Brick pointing in Little Hulton
Recessed and loose joints on Little Hulton houses cut back and refilled in a mortar that matches your wall. A free quote can usually come from a couple of photos.
- 18 years in the trade
- Free quotes
- Partial or full repoints
- Mortar matched to your wall
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Pointing for estate homes and terraces
Little Hulton has a mix of post-war estate houses and older terraces, and both rely on their mortar joints to stay dry. Mortar is meant to wear away before the brick does. When it has eroded far enough, water gets into the wall and the slow damage begins.
Our repointing work clears the old joints back to sound mortar before filling them again. Small sections of wall that have bulged or lost bricks can be rebuilt by our bricklaying side of the business, and cracked bricks are dealt with through brickwork repairs.
The pointing guide explains joint styles and mortar choices, and if you have a crack over an opening, look at lintel repair in Little Hulton.
Repointing prices in Little Hulton
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 |
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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 |
How each kind of house wears
Post-war estate houses were often built quickly with a hard brick and a strong cement mortar. The joints hold up well but tend to crack along the beds as the house settles, and once a crack opens, rain is drawn in. On these homes we often find a few failing areas rather than a whole wall, and we only price what needs doing.
The older terraces are a different case. Their softer bricks and older mortars wear more evenly, and by now some joints have simply gone, leaving deep gaps behind the arrises. Rebuilding those joints in a mortar weaker than the brick keeps future wear in the joint, where it is cheap to fix, and not in the brick.
Is your pointing failing
- Hairline cracks along the horizontal joints
- Deep gaps behind the brick edges
- Sand piling up at the foot of the wall
- Green staining around a downpipe
- Bricks rocking in a garden or yard wall
- Cold, damp spots on an inside wall
What happens when you book
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Photo first
A clear photo of the wall and a closer one of the joints is the quickest way to a price.
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Agree the scope
We confirm which walls are included, whether access is needed and the mortar we will use.
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Joints renewed
Each joint is raked back, wetted and filled in layers so there are no voids.
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Tidy finish
We strike the joints to match, brush the face and clear the old mortar away.
Freshly pointed brickwork
Part of a Little Hulton repoint
- Walls checked one by one
- Old joints raked back to sound mortar
- Joints damped before refilling
- A mix chosen to suit the brick
- Profile matched to the existing finish
- Garden and yard walls on request
- Weather covers while mortar cures
- Waste mortar bagged and removed
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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
Questions about pointing in Little Hulton
What does a repoint cost on a Little Hulton house?
A standard terraced house front or rear starts from £1,850. A semi-detached front or rear starts from £2,450. Height, scaffold over a porch or extension, a chimney stack and the number of damaged bricks are what push a job above those starting points.
Can you repoint only the bad sections?
Yes. On estate houses with sound mortar in most places, patch repointing the failed areas is often the sensible choice. We match the colour so the patches blend in as they weather.
My garden wall is leaning as well. Can you look at that?
Yes. A leaning wall usually needs taking down and rebuilding on a proper base rather than repointing. Send a photo and we will tell you which it needs.
Will the new pointing look different from the old?
Fresh mortar is always a shade lighter at first. We pick the sand and mix to suit your wall, and it settles closer to the existing colour as it dries out over the following weeks.
Do you repoint in winter?
We avoid laying mortar when frost is likely, because freezing water in the joint damages it before it sets. In mild spells we can carry on with covers over the wall.
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