Expansion joint sealing in Strichen
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Strichen. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Strichen
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our expansion joint sealing in Strichen
Joints in car park decks and ramps are among the hardest-working in any building. Wheel loads, grit and de-icing salts attack the seal and the concrete either side, so failed seals soon lead to leaks onto the level below and broken edges. We reseal deck and ramp joints with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement. We work on podiums and floor movement joints, cladding panel joints and brickwork movement joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are water dripping through deck or ramp joints and weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes. Searching for sealant specialists in Strichen? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
For outside joints near Strichen, the Scottish weather sets the timetable: sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within its range. Internal floors can be done whenever suits the site.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Strichen (AB43)
- Region
- Aberdeenshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Strichen
Is Strichen too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Strichen is within our area. We work across every Scottish council area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Maud 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.
How long does movement joint sealing take?
The metres of joint, the access and the amount of removal decide it. As a guide, it typically takes a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases.
Can you work on car park ramps and decks?
Yes. Tell us how the car park is used and which areas must stay open and we will plan around them.
Why do our movement joints keep failing?
Most often the movement is too much for the product or the joint width. That’s why we check width, depth and movement class before quoting, rather than replacing like for like.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
What guarantee do you give on joint sealing?
A 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship, and we are fully insured for public liability. Regular sweeping and inspection help the joints last.
Different surfaces, different methods
Cladding panel joints
Cladding panels move more than masonry as they heat and cool. The joints need a low-modulus sealant with enough movement capability, and we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Mortar snots and debris in the joint stop it working. We clear the joint fully before sealing.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For work around Strichen, we aim for one trip, so photos, sizes and a full list matter. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- We look at the joints, their width and how they’ve failed.
- 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.
- Closed-cell backing rod is set to depth, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Ask for a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Advice
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Strichen
The east of Scotland, where Strichen is, gets less rain than the west. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
Hospitals like Maud Hospital, 4.9 miles south of Strichen, have multi-storey or surface car parks whose joints carry vehicles round the clock.
Strichen is about 7 miles south of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Strichen, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Strichen is one of 179 places we cover in Aberdeenshire. For work in that direction, see our Aberdeen page.
Work on movement joints is covered throughout AB43, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Market Terrace and Market Lane and the roads nearby. Main routes into Strichen include the B9093, useful when we plan access and materials. We also cover New Leeds (3 miles east), Fetterangus (4 miles south-east), New Pitsligo (4 miles west), Memsie (5 miles north) and Maud (5 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Peterhead (12 miles south-east), Fraserburgh (7 miles north), Ellon (15 miles south), Turriff (14 miles west), Roanheads (13 miles south-east) and Clerkhill (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Strichen
We work on buildings around Anderson and Woodman Library and the streets around them. A little further out are Brucklay Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Maud Hospital (4.9 miles south). The countryside around Strichen includes Mormond Hill and Strichen Lake.
Nearby places to Strichen
Also in Strichen
Work for main contractors and building owners
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Looking after the joints
After handover, these steps help:
- Raise snow-clearing blades over deck joints where possible
- Treat a small split as a warning, not a cosmetic issue
- Look over external and deck joints after a hard winter
- Keep racking legs and heavy point loads off floor joints
Floor joints on main traffic routes need watching more closely than the rest. Avoid standing heavy loads or racking legs on the joints.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers, and the damage spreads along the joint. Sealing early protects the edges.
What we are called out for in Strichen
The edges of the material can fail rather than the sealant. Weak or crumbling concrete, brick or render edges give the sealant nothing sound to grip.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks
Around Strichen, each joint gets a filler or sealant matched to what crosses it and how much it moves.
Comparing quotes
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- What site paperwork they can supply
Leave it or put it right?
A failed joint seal doesn’t mean the slab, panel or wall needs replacing. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. We will flag where edges need repair before sealing. In Scotland, wind-driven rain finds a failed joint quickly, so it’s worth renewing joints around Strichen before they leak.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Constructionline member
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Colours chosen to suit frames, cladding or finishes where possible
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators