Upham expansion joint sealing
Expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors in Upham. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- New sealant over old, now failing
Expansion joint sealing across Upham
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Expansion joint sealing in Upham
Every structure moves a little, all the time: temperature, moisture, shrinkage and loading all make materials grow and shrink. Expansion and movement joints are built in so the structure can move without cracking, and the sealant in them keeps water and debris out. We seal and reseal movement joints in walls, panels, decks and floors for buildings in Upham. If you are dealing with chipped joint edges on forklift routes and torn sealant in brick or block movement joints, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Upham is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around smaller places such as Upham, floor joints are often in barns and farm buildings turned into workshops, stores and offices. Joints in those slabs take vehicles, trolleys and foot traffic, and need a filler or sealant to match.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Upham (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Building owners, agents and FMs in Upham
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
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.
Our process
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself usually takes a few hours to several weeks, depending on how many metres of joint there are and how much old sealant or filler needs removing, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a building around Upham, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- 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.
- Old sealant and debris are cut out of every joint.
- Edges are checked, and we tell you if any need repairing before sealing.
- The right sealant goes in at the right depth, bonded to the two sides only.
- Areas reopen once cured, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Quotes
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Advice
Nearby places to Upham
Other services in Upham
Expansion joint sealing around Upham: points for this area
Two named trading, business or retail sites lie within about 3 miles of Upham. Sites like these are full of saw-cut floor joints, yard slabs and car park joints. Central London is about 61 miles from Upham. Distribution warehouses and industrial estates are common around the motorway corridors that serve the capital, and their floor joints take forklift and pallet-truck traffic all day.
On industrial estates such as Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate, which lies south-west of Upham, saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic. For an estate such as Moorgreen Hospital, 5.4 miles to the south-west of Upham, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time.
Upham is about 5 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cover Upham, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Upham. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page (8 miles or so).
We take on movement joints across the SO32 postcode area, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Church Street, Shoe Lane and Widlers Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Upham are covered too, including Ashton (1 mile south-east), Lower Upham (1 mile south-west), Wintershill (2 miles south-west), Durley Street (2 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham (2 miles south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (5 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
Around Upham
Recent enquiries here include premises near Brushmakers Arms and the streets around them. Upham’s nearest station is Hedge End station, about 4.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Moorgreen Hospital (5.4 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.1 miles south). The countryside around Upham includes Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Beacon Hill.
What the job involves on each surface
Brickwork and blockwork joints
Long brick and block elevations have movement joints at intervals. We use a sealant rated for the movement, usually low-modulus laid over backing rod at the correct depth.
Podium joints
Podium joints often sit within a waterproofing system. Where the specification calls for sealant, we reseal.
What we’re called out for in Upham
Weathering wears down sealant on exposed elevations and decks. UV hardens the surface, and the sealant loses its ability to stretch and opens at the next temperature swing.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Movement joints with split or torn sealant
- Leaks through car park deck joints onto the level below
- Expansion joints filled with dirt and stones
- Damp inside where a wall movement joint has failed
In a school such as Upham Church of England Aided Primary School, movement joints in brick, block and hall floors tend to be forgotten until they leak.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their public liability cover
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
When to bring in a specialist
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Why deal with it now?
Combining joint work with other maintenance reduces set-up costs. But joints already letting water in shouldn’t wait for a programme, as damage continues meanwhile. Urgent joints now, the rest later, is often the sensible plan. Older rural buildings around Upham move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Why appoint us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Constructionline member
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Common questions from Upham clients
Do you cover business parks and estates near Upham, such as Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate?
Yes, sites like Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Upham. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Is Upham too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Upham is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Are you insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it.
Does the weather affect joint sealing?
Outside work depends on conditions because a damp or frozen joint won’t take a proper bond. Indoor joints can typically carry on regardless.