Repointing in Gatley
Gatley semis, terraces and older cottages repointed in the right mortar for their age, with lime where the brick is soft. Free quotes from your photos.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Lime for cottages
- Recessed and flush joints
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Matching the mortar to the house
Gatley has interwar semis, terraces and some older cottages, built many years apart in quite different materials. That matters when you repoint. A mix that suits a hard interwar brick could damage the soft brick of a cottage, and the reverse would wear away too fast.
For the cottages and older terraces, our lime pointing service uses a breathable mix that protects soft brick. Most interwar semis are better suited to a matched cement-based mortar through our brick repointing work.
Garden and boundary walls can be repointed or rebuilt with our bricklaying service. If a window head has cracked, visit the page on lintel repair in Gatley.
Repointing prices in Gatley
Guide prices for a standard house. Choose the house, the walls and the mortar, then send it to us.
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.
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| 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 |
Interwar semis and older cottages compared
Interwar semis usually have a good-quality facing brick, a hipped roof and a bay at the front. Their mortar is often still sound across most of the house, failing first around the bay, under the sills and on the side wall that faces the weather. Partial repointing makes sense on many of them.
Older cottages are a different job. Built in soft brick and lime, they need to dry out through their joints, and any past repairs in hard cement tend to cause flaking brick around them. We remove that cement carefully, point in lime and protect it while it cures, because lime sets slowly and dislikes frost and quick drying.
Mortar problems by house type
- Joints crumbling under a bay window
- Flaking brick around hard cement patches
- Side wall wearing faster than the front
- Lime joints washed back on a cottage
- Garden wall joints opening at the top
- Damp patches near a chimney breast
What to expect from us
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Photos and questions
We ask about the age of the house and look at the brick and joints in your photos.
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The right mix
We recommend lime or cement for your wall and give you a written price.
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Work on the wall
Joints are raked out carefully, dampened and refilled in layers or lifts.
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Cure and clear
New joints are protected as they cure and the site is left clean.
Cottage brickwork before and after
A Gatley repoint includes
- Advice on lime versus cement
- Hard cement removed from soft brick
- Joints raked to a sound depth
- Joints dampened before filling
- Sand and colour matched to the house
- Bay and sill joints checked
- Hessian or sheeting while curing
- Waste taken away
Places near Gatley we cover
Repointing pages for the surrounding area.
Our services
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Brick repointing
Failing joints raked out and refilled in mortar matched to your brick.
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Lime and mortar pointing
Breathable lime or matched mortar for Victorian, Edwardian and older homes.
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Lintel repair and replacement
Cracked or sagging window and door heads propped, replaced and rebuilt.
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Brickwork repairs
Spalled, cracked and loose bricks cut out and replaced to match.
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Bricklaying
Garden walls, boundary walls, piers and small brickwork builds.
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Not sure what you need?
Send a photo of the wall and we will tell you what it needs.
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Guides
Gatley pointing questions
How much is repointing in Gatley?
Standard semi-detached fronts and rears start from £2,450 and standard terraced fronts and rears from £1,850. Where lime is needed on soft brick, a semi-detached front or rear starts from £3,062.50. Cottages and other non-standard homes are priced from photos. Chimney stacks, scaffold or a lot of hard cement to remove raise the figure.
My cottage was repointed in cement. Is that a problem?
It can be. If the brick next to the cement joints is flaking, the cement is trapping moisture and should be replaced with lime. If the brick is still sound, it may be fine for now.
Can you repoint just the bay window?
Yes. Bays often wear first because of their corners and the sill below. We can repoint the bay on its own and match it to the rest of the front.
How long should I wait to paint the window frames after repointing?
Give fresh mortar a few days to firm up before anyone works close to it. Lime takes longer, so we will tell you when it is safe to go near.
Do you repair garden walls as well?
Yes. Leaning or cracked garden walls can be rebuilt with a coping and a damp-proof course, or simply repointed if they are sound. Send us a photo and we will advise.
Ask for a Gatley repointing quote
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