Hourston floor joint sealing
Floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units in Hourston and across the Orkney Islands. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Brittle joint filler breaking up
- Broken arrises where pallet trucks cross
- Joint fill separating from the concrete
Floor joint sealing for businesses in Hourston
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Floor joint sealing for commercial buildings in Hourston
Open joints take a beating from forklift and pallet-truck wheels. Each crossing knocks the unsupported edge, and over time a neat cut turns into a ragged channel. A properly filled joint carries the wheel over and protects both arrises. It also smooths the route for drivers and stock. We work on joints along racking aisles, saw-cut induced joints and forklift and pallet-truck routes, and what we are called in for most is brittle joint filler breaking up and filler that has parted from one face. Most enquiries from Hourston start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Weather windows decide external joint work around a place like Hourston: dry faces and the right temperature are essential, so dates have some give. Internal floors can be done whenever suits the site.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Hourston (KW17)
- Wider area
- Orkney Islands
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Travel to smaller Scottish places like Hourston is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. Outside work also needs a suitable weather window.
- First, the zones and order of work are agreed with you.
- Any joints with broken edges are flagged before work starts.
- We clear each run back to clean concrete.
- We fill the joints with the agreed product, finished level.
- You get a time for each zone to reopen.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Request a quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
Advice
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Joint edges that have already broken away, which need repairing before filling (we will tell you if so)
- Unstable slabs moving under traffic
- Damaged or worn floor coatings and screeds
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Loading bays
- Saw-cut induced joints
- Joints along racking aisles
- Construction joints
- Retail and showroom floors
- Forklift and pallet-truck routes
Why it’s worth doing now in Hourston
Dirt and spillage gather in open joints, out of reach of the floor cleaner. In shops, showrooms and clean production areas that matters for hygiene and appearance. Flush, filled joints leave nothing for cleaners to dig out. Around smaller places like Hourston, halls, stores and seasonal buildings may not be checked often, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Fully insured
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Floor joint sealing around Hourston: points for this area
Hourston sits close to the coast, within about 2 miles. External movement joints in car parks, ramps and yards near the coast take salt and wind-driven rain on top of traffic, and edges left open tend to break up faster. Hourston is in the east of Scotland, which is drier than the west. Frost and de-icing salt still find their way into open external joints. Autumn is a sensible time to seal them.
In and around Hourston, the right filler or sealant for each joint depends on the traffic and the movement it takes.
Hourston is about 11 miles north-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We cover commercial sites throughout Hourston, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Across the Orkney Islands, 51 places are covered, Hourston among them.
We cover the KW17 postcode districts for floor joints. Sites close to Hourston are covered too, including Russland (1 mile south), Dounby (1 mile north), Harray (2 miles south-east), Skeabrae (2 miles north-west) and Tenston (2 miles south-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so give the site location in your enquiry.
Landmarks near Hourston
A little further out are Corrigall Farm Museum (1.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Loch of Bosquoy and Kame of Corrigall.
Looking after the joints
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Let us know what the floor is cleaned with
- Hold traffic back until the product has cured
- Treat loading bay joints first if they’re failing
- Photograph any joint that starts to chip
Dragged forks and pallets gouge joints and edges alike. Even a well-filled joint can be damaged by steel scraping along it if it keeps happening.
Joints are easiest to look after when someone checks them regularly. We can quote a programme that starts with the busiest areas and keeps on top of the rest.
Your questions answered
Can you take on a job in Hourston, on the island?
Yes, Hourston is within the area we cover. Every Scottish council area is within our area. Ferry times and the weather set the plan, so we ask for photographs and a full list first.
Our building in Hourston is near the coast: does that change the sealant?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. We choose the product for the exposure, prime where the manufacturer requires it and size the joint for its movement.
Do you guarantee industrial floor joints?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee, and we hold public liability insurance.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Will we need to close the floor?
The work is phased. We work aisle by aisle or zone by zone so the rest of the floor stays in use. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them.
When to call us in Hourston
Joints near dock doors see colder air, rain blown in and water off vehicles on top of the heaviest turning movements. That is normally where joint failure starts.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Failing joints at loading bays and dock doors
- Joint edges breaking up under truck wheels
- Brittle joint filler breaking up
- A rough ride across broken joints
Around Hourston, open joints collect water and debris, and the arrises are the next to go; we’ll tell you if the edges need repairing first.
What to look for in a quote
- Their public liability cover
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid