Expansion joint sealing in Temple Bar
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Temple Bar and across Greater London. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints where the bead has lost adhesion
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
Expansion joint sealing for Temple Bar sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Maintenance after handover
After handover, these steps help:
- Check joints after long freezing spells
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Note which joints were done, when, and with what
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
Our workmanship on movement joints carries a 12-month guarantee. Record which product went into which joints in the building file, so the next reseal starts with the facts.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.
Expansion joint sealing for commercial buildings in Temple Bar
Few joints take as much punishment as those in a car park. Tyres load the edges, and de-icing salts and water work into any gap, so failed seals soon lead to leaks onto the level below and broken edges. A sealant suited to traffic and the expected movement goes in, phasing bays so the car park can stay in use. The enquiries we see most involve joints where the bead has lost adhesion and brittle, chalky sealant on external joints, across precast concrete panel joints, car park decks and ramps and podiums and floor movement joints. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Temple Bar from the first photographs to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Most London buildings can’t shut a car park, loading bay or warehouse floor for long. Joints are done in sections, with bays coned off one after another, so the site keeps operating.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- A joint that has to be widened or re-detailed before it can work
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
- Car park decks and ramps
How a job runs
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. In Temple Bar, most buildings stay in use during the work, so we agree zones and timings with the building or facilities manager. Areas are handed back as each section is finished.
- We start with photos, approximate lengths and any drawings, visiting where needed.
- Joint widths and expected movement are checked against what the sealant can take, 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.
- 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 which areas need to stay in use
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Doing it in-house
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.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Work for main contractors and building owners
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Common questions from Temple Bar clients
Do you take on jobs in Temple Bar where loading and access are tightly controlled?
Yes. Inductions, permits and timed loading are routine for us in London. Share the building’s contractor rules and we’ll work to them. The ULEZ covers the whole of Greater London, which we allow for
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like St Bartholomew's Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
Why do our movement joints keep failing?
Adhesion failure, cohesive failure, edge breakdown and UV ageing account for most cases. Working out the cause comes first since each needs a different fix.
Is movement joint sealing guaranteed?
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.
Different surfaces, different methods
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. We choose a product that copes with feet, wheels and weather.
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, with primer where specified.
Expansion joint sealing around Temple Bar: what changes locally
Basement car parks and service yards in London tend to be in use all working day, so joints are sealed in sections with each area handed back once cured. Less than 3 miles from Temple Bar there are at least three named estates and business parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic.
Estates like Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate, 0.8 miles south-east of Temple Bar, combine warehouse slabs, yards and loading bays, all with joints under wheels. Across sites such as Southwark Bridge Business Centre (1 mile south-east of Temple Bar), floor and movement joints can be sealed in phases so units keep working. For estates staff at a university like King's College London, which lies west of Temple Bar, building and paving joints are part of the planned maintenance list.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. Anywhere in WC2B, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Temple Bar is one of 764 places in Greater London on our list for movement joints.
If you need expansion joint sealing in WC2B, WC2E and EC1N, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square. Main routes into Temple Bar include the A4 and A40, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. We also cover Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Temple Bar
Around Temple Bar, our work takes us to commercial buildings near British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School. You will also find Lincoln's Inn Fields (less than half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (less than half a mile north-east). Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. Well-known places in the area include Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (less than half a mile south-west). Not far away are Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.