Expansion and movement joint sealing in Tankerness, Orkney Islands
Commercial sealant work in Tankerness for contractors, FMs and building owners: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, with a fixed quote first.
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Car park joints leaking onto vehicles below
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
Expansion joint sealing for Tankerness sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How the job changes by surface
Joints between different materials
Different materials meeting at a joint rarely move in step. We choose a sealant that grips both faces.
Car park decks and ramps
Car park joints are some of the hardest-working joints in any building. We use a sealant made for wheel loads and the expected movement, phased so parts of the car park stay open.
How we handle expansion joint sealing in Tankerness
Joint design counts for as much as the sealant itself. The joint has to be wide enough for the expected movement and the sealant’s movement capability while depth is limited by backing rod or, in shallow joints, a bond-breaker. For wider joints, many sealant makers recommend a width-to-depth ratio, often around 2:1. If you’re dealing with sealant peeling off one face of the joint and spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Tankerness it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Travel to smaller places like Tankerness is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Photos, approximate widths and what uses the floor help us bring the right materials.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Tankerness (KW17)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What affects the price in Tankerness
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Phasing around occupants
- The product specified
- How accessible the joints are
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
Pricing movement joints depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Your programme or deadline
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Questions we’re asked in Tankerness
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Balfour Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Does the sea air around Tankerness change the choice of sealant?
It can. Driven rain and salt are tougher on outside sealant than sheltered inland conditions. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
What happens if it rains on the day?
The joint has to be dry, and the air and surface temperature inside the product’s limits. Cold, damp or frosty mornings can stop work outside so external dates keep some flexibility.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
How long before the joints can be used?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
What hours do you work?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Joints that move: notes for Tankerness
The sea is no more than about 1 mile from Tankerness. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, so a failed joint lets more in and the edges break up sooner. Being in the east of Scotland, Tankerness gets less rain than the west coast. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Sealing them in drier months limits winter damage.
Sites like Balfour Hospital (to the west of Tankerness) carry ambulances, deliveries and visitors’ cars over their road and deck joints.
Tankerness is about 4 miles east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Looking for expansion joint sealing in Tankerness? We can help. Tankerness is one of 51 places we cover in the Orkney Islands for movement joints.
Commercial sites across KW17 are covered for movement joints. We also cover Toab (1 mile south), Upper Sanday (3 miles south), Kirkwall (4 miles west), St Mary's (5 miles south-west) and Balfour (6 miles north-west) for movement joints. Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so mention the location when you speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
What’s near Tankerness
Nearby you’ll also find Balfour Hospital (4.7 miles west) and Bishop's Palace (4.5 miles west). The countryside around Tankerness includes Mull Head Nature Reserve and Loch of Tankerness.
General trades versus a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Crumbling edges that would give a new bead nothing sound to grip
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Podiums and floor movement joints
From enquiry to sign-off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Tell us who will meet us and how to get in at your building near Tankerness. That goes into the plan alongside the quote.
- We start with photographs, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- We compare each joint’s width with the movement and the sealant’s capability and tell you if the design looks wrong for the movement.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Any broken arrises or friable edges are flagged before work goes further.
- A sealant suited to the movement and traffic is laid to depth and tooled.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
What we need from you
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Related advice
When to call us in Tankerness
When the movement exceeds the sealant’s capability, the bead tears. Cohesive failure, a split through the centre, normally means the joint or product wasn’t right for the movement. The same product in the same joint tends to fail again.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
In and around Tankerness, the right filler or sealant for each joint depends on the traffic and the movement it takes.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?