Repointing Doncaster

Repointing Doncaster South Yorkshire (DN1): Regardless of what age your home is in Doncaster, there comes a time when a bit of maintenance is required. If you've spotted that the mortar between the brickwork on your Doncaster home is crumbling or cracking, you will need expert help to prevent the problem from worsening. If you need to repair or renovate your defective brickwork, a reliable brick repointing company in Doncaster can provide a cost effective resolution.

It's the mortar and bricks that make a building sturdy and protected from the elements. If the mortar is in a bad condition with holes, gaps or crumbling areas, then draughts and damp can get into your property and cause many issues with the integrity of the structure. But how can you tell precisely when you need to repoint your house in Doncaster?

It's simply a case of visually checking your brickwork. If you discover damage or sections that look different to the rest of the building, you may want to get in touch with a professional repointing contractor for a more thorough investigation. In places such as under eaves or on chimneys it may be necessary for a professional to check, but in most cases you should be able to see for yourself the physical warning signs of deterioration.

Damaged mortar doesn't only look awful, it can lead to questions of safety too. The overall strength of your Doncaster house relies on the condition of the mortar and bricks, and badly crumbling sections can adversely impact on this. If this is compromised, the framework can become unsound, which with regards to chimneys or taller buildings, can cause significant damage and risk to life.

It might be that eroding or missing mortar is the result of damaged brickwork. Any deteriorating brickwork found during the survey by the company will be repaired or replaced before any repointing is completed.

It may be a situation where in past times your Doncaster home's exterior brick walls were painted or rendered. Any flaking, discolouration or bubbling of paint or plaster could indicate damage to either bricks or mortar beneath the surface. Investigation of this issue, by a repointing specialist is the only practical way to guarantee the deterioration doesn't spread more widely and trigger structural challenges in the future. Any respected repointing expert in Doncaster will be capable of performing this service and keep your property safe and looking good.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN DONCASTER?

Repointing takes a fair amount of time to accomplish properly and will involve working at considerable height in many cases. To enable a repointing company to accurately evaluate the restorative work that is needed on your property they will first need to carry out a visual survey. This will enable them to offer you an itemised quote for renovation and repair. You should obtain more than one quote and don't always assume the cheapest is the best option.

A further site survey could be needed once you accept a quote and might involve the use of step ladders, or even scaffolding, to access out-of-reach areas of your home. It's quite possible that this more in depth survey may reveal further problems that could increase the initial quote. If you have an older house in Doncaster that's more than sixty years old, it is much more likely to need remedial work on repointing than a more contemporary building.

A decent repointing contractor in Doncaster will discuss any issues found with your brickwork and explore the best options for repair before commencing any work. There's every chance your repointing team will require the erection of scaffolding in order to have a secure platform whilst working on your home. As soon as the scaffold is in position some protective sheeting will be secured on its outer side. This protective sheeting should stop any mortar dust or other debris from harming your property, or neighbouring properties, and also provides an extra layer of safety to prevent injuries to passers-by.

Pipes and cables might have to be removed or adjusted to permit easy access to the brickwork behind them. This is only temporary and they'll be returned to their original position once all work has been completed.

If your brickwork is painted, pebble-dashed or rendered, these coverings will now need to be removed to enable the repointing contractors to press on with the renovation project. Once this has been done the bricks can be thoroughly sanded and cleaned to provide an even surface for work to begin.

A dependable Doncaster repointing company will be happy to mock up a test panel on your property in order to allow you to settle on the different styles available for the mortar, (Recessed, Flush, Weather Struck or Tuck pointing). This allows you to see how each would look on your brickwork and highlight the different colours and styles that are available.

The joints in the brickwork are now vigorously raked out to take away the old, crumbling mortar and clean the gaps between the bricks. This is a time consuming process and entails the chipping or grinding away of old mortar and brushing away any dust and loose debris to provide a good platform onto which to apply the new mortar. Particular attention and care is taken around doors and windows because any movement in the brickwork can result in issues with their opening and closing.

So that the new mortar doesn't dry out too rapidly, the walls will be damped down before any new pointing begins. This keeps the mortar flexible and allows it to dry at a slower pace to prevent cracking, which can lead to a weak joint. When it has dried sufficiently the time has come to clean any excess mortar and smears from the adjoining bricks. A wire brush is used to clean the brickwork which have been finished before moving on to the next section of the wall requiring work.

If any lead flashing replacement, chimney repairs or brick replacement needs doing by the repointing company as part of the project, now is the time when these jobs will be undertaken.

Any render, paint or other wall coverings you require will be put back as soon as all the repointing work has been finished. After the cables and pipes have been put back in placethe scaffold will be dismantled and all debris and waste is taken away from the site.

Repointing your house using a competent Doncaster specialist should mean you won't need to worry yourself about your exterior brickwork for another 50 years or so. Guarantees should be forthcoming for the repointing work and they should have an affiliation with providers and manufacturers from the construction industry giving cover for defective materials.

If a building contractor has qualifications or accreditations from bodies like the Federation of Master Builders, the National House Building Council and the National Federation of Building Contractors, you can be confident you are dealing with an experienced and qualified business. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is a requirement for anyone working in the building industry and they should be willing to produce their CSCS card when requested to prove their suitability be working on your brickwork.

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