Repointing
Repointing That Protects and Restores
The mortar between your bricks plays a vital role in the strength and stability of your walls. It holds the brickwork together and keeps water out, but once it begins to crumble, the wall is left exposed to the weather and further damage. Repointing restores that protection, but only if the new mortar is right for the building. On older and period homes, a mortar that is too hard can damage soft brick and stone, so we match the mix, colour and finish to the original wall. Whether it’s a Victorian terrace, a Bath stone property or a modern home, you get a result that protects the wall and looks right.
At Tom’s Roofing and Property Maintenance Ltd, we repoint brick and stone properties across Keynsham, Bristol, Bath and the surrounding areas, from modern homes to period buildings.
Signs your property needs repointing
- Crumbling or missing mortar: the most obvious sign, and one that gets worse with every frost
- Gaps between the bricks or stones: if you can push a key into the joint, the mortar has failed
- Damp patches indoors: water may be getting through failing joints outside
- Loose or weathered bricks: without good mortar, bricks lose their support
- Plants growing from the walls: roots work into weak joints and widen them
What we repoint
- Houses and extensions
- Period and listed-style properties
- Garden and boundary walls
- Chimney stacks
- Commercial and rental properties, including work for landlords and letting agents