Upper Burgate expansion joint sealing
Commercial sealant work in Upper Burgate for contractors, FMs and building owners: expansion and movement joint sealing in walls, decks and floors, quoted at a fixed price.
- Brittle, chalky sealant on external joints
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- Expansion joints split through the centre of the bead
Expansion joint sealing for businesses in Upper Burgate
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Expansion joint sealing in Upper Burgate
We cover the full range of movement joints: vertical joints in brick and block facades, joints between precast or cladding panels, concrete slab and deck joints, ramps, podiums and internal floors. The product depends on the movement, the weather and anything that runs over it and we name it in the quote. The enquiries we see most involve spalled or broken joint edges in floors and decks and sealant pulling off the joint face, on brickwork movement joints, blockwork control joints and car park decks and ramps. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Upper Burgate it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Around smaller places such as Upper Burgate, 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.
Work we carry out in Hampshire comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Upper Burgate (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need expansion joint sealing in Upper Burgate?
With no backing rod or bond-breaker in place, sealant grips the base of the joint too. Bonded on three faces, it can’t stretch evenly when the joint opens.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Sealant peeling off one face of the joint
- Hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades
- Water getting into the wall through a failed joint
- Chipped joint edges on forklift routes
For a school such as The Burgate School and Sixth Form, playground and building joints can be done in the holidays.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Also near Upper Burgate
Also in Upper Burgate
Questions we’re asked in Upper Burgate
Can you work on a hospital site such as Fordingbridge Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Is Upper Burgate too far out for you?
Not at all. Upper Burgate is within our area. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Will you come and look before quoting?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
What exactly is a movement joint?
The terms overlap a great deal. Both let materials grow and shrink with temperature, moisture and load, and the seal across it keeps water and debris out.
What guarantee do you give on joint sealing?
Each job is backed by a 12-month guarantee on the workmanship. The guarantee covers how we sealed, not damage caused afterwards.
What happens if it rains on the day?
Outside work depends on conditions because a damp or frozen joint won’t take a proper bond. Indoor joints can normally carry on regardless.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Maintenance after handover
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Keep traffic off new joints until the cure time is up
- Keep scrapers and ploughs from dragging across joint sealant
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Include every elevation and deck joint in periodic inspections
Snow ploughs and scrapers catch on joint lines. Raising blades over joints where possible protects the seal, and it’s worth checking joints once the cold weather has passed.
Floor joints with failed fillers break up quickly under wheels. Broken arrises jolt trucks, loads and drivers, and the damage spreads along the joint. Keeping the filler or sealant sound protects the floor.
Different surfaces, different methods
Car park decks and ramps
Water coming through deck joints is the usual first sign. We strip the old seal, prepare the edges and seal again.
Podium joints
Podiums take foot traffic, planters and weather. A sealant suited to both traffic and exposure is used.
Expansion joint sealing in Upper Burgate: the local picture
The 3 miles around Upper Burgate take in at least three named trading estates, business parks or retail parks. That puts plenty of warehouse floors, service yards and car parks close by, all with joints under traffic. Upper Burgate sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. External joints still wait for dry conditions, and gritting in cold spells finds its way into open joints.
Phasing is what makes joint work possible on busy sites such as Fordingbridge Business Park (1.7 miles south-west of Upper Burgate): one bay, aisle or car park row at a time. If you manage units on an estate such as Arch Farm Industrial Estate (0.9 miles south-west of Upper Burgate), the floor joints under forklifts and pallet trucks and the slab joints in the yard are the ones to watch.
Upper Burgate is in Hampshire. Across the SP6 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Upper Burgate is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. Southampton is covered too, some 17 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: SP6 for movement joints. For a building on Salisbury Road and Fryern Court Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for movement joints. Just outside Upper Burgate, we also work in Lower Burgate (1 mile south), Breamore (1 mile north), Tinkers Cross (1 mile south-west), Fordingbridge (1 mile south-west) and Upper Street (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (13 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south), Ringwood (7 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Near you in Upper Burgate
We work on buildings around Bat and Ball pub and Fordingbridge Infant School. Well-known places in the area include Fordingbridge Museum (1.3 miles south) and Godshill Castle Hill (0.8 miles east).
When something else is needed
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Joints too narrow for the movement, which need redesigning by the engineer
- Waterproofing layers buried beneath the sealant
- Cracking or settlement that calls for an engineer’s assessment
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think.
What we seal
- Car park decks and ramps
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Precast concrete panel joints
General trades versus a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces 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.
Our process
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 a building around Upper Burgate, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- First, the joints are inspected for width, movement and the type of failure.
- A fixed quote follows, naming the sealant and its movement class.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces.
- We control the depth with backing rod or, in shallow joints, bond-breaker tape.
- Primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, followed by the sealant, which is then tooled off.
- Each joint is inspected and handed over with our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Ask for a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.