Services
Specialists in Pointing, Restoration, brick cleaning, chimney rebuilding and masonry crack repairs
Pointing
Repointing is a key part of property maintenance. Our team using our specialist techniques can repoint your property to the highest standards leaving you with water tight brickwork that is ready to battle the elements
restoration
The team here at Mortar Point Brickwork specialise in brick repairs and restorations for both historic and listed buildings. We can refurbish, repair and rennovate and we are lucky to have undertaken a number of prominent.
Brick cleaning
The Mortar Point Brickwork team completes brick cleaning work on both modern and heritage brickwork and pride ourselves upon providing industry topping services in heritage brick cleaning and brick restoration services. Feel free to get in touch with out talented team to find out more about what we can do for you.
chimney rebuilds/repair
Our team here at Mortar Point Brickwork are able to complete rebuilds and repairs of Chimneys and have a number of years of experience in our trade. We have completed a number of great projects over the years and are excited to work on our next Chimney rebuild/repair in the near future.
masonry crack repair
The Mortar Point Brickwork team provides permanent solutions to cracks in masonry walls. These cracks occur as a house settles over time or when construction materials expand and contact due to environmental changes. Just give us a call and we will get your masonry repaired in no time.
F.A.Q.
Frequently asked questions in our industry
Pointing is the term given to the ‘finish’ that is between the bricks or stone used to build your house. Depending on the age of the building, the mortar used to lay the stone or brick will either be made from lime, or more recently, cement. Incorrect mortars used such as Portland cement in lime built masonry causes major damage such as brick spalling, cracking, and damp.
The National Institute for Standards and Technology reports brick masonry has a 100-year life span. Clearly though many brick buildings last longer than this as shown by some of the oldest structures around that still stand today.
Materials used to make bricks such as clay and shale are natural resources that are in great abundance and bricks will tend to last a lot longer than other building materials. This means that the toll on the environment will be reduced. 80% of brick kilns use natural gas in their production. Furthermore due to bricks being a great insulator, they tend to be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter meaning less energy and less money is spent on air conditioning and heating.
Bricks natural colour of red will never fade due to the fact that they don’t have an outer painted exterior. However, bricks will start to look dirty over time, but with careful cleaning methods you will easily be able to achieve the bricks original colour.