We rake out tired, crumbling joints and refill them with a cement-based mortar matched to your brick in colour and finish. Send a photo and we will say whether the wall needs a full repoint or just the worst patches doing.
Send us the details on WhatsApp, or by email if you prefer. We reply with a price or a time to visit.
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The mortar joints are the part of a brick wall designed to wear. Over the years wind, rain and frost wash the sand out of them until they sit back from the brick face, crumble under a fingernail or drop out altogether. Brick repointing replaces that worn mortar before the damage spreads into the bricks.
Most of the house repointing we carry out is on brickwork from the middle of the last century onwards, where a cement-based mortar is the right material. Victorian and Edwardian houses usually have softer bricks laid in lime, and for those we point people to our lime pointing service for period homes instead.
Repointing is often the first job a wall needs, though not always the only one. Bricks that have flaked or cracked along failed joints can be cut out at the same time through our brickwork repairs service. A crack climbing from the corner of a window may mean the lintel above it needs attention, which is worth sorting before the wall is pointed.
If you would like to understand the process before asking for a price, our brickwork pointing guide explains it in plain terms. You can also check the areas we cover or simply message us a picture of the wall.
Every job has two halves: getting the old mortar out properly, then putting the new joints in well.
Most of the quality in a repoint comes down to how thoroughly the old mortar is removed.
New mortar is packed in firmly and shaped to match the joints already on the house.
Guide prices for a standard house. Pick the house and the walls, then send it to us on WhatsApp.
Prices are for a standard house with normal access. Detached houses, chimney stacks and very high walls are priced from photos. Lime pointing is 25% more than cement.
| House and walls | Cement mortar | Lime mortar |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced house, front | £1,850 | £2,312.50 |
| Terraced house, rear | £1,850 | £2,312.50 |
| Terraced house, front and rear | £3,700 | £4,625 |
| Semi-detached house, front | £2,450 | £3,062.50 |
| Semi-detached house, rear | £2,450 | £3,062.50 |
| Semi-detached house, front and rear | £4,900 | £6,125 |
Send a wide shot of the wall and a close-up of the joints on WhatsApp, along with your postcode.
We price from the photos where we can, or arrange to see the wall when the job is larger.
Failed mortar comes out, the joints are dampened and refilled, then finished to match.
The wall is brushed off, the ground is cleared and we look over the new joints with you.
Pointing has been our trade for 18 years, on everything from terraces to detached houses.
We mix trial batches until the dried colour sits comfortably beside your old joints.
The finish on your existing joints is copied so the new pointing looks like it belongs.
High brickwork weathers fastest, so we repoint stacks and gable ends as well as lower walls.
A couple of clear photos is often all we need to give you a free quote.
When only one elevation or a few courses have failed, that is the part we price for.
The joint profile is the shape the mortar is finished to, and it affects how a wall weathers as well as how it looks. A bucket handle joint is pressed in with a rounded iron and sheds water well, which is why so many modern houses have it. Weatherstruck joints slope outwards from the brick above, flush joints are rubbed level with the face and recessed joints sit back to throw a shadow. We copy whichever profile is already on the house so a repointed section blends in.
For modern brick we use a cement-based mortar, with the sand picked to bring the colour close to the original joints and lime or a plasticiser added so it works smoothly. The aim is a mix slightly weaker and more porous than the brick. Then any movement or trapped moisture shows up in the joint, which is easy to point again, rather than in the face of the brick.
Fresh mortar needs to cure slowly to reach its full strength. Hot sun and drying wind can pull the water out before it has set, and frost can break up the joints before they harden. We avoid pointing when a frost is forecast, keep new work damp in warm spells and cover it with hessian when the weather turns.
Pick your town for a page about repointing the houses there.
Breathable 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 moreGarden walls, boundary walls, piers and small brickwork builds.
Find out moreA repoint done in the right mortar should last for many years. How long depends on how exposed the wall is, how well the joints were raked out and whether gutters and downpipes keep water off the brickwork.
Yes. If the damage is limited to one area, such as below a leaking gutter or around a chimney, we can repoint that section and blend it into the joints around it. Colour matching matters most on a partial job, so we take our time over it.
We mix sand and cement to get as close as we can to the colour of your existing joints, and we copy the joint profile. Fresh mortar can look a shade brighter at first and tones down as it weathers.
A standard terraced house front is from £1,850 and a terraced rear is from £1,850. A standard semi-detached front is from £2,450 and a semi-detached rear is from £2,450. Height, access, scaffolding, chimneys and how badly the joints have failed can take a job above that, and detached houses or anything non-standard are priced from photos.
Yes. Chimneys take the worst of the weather and often need pointing before the rest of the house. Working at height affects the price, so a photo of the stack from the ground helps us quote.
If damp patches line up with failed joints outside, repointing usually comes first because it stops rain getting into the wall. Leaking gutters and downpipes should be put right at the same time, or the brickwork will keep getting soaked.
Message a photo of the wall on WhatsApp or give us a ring. Quotes are free and we will tell you plainly what the brickwork needs.
