West Craigs expansion joint sealing
Planning work on a movement joint in West Craigs? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Sealant pulling off the joint face
- New sealant over old, now failing
- Joints packed with grit and debris
Expansion joint sealing in West Craigs
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Keep stones and debris out of open joint lines
- Note which joints were done, when, and with what
- Inspect exposed joints once the cold weather has passed
- Act on the first tear or lifting edge rather than waiting
Movement joints belong on the planned maintenance inspection list. Early splits and edges starting to lift show up on a routine check and long before edges start to break. If anything looks wrong, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with photos.
Once debris packs a failed joint, the structure has nowhere to expand. The edges then take the pressure and start to spall and the reseal becomes an edge repair as well. Keeping the seal sound avoids all of that.
About our expansion joint sealing in West Craigs
Long runs of brick or block have movement joints built in, and they’re easy to miss until the sealant fails. Once the seal fails, rain reaches the cavity and the joint can no longer close. The old seal is cut away, backing rod goes in at depth, and a low-modulus masonry sealant is gunned and tooled. We work on blockwork control joints, podiums and floor movement joints and precast concrete panel joints, and the failures we are asked to look at most are hardened, cracked sealant on exposed facades and sealant pulling off the joint face. Most enquiries from West Craigs start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Industrial estates around Scotland’s cities hold warehouses, trade units and distribution sheds, each with saw-cut and construction joints under forklifts and pallet trucks. We work in phases with a product suited to the traffic, so operations carry on.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- West Craigs (EH12)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
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What happens if it’s left?
Resealing is typically the answer, not replacing the element. If the material either side is sound, a properly prepared reseal restores the joint. We will flag where edges need repair before sealing. Failed sealant in a shared building in West Craigs can affect more than one owner, which makes early repair simpler for everyone. Acting early avoids disputes and bigger repairs.
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Why us?
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Colour options checked against the specified product
- Public liability insurance in place
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Surface by surface
Joints between different materials
Some mixed-material joints suit a hybrid sealant. We pick the product for the materials and the movement.
Cladding panel joints
Cladding panels move more than masonry as they heat and cool. A sealant with the right movement class is chosen, and we will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in West Craigs
The sea is no more than about 3 miles from West Craigs. Open joints in coastal car parks and yards let in salt-laden water as well as grit, so it pays to keep them sealed. The east of Scotland, where West Craigs is, gets less rain than the west. Cold winters and gritting are hard on any yard or deck joint left open. Resealing before the cold months helps protect the edges.
At a retail site such as The Gyle Shopping Centre, less than half a mile to the south of West Craigs, trolleys, cages and cars run over floor and slab joints all day. For an estate such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital, 2 miles to the east of West Craigs, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time. For an occupier at a site such as West Craigs Industrial Estate, less than half a mile north-west of West Craigs, the joints at loading doors and dock levellers usually see the hardest wear.
West Craigs is about 4 miles west of West End, in Edinburgh. Our applicators travel to West Craigs for work on movement joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. West Craigs is one of 174 places we cover in Edinburgh for movement joints.
We take on movement joints across the EH12 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Niven Road, Windle Road and Gyle Avenue. Close to West Craigs, our area also takes in Maybury (1 mile south-east), East Craigs (1 mile north-east), Gogar (1 mile south-west), Bughtlin (1 mile north-east) and Cammo (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Edinburgh (4 miles east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles east), Greenside (5 miles east), Broughton (5 miles east) and Bellevue (5 miles east).
Around West Craigs
There’s a railway station in West Craigs itself: Edinburgh Gateway station. Nearby you will also find The Gyle Shopping Centre (under half a mile south) and Craigcrook Castle (2.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near West Craigs include The New Leaf Co-op and Corstorphine Hill.
FAQs: West Craigs
Do you cover business parks and estates near West Craigs, such as West Craigs Industrial Estate?
Yes. Our area takes in West Craigs and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as West Craigs Industrial Estate included. To start, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you work on a hospital site such as Spire Murrayfield Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can you send site paperwork?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can you work on car park ramps and decks?
Yes. Deck and ramp joints are resealed with a trafficable sealant chosen for the movement.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Changing the joint layout or spacing of a structure
- Failed waterproofing membranes on podiums, roofs or decks (a waterproofing specialist’s job)
- Broken or spalled joint edges, which need repairing before any sealant goes in
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Cladding panel joints
- Blockwork control joints
- Podiums and floor movement joints
- Brickwork movement joints
- Car park decks and ramps
- Precast concrete panel joints
Our process
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. In a Scottish city, kerbside space and loading need planning, especially near the centre. Shared closes, stairs and the property factor may need to be part of the plan.
- The first job is to check each joint: how wide it is, how it moves and why the old seal let go.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and its movement capability stated.
- We strip out the old seal and prepare the faces.
- Backing rod goes in at the right depth, or bond-breaker tape where the joint is shallow.
- Where the maker calls for primer, it’s applied first, then the bead goes in and is tooled to a concave finish.
- We check every joint before sign-off, and the work carries our 12-month guarantee.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Quotes
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.