Lyness floor joint sealing
Sealant work in Lyness for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: floor joint sealing and filling in warehouses, factories and industrial units, with a fixed quote first.
- Saw-cut joints left open and packed with grit
- Scruffy, dirty joint lines on a shop or showroom floor
- Joint fill separating from the concrete
Need floor joint sealing in Lyness?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Floor joint sealing for commercial buildings in Lyness
For sites in Lyness and across the Orkney Islands, the process is short: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. A rough length of joint, photos of the worst areas and a site plan let us give a quick quote and a visit can be arranged where that is easier. If you have grimy joint lines spoiling a showroom floor and saw-cut joints left open and packed with grit, we can put it right, on construction joints, retail and showroom floors and loading bays alike. Most enquiries from Lyness 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.
In smaller places such as Lyness, the joints we’re asked about sit in workshops, farm sheds, schools and halls. Slabs and yards take vehicles, rain and frost.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Lyness (KW16)
- Region
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Floors, slabs and movement joints in Lyness
With the shore within about 1 mile, Lyness counts as a coastal location. Near the sea, external slabs, ramps and decks see salt air and driven rain as well as their usual loads, which is why split joints are worth sealing before the edges deteriorate. Lyness is on Scotland’s drier eastern side. Freezing weather and salt still attack open external joints. Sealing them before winter limits the damage.
Around Lyness, open joints collect water and debris, and the arrises are the next to go.
Lyness is about 13 miles south-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. Our applicators travel to Lyness for work on floor joints, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 51 places across the Orkney Islands fall within our area, including Lyness.
We take on floor joints across the KW16 postcode area. Main routes into Lyness include the B9048. Close to Lyness, our area also takes in Longhope (2 miles south), Midland (6 miles north), Hoy (7 miles north-west), Orphir (7 miles north) and Clestrain (7 miles north). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Local landmarks in Lyness
Well-known places in the area include Scapa Flow Museum (less than half a mile north-east). For a walk, there’s Binga Fea and Loch of Greenhill.
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Owners, agents and contractors
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Lyness can form part of a wider programme across the Orkney Islands.
Why act early in Lyness
Broken joints shake trucks, stock and operators alike. That means extra wear on wheels and a rougher ride for staff, adding costs nobody plans for. A properly filled joint smooths the route. Buildings that aren’t in daily use, such as halls and seasonal premises, may let water in unnoticed, giving water time to get in. Resealing early avoids that.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Your questions answered
Does the sea air around Lyness change the choice of sealant?
It can. Wind-driven rain and, closer to the shore, salt air are harder on external joints. That puts more weight on product choice, primers where the manufacturer specifies them, and correct joint sizing.
Will our site in Lyness have to close for joint sealing?
In the majority of cases the site keeps working. Joints are done in phases, a bay, aisle or deck at a time. The phasing plan comes with the quote.
When can forklifts run over new joint filler?
Each product has its own cure time, and cold floors slow it down. We plan the phasing so that waiting time fits your operation.
Which is better for warehouse joints, filler or sealant?
It depends on the traffic and the movement. Forklift routes generally call for a semi-rigid filler that holds the arrises, while joints that move more take a flexible sealant.
Do you work in Lyness?
Yes. We take on work across Lyness, and the same phone number covers every area.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Our process
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself normally taking a day or more, depending on the metres of joint and how many zones the floor is split into. For work around Lyness, we aim for one trip, so photographs, sizes and a full list matter. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We agree the traffic routes and phasing with your site team.
- We point out joints whose edges need repairing first.
- We clear each run back to clean concrete.
- The chosen filler or sealant goes in flush with the slab.
- Each area is handed back when ready for traffic.
Getting the site ready
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Getting a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
Related advice
What else we do in Lyness
Common problems we fix in Lyness
A soft, flexible sealant on a forklift route can’t hold the arrises up, so the concrete still breaks beside it. It can go the other way too: a rigid fill in a joint that is still opening cracks or debonds.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Soft sealant dragged out of trafficked joints
- Scruffy, dirty joint lines on a shop or showroom floor
- Drivers complaining about joints on a route
- Filler that has parted from one face
Around Lyness, each joint gets a filler or sealant matched to what crosses it and how much it moves.
What your quote should include
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Level or flatness problems across the floor
- Worn screed or surface finishes
- Cracks across panels caused by settlement or overload
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints along racking aisles
- Construction joints
- Saw-cut induced joints
- Forklift and pallet-truck routes
- Retail and showroom floors
- Loading bays