Duns floor joint sealing
Planning work on a floor joint in Duns? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Joint fill separating from the concrete
- Dock area joints that have failed first
- Grimy joint lines spoiling a showroom floor
Need floor joint sealing in Duns?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our floor joint sealing in Duns
Across Duns and the rest of the Scottish Borders, it runs the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Approximate joint lengths, a few photographs and a floor plan are enough for a quick quote, or we can arrange a site visit. If you have flexible sealant torn out by wheels and drivers complaining about joints on a route, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Duns tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Travel to smaller places like Duns is planned so the work is done in one trip where possible. Photos, approximate widths and what uses the floor help us bring the right materials.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Duns (TD11)
- Wider area
- Scottish Borders
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Wide or random cracking that suggests a structural issue
- Uneven floors that need grinding or levelling
- Spalled arrises, which need an edge repair first
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work in Duns
- Saw-cut induced joints
- Joints along racking aisles
- Loading bays
- Forklift and pallet-truck routes
- Construction joints
- Retail and showroom floors
Signs you need floor joint sealing in Duns
Pallet-truck and forklift wheels concentrate weight on a tiny contact patch. Crossing an open joint, the wheel drops and knocks the opposite arris, and repeated impacts break the concrete away.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Loading bay joints breaking down
- Scruffy, dirty joint lines on a shop or showroom floor
- Broken arrises where pallet trucks cross
- Joint fill separating from the concrete
Schools such as Berwickshire High School have movement joints in their walls and floors that are easy to overlook.
What to look for in a quote
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
On site: what to expect
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. Jobs near Duns 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.
- You get a fixed quote with the product and the phasing set out.
- 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.
- We tell you when each zone can carry trucks again and move on to the next.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
What affects the price in Duns
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Access and working height
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The site’s rules and procedures
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Any specification or named product
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Slabs, ramps and loading bays in Duns
The east of Scotland, where Duns is, gets less rain than the west. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Sealing them before winter limits the damage.
On industrial estates such as Duns Industrial Estate (0.5 miles south of Duns), saw-cut floor joints, loading bay slabs and yard joints take the heaviest traffic. For an estate such as Knoll Community Hospital, which lies south of Duns, the joints in ramps, decks and long building elevations all need attention over time.
Duns is in the Scottish Borders. Looking for floor joint sealing in Duns? We can help. We work across 91 places in the Scottish Borders, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Edinburgh, about 35 miles away.
Commercial sites across TD11 are covered for floor joints. Streets here include Market Square, Station Road and Murray Crescent, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Duns sits on or close to the A6105 and A6112, useful when we plan access and materials. Sites close to Duns are covered too, including Clockmill (1 mile west), Gavinton (1 mile south-west), Preston (2 miles north), Swinton (5 miles south-east) and Chirnside (5 miles east). Among the larger centres in the Scottish Borders is Duns, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
Landmarks near Duns
We work on buildings around The Royal Bar. Well-known places in the area include Knoll Hospital (under half a mile south) and Jim Clark Motorsport Museum (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Duns Law and Duns Castle nature reserve.
Commercial clients in Duns
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Doing it in-house
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Other services in Duns
Questions about Duns
Can you work at a site such as Duns Industrial Estate, by Duns?
Yes. We cover Duns and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Duns Industrial Estate. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a smaller place like Duns outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover the whole of Scotland. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
How long before trucks can use the joints?
The wait is set by the product’s cure time, and cold floors slow it down. We plan the phasing so that waiting time fits your operation.
Can you fill joints where the arrises have spalled?
We check the edges as part of the survey. Where they have broken away, we will tell you before quoting the filling, so nothing is filled that won’t hold.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.