Repointing Wigston

Repointing Wigston Leicestershire (LE18): All homes in Wigston at some point will need a little maintenance. If the bricks on your Wigston house look a bit shabby with missing or crumbling mortar, you will want to act quickly to stop the situation from worsening. It's essential to keep your brickwork in good condition to keep your property watertight, and the most cost effective solution is to engage a brick repointing expert in Wigston.

It's the mortar and bricks that make a structure sturdy and secure against the elements. If the mortar is in a bad condition with holes, gaps or eroding spots, then draughts and dampness can enter your home and cause many problems to the structure's integrity. But how do you know when you need to repoint your home in Wigston?

Basically, you need to have a good look at the mortar and bricks of your outside walls. Repointing work is generally needed if you can visually distinguish a problem area. In the vast majority of buildings you will be able to spot any indicators of deterioration reasonably easily, although in some scenarios it may be necessary to bring in a specialist to examine remote and hard to reach areas such as on chimneys or under eaves.

Deteriorating mortar doesn't only look bad, it can cause questions of safety as well. The mortar is the foundation of strength in your Wigston home and is the "glue" that binds the shape and structure together. Any weak spots in the construction can render a building unstable with major implications and perhaps even a risk to life.

If you're renovating an older property or your mortar has been neglected for years, you may also need to replace brickwork that's been weakened or damaged. A reliable brick repointing contractor in Wigston will swiftly identify any sections that require potential replacement and offer a service to refurbish the brickwork while doing the repointing.

It could be a situation where in the past your Wigston home's exterior brick walls have been plasterered over or painted. If there are any signs of bubbling, flaking or other degradation to painted or rendered brickwork, it might suggest problems with the mortar or bricks allowing damp into the walls. To avoid the degradation from spreading and causing more severe problems as time goes on, it is wise to seek the advice of a repointing and brickwork specialist who can figure out the cause of the issue. By employing a reputable and qualified bricklayer or repointing company you will keep your exterior walls in the best possible condition.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN REPOINTING BRICKWORK IN WIGSTON?

Repointing takes a fair amount of time to accomplish correctly and will involve working at height in a lot of cases. To permit a repointing business to accurately determine the restorative work required on your home they will firstly need to undertake a visual survey. This inspection will allow them to offer you an itemised quotation for the work required and the labour costs. Always get more than one price quote and don't automatically assume cheapest is best.

It may be that during the first site survey there were some areas of your home that were inaccessible or hard to reach and in cases like this a second, more comprehensive survey could be necessary. This second survey could reveal additional trouble spots that may raise the original quotation. If you've got an older home in Wigston that's over 60 years old, it's more likely to require restorative repointing work than a more contemporary building.

As soon as any issues have been detected then repointing work can commence. Most homes will need to have scaffolding erected to establish a stable working platform from which to do the repointing. An arrangement of protective sheeting or shielding should then be attached to the outside of the scaffold. This shielding should prevent any debris or mortar dust from causing damage to your property, or neighbouring properties, and also provides an extra layer of safety to help prevent injuries to anybody that's passing by.

All external cabling, such as satellite or TV, will be removed from the walls and any piping will be adjusted or removed to allow easier access to the brickwork behind. When the repointing work is completed all of these will be placed back in their original positions.

If your property is painted, rendered or pebble-dashed, these coverings will now need to be removed to enable the repointing team to press on with the renovation project. After removal of any coverings all the bricks can be cleaned and sanded to give the repointers a uniform surface to work with.

If you haven't decided upon a a pointing style (Tuck, Flush, Recessed or Weather Struck pointing), or you wish to see how the various different pointing options look on your house, an experienced Wigston repointing contractor will be happy to mock up a test section on your property. This small test panel will allow you to visualise how each design compares to each other and also which matches the style of your home best.

The next step is to remove the old, crumbling mortar in stages by raking and scraping out the joints in the brickwork. This painstaking process takes time as the joints need to have all the old mortar, dust and debris removed so as to finish up with a good bonding area for the application of new mortar. Particular care is taken around windows and doors since any movement in the brickwork may result in problems with their closing and opening.

To avoid the fresh mortar drying out too rapidly, the brickwork will be damped down before any new pointing begins. This slower drying time helps to stop the mortar from cracking and becoming inflexible, which can create a weakened joint. During the mortar application there will be excess mortar and smears on the brickwork that looks sloppy, but this will be removed as soon as it's dried out. A wire brush is used to clean the brickwork that have been completed before starting on the next portion of the wall needing work.

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

After the brickwork has been cleaned for a final time, to get a uniform appearance, any pebble-dashing, rendering or re-painting of the completed wall surface can take place. After the pipes and TV and satellite cables have been put back into place, scaffolding will be taken down and all the debris and waste is taken away from the site.

A competent Wigston repointing and brick repair company will provide you with a restoration that will last up to sixty years. All repointing work should be completed with a satisfaction guarantee of at least 12 months and have construction industry credentials.

Such accreditations may include: the NFBC (National Federation of Building Contractors), the FMB (Federation of Master Builders) and the NHBC (National House-Building Council), while qualifications could range from NVQ's, Diplomas and City & Guilds from building industry specialists such as the Chartered Institute of Building. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is now obligatory for all workers in the building industry and they must be able to show you their CSCS card at any time to verify their suitability to be present on your brickwork.

Repointing services can be located in Willoughby Waterleys, Stretton Hall, West Knighton, Clarendon Park, Stoughton, Houghton on the Hill, Evington, Thurnby, Knighton, Stoneygate, in these nearby postcodes: LE18 1NB, LE18 1GE, LE18 1PN, LE18 1JX, LE18 1HJ, LE18 1HT, LE18 1BD, LE18 1JN, LE18 1DR, and LE18 1BG, and in Wigston itself. Locally based Wigston repointing contractors will probably have the postcode LE18 and the phone code 0116. To find information on repointing in your area click on the "quote" form or banner. Or simply CLICK HERE.

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There are a number of different tasks that can be accomplished by your local Wigston repointing specialist including ribbon repointing Wigston, brickwork joint raking Wigston, the re-pointing of brick joints, weather struck repointing, patio repointing Wigston, the repointing and pointing of brickwork, house pointing and repointing, lime mortar pointing and re-pointing Wigston, stone repointing Wigston, brick joint raking and repointing Wigston, repairs to cracked brickwork, repointing mortar joints, strap re-pointing, pointing and repointing crazy paving Wigston, cheap repointing, brickwork repointing Wigston, pointing paving Wigston, crack repairs to brickwork Wigston, mortar rake grinding, and more.

Repointing Specialists Near Wigston

Also find: Willoughby Waterleys repointing, Evington repointing, Stoneygate repointing, Knighton repointing, West Knighton repointing, Clarendon Park repointing, Stoughton repointing, Houghton on the Hill repointing, Stretton Hall repointing, Thurnby repointing and more. Repointing services are available in most of these localities. Their considerable expertise enables them to revamp your brick walls, giving them a fresh, and pristine appearance. If you have some brickwork that is looking tired and shabby, why not seek professional assistance to help put it right. If you're a local homeowner looking for repointing services, you can easily get quotes by clicking on the link provided here.

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