Repointing Northallerton

Repointing Northallerton North Yorkshire (DL6): All houses in Northallerton at some point will require a bit maintenance. If the brickwork on your Northallerton property looks decidedly shabby with mortar crumbling or missing, you will need to act fast to stop the situation from worsening. It's essential to keep the brickwork in pristine condition to keep your house watertight, and the most efficient solution is to hire the services of a brick repointing specialist in Northallerton.

The soundness of any home is only as good as the bricks and mortar. To keep a home warm and dry the mortar has to be in sufficiently good condition to stop any water or draughts from forcing their way in through gaps or holes. But how can you tell precisely when you need to do repointing your brickwork in Northallerton?

It's merely a case of visually checking your brickwork. If you discover damaged areas or sections that look different to the rest of the property, you may need to contact a local repointing specialist for further investigation. It may be better to consult a specialist to inspect remote and hard to reach places such as under eaves or on chimney stacks, but in most homes you ought to be able to see any signs of deterioration fairly easily.

You've also got to think about the issues of safety that cracked or crumbling mortar joints could potentially cause. The overall strength of your Northallerton house relies on the integrity of the bricks and mortar, and badly defective areas can negatively affect this. Any weakness in the construction can make a building unstable with severe implications and maybe even a risk to life.

If bricks have been damaged or weakened over the years and are the reason for the problems with your mortar they may need to be removed and replaced. A reputable brick repointing contractor in Northallerton will quickly identify any sections that require possible replacement and offer a service to refurbish the brickwork at the same time as repointing.

It may be a situation where in the past your Northallerton property's external brick walls have been painted or plastered over. If you start to detect flaking, cracks or bubbling of the paint or plaster it could all point to more serious damage under the surface coating. A thorough investigation of this issue, by a professional contractor is the only practical way to make sure the degradation doesn't spread further and trigger structural problems in the future. By using a reputable and qualified repointing specialist you will keep the exterior walls of your property in the best condition possible.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN NORTHALLERTON?

Repointing takes quite a bit of time to complete properly and will entail working at considerable height in the majority of cases. A visual inspection is the initial step in this process and will assess the scope of remedial work that is needed on your brickwork. This survey will allow them to give you an estimate for the work required and the labour costs. It is always best to get quotes from different repointing companies in Northallerton and examine the levels of service offered between them.

It may be that in the initial site survey there were some sections of your property that were hard to reach or inaccessible and in this case a further, more in depth survey may be required. This second, more stringent survey might uncover different trouble spots that could have an impact on the original quotation. If your property in Northallerton is over 60 years old and has never undergone repointing then it's quite likely to need additional work when compared with a more contemporary building.

Work can commence once the problem areas have been uncovered and agreed with the owner of the property. Most buildings will require scaffolding to be erected to establish a secure working platform for the bricklayer. As soon as the scaffold is up a protective sheet will be secured to the outside of it. This sheeting should stop any mortar dust or other debris from harming your home, or nearby properties, and is also a safety measure to help prevent injuries to anyone passing by.

All exterior cabling, such as TV or satellite, will be removed from the walls and pipework may be removed or adjusted to permit easy access to the brickwork behind. This is only temporary and they will be put back in their appropriate position as soon as all reparation work has been accomplished.

To enable the repointing contractors to access the affected brickwork, any rendering, pebble-dash or paint will now have to be removed before work can start. After removal of such coverings all of the brickwork is sanded and cleaned, this gives the repointers a consistent wall surface to work with.

If you have not yet decided on a style of finish (Recessed, Tuck, Flush or Weather Struck pointing), or you want to see how the various different pointing methods look on your home, a reputable Northallerton repointing specialist will be glad to mock up a test section on your brickwork. This should help you visualise the final result and ensure your satisfaction with the finished product with regard to style and colour.

Now the messy work begins as the old, damaged mortar is removed by raking and scraping out the brick joints. This can be quite a laborious procedure where the old mortar and any dust or loose debris must be carefully cleaned away to produce a decent bonding surface for the new mortar. Particular attention and care is made around doors and windows because any movement in the brickwork could result in issues with their opening and closing.

Before fresh mortar is administered, the brickwork will be damped down to prevent it from setting too rapidly. The delayed drying time stops the mortar from cracking and becoming inflexible, which creates a weaker joint. Any smears and excess mortar that is left on the brickwork can be cleaned away once the mortar is properly dry. A wire brush is used to clean the areas which have been finished before starting on the next portion of the wall needing work.

It is possible that as the repointing team are working they may find damaged bricks that need replacing, or maybe problems with a chimney stack or lead flashing, and an experienced repointer will be in a position to undertake these repair work as they go.

Any render, paint or other wall coverings that you need will be re-applied once all the remedial repointing work has been concluded. The pipes and cables will be re-attached and the final stage of the repointing project will be to take down the scaffolding and dispose of all debris and building waste.

An established Northallerton repointing and brick repair specialist will provide a solution that will be good for another sixty years. They ought to also supply you with a warranty for their work and be supported by professional qualifications in the construction industry.

If a building contractor has accreditation or qualifications from trade organisations such as the Federation of Master Builders, the National House Building Council and the National Federation of Building Contractors, you can be confident that you're using the services of an experienced and qualified business. Each person who does work on repointing your home is also required to be part of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and be willing to demonstrate their ability and skills by showing their CSCS card.

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