Repointing in Knutsford
Careful repointing for Knutsford's Georgian and Victorian brick buildings and cottages, in lime where the wall needs it. Free quotes from photos.
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Pointing for older brick buildings
Handmade bricks are softer and less even than modern ones, and the mortar that suits them is softer too. Older walls often have fine joints on the front and rougher ones on the sides and back, and a good repoint copies both.
For these buildings our lime pointing for period houses is usually the right choice. On later Victorian brick in good order, our brick repointing may be suitable instead.
Our pointing guide explains why lime matters on old walls. If you have a sagging window head, see our page on lintel repair in Knutsford.
Repointing prices in Knutsford
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.
See every repointing price
| House and walls | Cement mortar | Lime mortar |
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| 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 |
Georgian and Victorian brick and cottages
Among Knutsford's older buildings, Georgian brick sits beside Victorian work and small cottages. Georgian fronts often have very fine joints between carefully made bricks, and a thick or smeared repoint spoils them. We rake these out with hand tools and repoint with a narrow, neat joint.
Cottages tend to have softer, more varied bricks and wider joints. Many were repointed in cement at some point, and the brick faces beside those joints are often the first to fail. Lime helps them dry out and stops further damage.
What we look for on older brick
- Fine joints washed out on a front wall
- Soft bricks flaking beside cement
- Thick smeared pointing over brick faces
- Damp on solid cottage walls
- Lime joints crumbling to sand
- Moss on north-facing walls
How we repoint older walls
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See the joints
Photos show the brick, joint width and current mortar.
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Hand rake out
Old mortar is taken out by hand to protect soft brick edges.
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Lime in thin layers
Joints are damped and filled in layers with a matched lime.
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Protect while curing
The wall is shaded and kept from frost while the lime sets.
Old brick repointed in lime
What your Knutsford repoint includes
- Check of brick, joints and mortar
- Hand removal around soft brick
- Joints damped before each layer
- Lime mix matched to the original
- Fine or wide joints copied
- Colour checked once samples dry
- Hessian and shade while curing
- Clean site every day
Pointing pages near Knutsford
Repointing pages for nearby towns.
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?
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Guides
Knutsford repointing questions
Can you match the fine joints on a Georgian front?
Yes. We rake out by hand and repoint with a narrow joint to match the original, keeping mortar off the brick faces.
Why are my cottage bricks crumbling?
Often hard cement pointing has trapped moisture in the brick, and frost has damaged the face. Removing the cement and repointing in lime usually stops it getting worse.
How much is lime repointing in Knutsford?
In lime, a standard terraced front or rear is from £2,312.50 and a semi-detached front or rear from £3,062.50. Fine Georgian joints, tall walls, scaffold and lots of hard cement to remove can add to those prices.
How long does lime need before it can get wet?
Lime needs to be kept from heavy rain and frost for a while as it sets, and it keeps hardening for weeks. We cover the wall and plan around the weather.
Can you match the colour of my old mortar?
We make sample mixes from different sands and compare them once dry. The closest match is used on the wall.
Ask about pointing your Knutsford home
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