Repointing Stevenage

Repointing Stevenage Hertfordshire (SG1): No matter what age your property or home is in Stevenage, there will come a moment when a little maintenance is needed. If the bricks on your Stevenage property look a little shabby with mortar crumbling or missing, you'll need to act fast to prevent the condition from worsening. If you need to renovate or repair your weakened brickwork, a competent brick repointing company in Stevenage will offer a cost effective solution.

The construction of any building is only as strong as the bricks and mortar. The mortar has to be sound, and free of gaps or holes to be able to stop any draughts and moisture from finding a route into your home. But how can you be sure when you need to repoint your house in Stevenage?

It's simply a matter of checking your brickwork visually. If you find damaged areas or spots that look different to the rest of the house, you may want to contact a professional repointing specialist for a more thorough investigation. In places such as on chimney stacks or under eaves it may be necessary to use a professional to check, but you should be able to see for yourself in most cases the physical signs of deterioration.

It isn't only the aesthetics that are at risk if your house in Stevenage needs repointing, there are issues of safety to also consider. Mortar is the binding agent that holds the structure and shape together in any Stevenage home, and when badly damaged can affect the entire integrity of a building. If this is weakened, the structure can become unstable, which in the case of chimney stacks or higher buildings, can cause severe damage and risk to life.

It may be that missing or crumbling mortar is the result of damaged brickwork. A reliable brick repointing company in Stevenage will quickly identify any sections that require potential replacement and offer a service to restore the brickwork while doing the repointing.

Numerous Stevenage properties in the past had their exterior brick walls painted or rendered with plaster to help protect the brickwork. If you begin to see cracks, bubbling or flaking of the paint or render it could indicate more substantial damage under the surface coating. To avoid the damage from spreading and causing more serious issues at a later date, it is a good idea to seek the help of a professional building and repointing contractor who can figure out the root cause of the problem. Through the use of a qualified and reputable bricklayer or repointing specialist you will keep your exterior walls in the best condition possible.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN STEVENAGE?

Repointing takes quite a bit of time to accomplish successfully and will entail working up high in a lot of cases. The very first thing a repointing company will perform is a visual inspection to assess the severity of the damage to your brickwork. This will allow them to give you a quote for the repair and renovation. Don't assume all repointing contractors in Stevenage offer the same standard of service and the cheapest price quote might not necessarily be the best choice.

A further site survey could be necessary once you accept a price quote and could include the use of extending ladders, or perhaps even scaffolding, to gain access to inaccessible areas of your property. A quote after the follow-up survey could be higher due to issues discovered by this more detailed inspection. If you've got an older house in Stevenage that is more than sixty years old, it is more likely to require remedial repointing work than a more contemporary building.

Reparation work can begin as soon as any trouble spots have been confirmed and agreed with the property owner. Most buildings will require scaffolding to be erected to establish a stable working platform for the bricklayer. As soon as this is up then some sort of protective sheeting will be fixed in place. This may be plastic sheeting to collect any dirt and debris that is generated during the repair work.

Wires and pipes may have to be adjusted or removed to permit access to the walls behind them. On completion of the project all cables and pipes will be put back into their appropriate locations.

If your house has previously been painted, pebble-dashed or rendered, these will now need to be removed to enable the repointing contractors to start the renovation project. Once this has been done the brickwork is thoroughly sanded and cleaned to establish a uniform surface to work on.

A reputable Stevenage repointing company will be able to knock up a test panel on your property to allow you to decide on the different mortar styles that are available, (Weather Struck, Recessed, Flush or Tuck pointing). This should help you to get an idea of the final result and make certain you are satisfied in relation to colour and style.

The next phase is to take out the mortar by raking and scraping out the joints in the brickwork. This is a time consuming process and involves the chipping or grinding away of old mortar and brushing away all the dust and loose debris to provide a good platform onto which to apply the new mortar. Particular attention and care is made around windows and doors because any movement in the brickwork may lead to issues with their closing and opening.

Before fresh mortar is administered, the walls will be dampened to stop it from drying out too rapidly. This helps produce a strong joint by keeping the mortar flexible and avoiding cracks. During the application of the mortar there will be excess mortar and smears on the surrounding brickwork that looks untidy, but this will be removed as soon as it's dried out. The team will work on the brickwork in sections, cleaning each one in turn before moving on to a new area.

At this point the need for any brick replacement, lead flashing replacement or chimney repairs will be undertaken by your contractor.

After the brickwork has been cleaned for a final time, to get a uniform visual appearance, any rendering, re-painting or pebble-dashing of the completed wall surface can be done. The cables and pipes will be reattached and the final phase of the repointing project will be to dismantle the scaffolding and dispose of all debris and building waste.

Your repointing and brick repair can last between 50-60 years so long as it is applied by a skilled and experienced repointing specialist in Stevenage. Warranties that are offered for the repointing should be affiliated with with providers and manufacturers from the building industry giving cover for substandard materials.

Such accreditation could include the likes of: the NHBC (National House-Building Council), the FMB (Federation of Master Builders) and the NFBC (National Federation of Building Contractors), whilst qualifications can range from Diplomas, NVQ's and City & Guilds from construction industry specialists like the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Moreover, each and every person on the repointing team who carries out work on your home should hold a CSCS card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) to demonstrate they have the relevant skills and training to be part of the project.

Stevenage Repointing Tasks

There is a wide range of work that can be completed by your local Stevenage repointing specialist including the repointing and pointing of brickwork, the repointing of patios, strap repointing, the re-pointing of brick joints Stevenage, pointing and repointing crazy paving, lime mortar repointing Stevenage, bucket handle pointing, commercial repointing, brick joint renovation Stevenage, damaged brickwork replacement, the lime pointing of stonework and brickwork Stevenage, repairs to damaged brickwork Stevenage, repointing work on mortar joints Stevenage, brickwork joint raking, brickwork joint raking and repair, repointing price quotes, stone pointing Stevenage, chimney repointing, weather struck pointing, and lots more.

Repointing Specialists Near Stevenage

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