Repointing Hove

Repointing Hove East Sussex (BN3): All houses in Hove need a little maintenance every so often. If the bricks on your Hove property look a bit shabby with missing or crumbling mortar, you'll need to act fast to stop the condition from getting even worse. It's imperative to keep your brickwork in pristine condition to keep your property watertight, and the most cost effective solution is to hire the services of a brick repointing specialist in Hove.

It's the bricks and mortar that make a home strong and protected from the elements. If the mortar is in an unsatisfactory condition with gaps, holes or eroding spots, then draughts and dampness can enter your home and cause many problems to the structure and the interior. Is it easy to figure out when you might need to do some repointing?

It's simply a case of checking your brickwork visually. If you find damage or areas which look different to the rest of the property, you may want to contact a local repointing specialist for a more thorough investigation. It might be necessary to call in a professional to inspect remote and hard to reach places like under eaves or on chimney stacks, but in most houses you should be able to spot any signs of damage relatively easily.

Deteriorating mortar does not only look awful, it can raise safety issues too. The mortar is the basis of strength in your Hove property and is the "glue" that binds the shape and structure together. In properties with chimney stacks and higher structures, any weakness in the framework of the building can have serious consequences with regards to property damage and the risk of injury.

If you're restoring an older property or your mortar has been neglected over the years, you might also need to replace brickwork that has been damaged or weakened. A reputable brick repointing contractor in Hove will be able to identify any sections that need potential replacement and provide a service to restore the brickwork while doing the repointing.

Numerous Hove properties in past times have had their external brick walls rendered or painted to help protect the brickwork. If there are any signs of flaking, bubbling or other damage to rendered and painted brickwork, it might suggest problems with the bricks or mortar permitting moisture to seep into the walls. To avoid the degradation from spreading and leading to more severe issues at a later date, it is best to seek the help of a repointing and brickwork specialist who can ascertain the cause of the problem. Any respected repointing business in Hove will be happy to perform a service like this and keep your property safe, sound and looking good.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN HOVE?

Repointing can be a time consuming process and may entail working up high, subject to the layout of your property. To permit a repointing business to accurately assess the restorative work that's required on your house they'll first need to carry out a visual inspection. A thorough inspection is the best way by which a repointing specialist can supply a price quote for the amount of work needed on your unsound brickwork. It is always much better to get two or three estimates from different repointing specialists in Hove and verify the standard of service that each of them offers.

It may be that in the first site survey there were some sections of your home that were hard to reach or inaccessible and in cases like this a further, more comprehensive survey may be needed. It may be the case that this more thorough survey might expose more issues that could increase the initial quotation. The older your structure, the more likely it will be necessary to repoint the mortar, and this is especially true for those homes in Hove that are over sixty years old.

A trustworthy repointing contractor or company in Hove will go over any issues found with your house and agree the most effective methods of restorative action before beginning any actual physical work. Most buildings will need a scaffold to provide a secure platform from which to do the repointing. When this has been erected then some kind of protective sheet will be secured in place. This sheeting should stop any mortar dust or other debris from causing damage to your property, or nearby properties, and also gives a layer of safety to help prevent injuries to anybody that is passing by.

All exterior wiring, such as TV or satellite cables, will be removed from the walls and any pipework will be adjusted or removed to enable access to the brickwork behind. When the project has been finished and all repointing work carried out these pipes and cables will be fixed back in place.

To allow the repointing contractors to get to the affected brickwork, any pebble-dash, rendering or paint will now have to be removed before work can commence. When this has been done the bricks can be diligently cleaned and sanded to provide an even surface for work to begin.

If you have not decided upon a style of finish (Flush, Recessed, Tuck or Weather Struck pointing), or you wish to see how the different pointing options look on your home, a professional Hove repointing company will be able to mock up a test panel on your property. This allows you to see how each will look on your property and showcase the different colours and styles available.

The brick joints are now raked out to take away the old mortar and clean the gaps between the bricks. This is a time consuming process and involves the grinding or chipping away of old mortar and brushing away all the loose debris and dust to provide a clean surface onto which to apply the new mortar. Any window and door openings will be paid extra care by the repointers to avoid any surplus applications of mortar or distortion of the frames which could lead to problems with their opening and closing.

Something that needs to be avoided is the new mortar drying out too quickly, and this can be prevented by dampening the brickwork. The slower drying time stops the mortar from becoming inflexible and cracking, which creates a compromised joint. When it is sufficiently dry the time has come to clean up any smears and excess mortar from the surrounding bricks. The walls will usually be divided into areas, and each will be repointed, left to dry, and then cleaned up before the team move on to a new section of wall.

It is possible that as the repointers are working they could find cracked brickwork that needs replacing, or maybe problems with a chimney stack or faulty lead flashing, and a professional company will be ideally placed to complete these repair work as they progress.

After cleaning the walls for a final time, to achieve a uniform appearance overall, any plaster rendering or painting of the finished wall surfaces can be done. After the cables and pipes have been put back in position the scaffolding will be removed and all of the waste and debris disposed of.

The repointing of your house by a qualified Hove specialist will mean you won't need to worry yourself about your external brickwork for another 50 to 60 years. Warranties should be forthcoming for the repointing work and they should have an affiliation with manufacturers and providers from the building industry giving cover for defective materials.

If a company has accreditation or qualifications from bodies such as the Federation of Master Builders, the National House Building Council and the National Federation of Building Contractors, you can be assured you're working with a reliable and professional business. In addition to that, every one of the repointing team who does work on your house should be a member of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme to demonstrate that they have the relevant training and skills to be part of the project.

Hove Repointing Tasks

There are a wide array of tasks that can be carried out by your local Hove repointing specialist including the lime pointing of brick joints Hove, lime mortar re-pointing, pointing paving, slab repointing Hove, the re-pointing of brick joints, brickwork joint raking Hove, stone pointing and re-pointing, house pointing and repointing Hove, the repointing of gable ends, repointing price quotes, renovations to damaged brickwork, repointing stone walls, brickwork joint raking and repair, pointing crazy paving, bucket handle pointing and repointing Hove, garden wall repointing Hove, mortar raking, weather struck re-pointing, ribbon pointing, and lots more.

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