We are building restoration specialists – stone repointing and brickwork repointing services.
If the old pointing of your brick wall or stone wall becomes deteriorated and you need a building restoration specialist, just give us a call or contact us to get a quick quote. We repoint any external or internal part of the building, that can be wall facade, garden stone or brick wall, brick steps or stone steps, window reveals, chimney or any other part of your building that needs to be pointed.
Stone repointing and Brickwork repointing – what is repointing and how to repoint?
When the mortar in the joints of external brick or stone wall facade undergo decay then it may need to be repaired by
repointing – a renewal of the old pointing in masonry parts of the building.First step of
brickwork repointing or
stone repointing is removal of the old mortar joints, next is brick repair or replacing any missing bricks or stones. After that the wall is ready for new pointing, where the color can be matched upon customer request. Cleaning of the wall is recommended before removing the old mortar from the joints but not necessary, it is always up to the client as not everyone will like their brickwork or stonework facade perfectly clean.
Stone Repointing and Brickwork Repointing – why repoint and which repointing method to choose?
Deterioration of old mortar joints can be the reason of water ingress into the brickwork. Stone repointing or brickwork repointing will decrease water entry and in the same time will increase durability of the building.
The best pointing type for your project depend on few factors:
- Type of brick
- Deterioration of the brick
- Esthetic factor
Repointing services that we provide:
- Flush pointing
- Tuck pointing
- Wiggan
- Weatherstruck
- Strap
Stone Repointing and Brickwork Repointing methods description
Flush – as the name indicate, this type of pointing fill the joints even/flush, with the brickwork or stonework.
Tuck pointing – brickwork is pointed flush with the coloured lime mortar that match the color of the brick and then by applying very tin lines using lime putty on top of the colored pointing an impression of perfect cut brickwork is created. Tuck pointing finish is not flush.
Wiggan – this pointing method is very similar to tuck method with only one difference that the lime putty is located inside the colored lime mortar makes it the finish flush.Both those methods, either tuck and wiggan should be applied to the brick wall with uneven structure, where the joints are quite wide or where the bricks are badly deteriorated.
Wheatherstruck and strap
pointing can be performed if requested.
