Thorpe expansion joint sealing
Looking for expansion joint sealing in Thorpe? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Joints packed with grit and debris
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
Need expansion joint sealing in Thorpe?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What we are called out for in Thorpe
On trafficked joints, wheels and salts do the damage. Wheel loads stress the sealant and the arrises, while de-icing salts and grit attack the seal. The product has to be suited to the traffic.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Rain penetration at brick or block movement joints
- Previous reseals laid over old sealant
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Campuses like Royal Holloway University (to the north-west of Thorpe) mix old and new buildings, with movement joints wherever they meet.
What your quote should include
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
Expansion joint sealing in Thorpe
Buildings and slabs are never completely still: temperature, moisture, shrinkage and loading all make materials grow and shrink. Movement joints are where that movement is absorbed and the seal across each one keeps out water and grit. Mastic Doctor reseals movement joints in brickwork, blockwork, concrete, cladding and floors. If you have weathered movement joint sealant that no longer flexes and joints where the bead has lost adhesion, we can help. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Thorpe, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Jobs around smaller places like Thorpe are planned so the whole job is done in one visit. Tell us the joint widths if you can, and what drives or walks over them.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Thorpe (TW20)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Also near Thorpe
Also in Thorpe
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Thorpe
Thorpe is in the South East, one of the UK’s drier regions. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints. Less than 3 miles from Thorpe there are at least three named estates and business parks. Their warehouses, yards and car parks are exactly where joints take the most punishment.
Parks like Egham Business Park (under half a mile north of Thorpe) combine paved areas, car parks and building elevations, each with joints that move. Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Thorpe Industrial Estate (less than half a mile north of Thorpe): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time.
Thorpe is about 2 miles south-east of Egham, in Surrey. Any commercial site in Thorpe is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 379 places across Surrey fall within our area, Thorpe among them. For work in that direction, see our Reading page (19 miles or so).
We cover the TW20 postcode districts. If your site is on Village Road, Western Avenue and Midway Avenue or close by, we can quote for movement joints. Main routes into Thorpe include the B388, useful when we plan access and materials. Sites close to Thorpe are covered too, including Thorpe Green (1 mile south-west), Stroude (1 mile west), Egham Hythe (1 mile north), Penton Hook (1 mile east) and Virginia Water (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Guildford (11 miles south), Woking (7 miles south), Camberley (10 miles south-west), Epsom (12 miles south-east), Ewell (13 miles east) and Walton-on-Thames (6 miles east).
Near you in Thorpe
Around Thorpe, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Magna Carta School, The Red Lion pub and The American School In England. Thorpe’s nearest station is Virginia Water station, roughly 1.4 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Spelthorne Museum (1.9 miles north-east) and Runnymede Hospital (2.2 miles south). Not far away are Gracious Pond and Manor Lake.
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Plan racking layouts so feet don’t land on a joint
- Brief car park operatives to protect joint lines during winter clearance
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
- Reopen bays and walkways only after the stated cure time
Keep wheels, feet and water off new joints until the sealant has cured. The time varies with product, conditions and joint depth and we will tell you when each bay or area can reopen. Keeping the area coned off until then avoids tyre marks and damage.
External wall joints that fail let rain into the masonry and cavity. The first sign is often a damp patch indoors, well after the seal first opened. Resealing promptly prevents internal damage.
How a job runs
Where the site stays busy, 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. Jobs in and around smaller places like Thorpe are usually planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- 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, flagging any broken edges that need repair before sealing.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Finished joints are checked and backed by our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Get a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Advice
Surface by surface
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.
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. We reseal the joint where sealant is the specified fix, and tell you if the problem looks like the waterproofing below.
What we can’t put right
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Movement on a scale no sealant is meant to absorb
- Proprietary pre-formed expansion joint systems
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
Thorpe: questions and answers
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as St Peter's Hospital A&E?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Will you take on work at estates like Egham Business Park, close to Thorpe?
Yes. We cover Thorpe and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Egham Business Park. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
What timescale should we allow for resealing expansion joints?
Expect a day or so for a modest run of joints, and longer where decks, ramps or floors are done in phases, with phasing where areas must stay open. We’ll confirm when each area can be used again.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Normally, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.