ll plan around them. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Is Soho in your area?
Yes. We cover Soho. To discuss a job, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
How a job runs
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work normally takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a job in Soho, access comes first. Send the building rules and access times with your enquiry.
- Photos, joint lengths and drawings come to us, or we visit.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability, and flag anything that needs an engineer.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- Each area is handed back after its cure time, under our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. 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 Soho: the local picture
London car parks, loading bays and podium decks often can’t close for long, which is why we work a few bays at a time. At least three named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Soho. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
Estates like Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate (1.4 miles south-east of Soho) combine warehouse slabs, yards and loading bays, all with joints under wheels. At places like Southwark Bridge Business Centre, which lies south-east of Soho, joints are sealed a section at a time so operations carry on. University campuses such as University of Notre Dame (under half a mile south of Soho) have car parks, paved walkways and building elevations with movement joints.
Soho is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Anywhere in W1F, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Soho is one of 764 places we cover in Greater London for movement joints.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout W1F, W1T and W1D, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane. Main routes into Soho include the A4 and A301, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Nearby places we also cover include West End (1 mile east), Chinatown (1 mile south), Seven Dials (1 mile east), St Giles (1 mile north-east) and St James's (1 mile south) for movement joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Soho
Recent enquiries here include premises near Bar Soho, St Anne's Churchyard and Harris Westminster Sixth Form and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include LITE Regal International School (0.6 miles west) and London Library (0.5 miles south-west). Soho has its own railway station: Tottenham Court Road station. Nearby you will also find Kingly Court (under half a mile west) and Montfichet's Tower (1.3 miles east). The countryside around Soho includes St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.