Steep expansion joint sealing
Sealant work in Steep for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, with a fixed quote first.
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
Expansion joint sealing in Steep
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 Steep
Floor movement joints in warehouses, retail and public buildings carry wheeled traffic. Without a sound filler, joint edges chip and spall under load. We’ll tell you if the edges need repairing before sealing, and phased work keeps areas in use. We work on brickwork movement joints, car park decks and ramps and blockwork control joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and torn sealant in brick or block movement joints. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Steep, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around smaller places such as Steep, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Whether it’s a farm store turned workshop or a storage unit, the joints need a product that suits the traffic.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Steep (GU32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for movement joints
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Phasing around occupants
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Access details, including height
- The product your specification calls for
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
What happens if it’s left?
Closing a car park for a reseal is rarely an option. Phased work by bay or zone lets the rest stay in use, compared with a full closure. We agree phasing with you before work starts. Around Steep, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why appoint us
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Matching to RAL references, product permitting
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Standard and matched colours in many product ranges
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
Common questions from Steep clients
Can you work on a hospital site such as Petersfield Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Will you take on work at estates like Upper Adhurst Industrial Park, close to Steep?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Steep, Upper Adhurst Industrial Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
What if the joint edges are damaged?
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.
Which product is best for expansion joints?
Whatever suits the joint and the specification. We name the proposed product in the quote.
Is movement joint sealing guaranteed?
It’s backed by our 12-month guarantee. Tell us straight away if a joint we sealed gives trouble in that time.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Also near Steep
Also in Steep
When to call us in Steep
Some joints were never sealed with the right product. Products not classed for the movement fail early. BS EN ISO 11600 classifies building sealants by movement capability, and specifications often refer to it.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Water dripping through deck or ramp joints
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
Another example is Ham Barn Business Park, 2.9 miles north-east of Steep, where floors and yards would be done in stages around the occupiers.
Before you book anyone
- Their public liability cover
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Joints that move: notes for Steep
The 3 miles around Steep take in two named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. Floors, loading bays and yards on sites like these are where floor and movement joints work hardest. Steep sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External slab and deck joints still need a dry, clean joint to seal, while winter salting gets into any joint left open.
Schools like Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School often have long brick elevations with movement joints that age quietly. If you manage units on an estate such as Upper Adhurst Industrial Park (1.8 miles east of Steep), the floor joints under forklifts and pallet trucks and the slab joints in the yard are the ones to watch.
Steep is about 1 mile north of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Commercial clients in Steep can call on us for movement joints, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, including Steep. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, about 16 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in GU32 are within our area for movement joints. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Road and Mill Lane. If your building is just outside Steep, we cover Steep Marsh (1 mile north), Sheet (1 mile south-east), Oakshott (1 mile north), Petersfield (1 mile south) and Stroud (2 miles south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Havant (11 miles south), Horndean (9 miles south), Alton (9 miles north), Waterlooville (11 miles south), Purbrook (12 miles south) and Bordon (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Steep
We work on buildings around The Cricketers Inn, Churcher's College and The Petersfield School. For rail, the closest station is Petersfield station, about 1.4 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Bear Museum (1.7 miles south) and Petersfield Community Hospital (1.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and Wheatham Hill.
Different surfaces, different methods
Car park decks and ramps
Deck and ramp joints take tyre loads, grit and de-icing salts. We use a sealant made for wheel loads and the expected movement, phased so parts of the car park stay open.
Joints between different materials
Different materials meeting at a joint rarely move in step. The product must bond to both substrates and cope with the movement.
Maintenance after handover
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. We suggest:
- Leave barriers in place until fresh joint sealant has cured
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
Snow ploughs and scrapers catch on joint lines. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
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 a job runs
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. If others near Steep need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- 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.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- After any primer the maker requires, the bead is applied and tooled so it grips two sides only.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Preparing the site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Quotes
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.