Repointing Blyth

Repointing Blyth Northumberland (NE24): All houses in Blyth will at some point in time require a bit maintenance. If the bricks on your Blyth house look decidedly shabby with mortar missing or crumbling, you will need to act quickly to stop the condition from getting worse. A professional brick repointing contractor in Blyth will provide an efficient solution to repoint your brickwork and keep it watertight.

The soundness of any house is only as good as the bricks and mortar. To keep a house warm and dry the mortar needs to be in sufficiently good condition to stop any moisture or draughts from forcing their way in through gaps or holes. It's easy to determine when you may need to do some repointing?

It really is just a matter of visually checking your brickwork. Repointing work is normally needed if you can visually distinguish a problem area. It might be better to bring in a specialist to inspect hard to reach and remote places such as under eaves or on chimney stacks, but in most houses you ought to be able to spot any indications of damage quite easily.

You also have to think about the safety issues that crumbling or cracked mortar joints can cause. The mortar is the foundation of strength in your Blyth home and is the "glue" that holds the structure and shape together. In houses with chimneys and higher structures, any weakness in the framework of the dwelling can have severe implications in respect to property damage and risk of harm.

If bricks have been damaged or weakened over time and are the root cause of the problems with your mortar they may need to be replaced. Any damaged brickwork identified during the survey by the repointing contractor will be repaired or replaced before any repointing is attempted.

If the external walls of your Blyth home have been painted or plastered over in the past you might see areas that are discoloured or prone to damp. If there are signs of bubbling, peeling or other degradation to rendered and painted brickwork, it may suggest problems with the mortar or bricks permitting moisture to seep into the walls. An investigation of this problem, by a repointing specialist is the only way to ensure the damage doesn't spread more widely and lead to structural issues as time goes on. Any respected repointing expert in Blyth will be able to perform this service and keep your property safe, sound and looking fantastic.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN BLYTH?

Repointing takes time to accomplish successfully and will involve working up high in a lot of cases. The first thing that a repointing specialist will perform is a visual survey to evaluate the severity of the damage to your brickwork. This will allow them to offer you an itemised quote for repointing work. Don't assume that all repointing specialists in Blyth offer the same standard of service and the lowest quotation may not invariably be the best option.

It may be that in the original on-site survey there were some parts of your house that were inaccessible or hard to reach and in cases like this a second, more in depth survey might be necessary. This second, more stringent survey may reveal additional trouble spots that may raise the first quotation. If you've got an older house in Blyth that is more than 60 years old, it's far more likely to require repair work on repointing than a more modern structure.

Once any issues have been uncovered then work can commence. It is likely that your repointing contractor will need to put up a scaffold so as to have a stable working platform whilst doing the work on your property. Once the scaffolding is up a protective sheet will be secured to the outside of it. This may be polythene sheeting to trap any dirt and debris that's created during the repair work.

All pipes, conduits and cables which are mounted on the wall may be loosened or removed to allow access to the brickwork behind them. When the repointing work is completed all of these will be put back into their appropriate positions.

Any pebble-dash, rendering, paint or other coverings will now be removed carefully to allow the repointing contractors to access the bare walls and move along with their remedial work. The brickwork that's hiding behind such outer coverings will be cleaned and sanded to ensure a uniform finish for your exterior walls.

An experienced Blyth repointing company will be glad to knock up a test panel on your brickwork to help you decide on the various styles available for the mortar, (Tuck, Weather Struck, Recessed or Flush pointing). This allows you to see how each design will look on your home and demonstrate the different styles and colours that are available.

Now the dusty work begins as the old, damaged mortar is removed by raking and cleaning out the brick joints. This is a very time consuming stage and entails the grinding or chipping away of old mortar and brushing away any dust and loose debris to provide a nice, clean surface onto which to apply the new mortar. Particular attention and care is made around doors and windows as any movement in the brickwork may result in problems with their opening and closing.

So that the new mortar does not dry out too rapidly, the brickwork will be dampened before the new pointing commences. This keeps the mortar flexible and enables it to dry out at a slower pace to avoid cracking, which can lead to a weaker joint. When it has dried sufficiently it's time to clean up any smears and excess mortar from the adjoining bricks. A wire brush is used to clean the areas that have been completed before starting on the next section of the wall needing work.

If any chimney repairs, brick replacement or lead flashing work needs to be done by the repointing company as part of the project, now's the time that these repairs will be carried out.

Any rendering, paint or other wall coverings you require will be re-applied once all the remedial repointing work has been completed. The final stage of the repointing project will entail all cables, pipes and other fittings mounted back into their rightful positions, work platforms and scaffolding disassembled and all waste removed from the site.

Your repointing and brick repair ought to last for another 50-60 years providing it's applied by a qualified and reputable repointing contractor in Blyth. Guarantees that are offered for the repointing should be affiliated with with providers and manufacturers from the construction industry giving cover for defective materials.

Suitable accreditations may take various forms, however the ones that stand out in the repointing industry are: the NHBC (National House-Building Council), the NFBC (National Federation of Building Contractors) and the FMB (Federation of Master Builders), with qualifications from building industry front-runners like the Chartered Institute of Building. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is now compulsory for all workers in the building industry and they must be prepared to produce their CSCS card on request to prove their aptitude to work on your brickwork.

Repointing work can be done in Blyth and also nearby in: Brenkley, Choppington, Stannington, Bebside, Glororum, Newsham, East Sleekburn, West Sleekburn, Nedderton, Scotland Gate, Cambois, Shotton, Cowpen, together with these postcodes NE24 2EH, NE24 2BA, NE24 1PG, NE24 2EX, NE24 1AA, NE24 2EE, NE24 1DW, NE24 2HR, NE24 2HQ, and NE24 1LX. If they've got the telephone dialling code 01670 and the postcode NE24, it's most likely that they operate in Blyth or somewhere nearby. Confirming this should make sure that you are accessing local repointing. Blyth homeowners have the use of these and other repointing services as and when the need arises.

Blyth Repointing Tasks

There is a wide range of work that can be conducted by your local Blyth repointing specialist including house pointing and re-pointing, brickwork joint raking Blyth, brick joint renovation, weather struck repointing, lime mortar re-pointing, the repointing and pointing of brickwork Blyth, strap pointing and re-pointing, patio repointing, re-mortaring of brick joints Blyth, bucket handle pointing and re-pointing, repointing paving, repointing crazy paving Blyth, the lime pointing of brick joints Blyth, mortar raking Blyth, pointing mortar joints Blyth, stone wall repointing, repairs to damaged brickwork, ribbon pointing and re-pointing, chimney repointing Blyth, and more.

Repointing Specialists Near Blyth

Also find: Bebside repointing, Choppington repointing, Shotton repointing, Brenkley repointing, West Sleekburn repointing, Newsham repointing, East Sleekburn repointing, Glororum repointing, Stannington repointing, Scotland Gate repointing, Cambois repointing, Cowpen repointing, Nedderton repointing and more. The majority of these locations are catered for by contractors who do repointing. Their extensive expertise allows them to revamp your brick walls, giving them a fresh, pristine appearance. If your brickwork is starting to look tattered and neglected, seeking the expertise of professionals to fix it could be a good idea. Repointing quotes are available to local home and property owners by clicking here.

Repointing Specialist Services Blyth

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Repointing in NE24 area, telephone code 01670.