New garden and boundary walls built on proper foundations, and old walls that are leaning or have fallen rebuilt to match. We copy the bond and the mortar, and cap the top so the wall stays dry.
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A garden wall looks simple, but it stands in the open with rain on both faces and frost getting into the top. That is why so many lean, crack or lose their copings. Good bricklaying starts below ground with a foundation sized for the wall and finishes with a coping and damp-proof course that keep water out of the brickwork.
We build new garden walls, boundary walls and brick piers for gates, and rebuild walls that have started to lean, bulge or come down. Where a wall has to tie in with an existing one or with the house, we match the bond, the brick and the mortar colour so the new work does not look like an afterthought.
Not every tired wall needs rebuilding. If the bricks are sound and only the joints have gone, repointing the wall may be all it needs, and odd damaged bricks can be swapped through our brickwork repairs service. Old walls laid in lime are best repointed or rebuilt in lime too, as explained on our period pointing page.
We also lay the brickwork on smaller builds such as porches and small extensions. Our brickwork pointing guide covers the mortar side, and the areas we cover page lists the towns we work in.
The parts you never see matter as much as the face.
A wall is only as good as what it stands on, so the work starts below ground.
The visible brickwork is laid to line and level and finished with a coping that keeps the weather off.
Send photos and rough sizes, plus a picture of any brickwork the new wall needs to match.
We quote from photos or a visit and agree the bricks, bond and finish with you.
The footing goes in first, then the wall rises course by course to line and level.
The top is capped to shed water, the joints are finished and the site is left tidy.
Every course is run to a line and checked with a level so the wall stays plumb.
Stretcher, Flemish or English bond is copied from the wall your new work joins.
Footings are sized for the height and length of the wall rather than skimped.
A damp-proof course and a coping stop rain soaking down through the wall.
Cement mortar for modern brick and lime for older walls, coloured to match.
Garden walls and piers have been part of our work for 18 years.
Bond is the pattern the bricks are laid in. Stretcher bond, with every brick showing its long face, is standard on modern cavity walls and single-skin walls. Older and thicker walls are often in English bond, with alternate rows of long faces and ends, or Flemish bond, where long faces and ends alternate along each row. A wall a full brick thick in either of these is much sturdier than a single skin, and matching the existing bond is what makes new work look right.
Garden walls tend to fail for one of a handful of reasons. The foundation was too shallow or has been undermined by roots, the wall was built too tall and thin for its length without piers, or water has soaked in through an open top and frost has broken it up. Rebuilding on a proper footing, adding piers where the length calls for them and capping the wall well deals with all three.
The coping is the wall's roof. A coping stone or brick-on-edge course with an overhang and a drip throws rain clear of the faces, and a damp-proof course just beneath it stops water soaking down into the brickwork. A second damp-proof course near ground level keeps moisture from rising. A wall that holds back soil or stands unusually tall may need design advice before it is built.
Failing joints raked out and refilled in mortar matched to your brick.
Find out moreBreathable lime or matched mortar for Victorian, Edwardian and older homes.
Find out moreCracked or sagging window and door heads propped, replaced and rebuilt.
Find out moreSpalled, cracked and loose bricks cut out and replaced to match.
Find out moreYes. We clear the fallen brickwork, save the bricks that are still sound, put in a new foundation if the old one has failed and rebuild the wall, matching new bricks to the old where needed.
Often. Whole, sound bricks can be cleaned of old mortar and laid again, which also helps the rebuilt wall match. Broken or badly frost damaged ones are replaced with reclaimed or new bricks.
Yes. Even a low wall needs a concrete footing on firm ground. Its size depends on the height and thickness of the wall and the ground it sits on.
A coping that overhangs both faces with a drip underneath sheds water best, whether it is stone, concrete or engineering brick. A brick-on-edge finish can suit older walls. Whichever you choose, a damp-proof course beneath it helps keep the wall dry.
Yes. Gate piers are built solid enough to carry the gate, with the hinge positions planned as the pier goes up, and finished with a cap to match the wall.
Many low garden walls can go up without planning permission, but limits on height and rules near roads and listed buildings vary. Check with your local council before a new boundary wall is built.
Send photos and rough measurements on WhatsApp or call us. Bricklaying quotes are free.
