Dores floor joint sealing
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units in Dores and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Failing joints at loading bays and dock doors
- Filler that has parted from one face
- A rough ride across broken joints
Floor joint sealing across Dores
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping the joints sound
After handover, these steps help:
- Check joint lines on busy aisles regularly
- Record damaged joints with a photo and a location
- Tell us about strong cleaning chemicals before we quote
- Plan for a top-up on newer floors
Young concrete carries on shrinking, so some fillers part slightly from one face. That is common and is usually dealt with by topping up once the slab has settled down in the majority of cases.
While the concrete edges are intact, it’s a filling job. Once they have broken away, edge repair comes first, with more downtime and more disruption.
How we handle floor joint sealing in Dores
Mastic Doctor has worked on joints in commercial buildings for over 20 years. Applicators carry CSCS cards and work to your site rules, and the business is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with public liability insurance in place. Completed joints come with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. We work on loading bays, forklift and pallet-truck routes and saw-cut induced joints, and what we’re called in for most is grimy joint lines spoiling a showroom floor and soft sealant dragged out of trafficked joints. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Dores, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
In smaller places such as Dores, the joints we are asked about sit in workshops, farm sheds, schools and halls. Concrete slabs and yards there take vehicles and weather.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Dores (IV2)
- Region
- Highland
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Jobs near Dores are often grouped with others in the same area. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- Each area is assessed for joint width, arris damage and the wheels that cross it.
- A fixed quote follows, listing the treatment for each area and the order of work.
- We remove failed material and packed debris until sound concrete is exposed on both faces.
- Dust is extracted from the joint and primer applied where the manufacturer specifies it.
- We fill each joint to depth and finish it flush so wheels roll straight across.
- Each phase reopens when the product is ready for wheels, then we start the next.
Preparing the site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Dores
Loading bay joints are exposed to wind, wet tyres and bigger temperature swings, as well as the tightest turning loads. That is normally where joint failure starts.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Sealant pulled out along a truck route
- Dock area joints that have failed first
- A rough ride across broken joints
- Cracked and crumbling joint fill
Hospital campuses such as Craig Dunain Hospital (to the north of Dores) grow in stages, leaving movement joints wherever new blocks meet old.
Comparing quotes
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Should maintenance staff do it?
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. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Dores
Being in the west of Scotland, Dores gets more rain than eastern areas. External slab joints left open take plenty of rain. We wait for dry, workable days to seal them.
In and around Dores, the right filler or sealant for each joint depends on the traffic and the movement it takes.
Dores is about 7 miles south-west of Inverness, in Highland. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Dores can call on us for floor joints, as part of our coverage of Highland. Dores is one of 256 places we cover in Highland for floor joints.
Business premises anywhere in IV2 are within our area. Streets here include Mill Croft and Torr Gardens, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. If your building is just outside Dores, we cover Torness (5 miles south), Farr (6 miles east), Slackbuie (6 miles north-east), Lochardil (6 miles north-east) and Leachkin (6 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Inverness (7 miles north-east), Cradlehall (10 miles north-east), Merkinch (8 miles north-east), Dingwall (15 miles north), Hilton (7 miles north-east) and Crown (8 miles north-east). Island and remote sites need extra planning, with travel, ferry crossings where needed and weather to allow for, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Around Dores
A little further out are Abriachan Museum (2.7 miles west) and Craig Dunain Hospital (5.8 miles north). Not far away are Loch Ashie.
FAQs: Dores
Will our site in Dores have to close for joint sealing?
Rarely. Work is phased around your operations. Tell us which hours and entrances we can use and we will plan from there.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Craig Dunain Hospital, something you do?
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.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Should floor joints be filled or sealed?
The answer comes from the traffic and the joint’s movement. Trafficked joints on truck routes usually need a semi-rigid filler to support the edges and joints with more movement take a flexible sealant.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
How long before trucks can use the joints?
Cure times vary with the product and the conditions. We’ll give you a time for each zone before we start.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
What happens if it’s left?
An open joint is a modest filling job while its edges are sound. Wait until the edges have spalled and the concrete needs repairing before the joint can be filled which means more downtime in that zone. Exposed buildings in Scotland take a lot of weather, and for a smaller place like Dores, a repair visit takes planning, so it’s better to act early.
Pricing floor joints depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Dores
- Public liability insurance in place
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Damaged or worn floor coatings and screeds
- A floor that rocks at the joints, which needs a structural fix
- Broken concrete either side of the joint
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Saw-cut induced joints
- Joints along racking aisles
- Construction joints
- Loading bays
- Forklift and pallet-truck routes
- Retail and showroom floors